When you first get a puppy you might think that you didn’t pick the brightest dog in the bunch. It can be very aggravating if you are trying to train them and you aren’t getting much back. I hate to tell you that your dog can’t take all the credit for them not learning. It could be the way you are teaching them. Think back to school when your math teacher explained something to you and you went home and you had no clue on how to do your homework. Then, you asked your mom or dad for help and all of a sudden it just clicked. This is also trues with dogs. Once your dog starts learning a few things you will think you have the most intelligent dog on the block.
Here are a few tips in raising an 
intelligent dog:
When you are training a dog sometimes it is hard to tell if they are intelligent or not. If you consider intelligence as the ability to learn, before you make judgment on your dog’s intelligence, you need to consider how you’re instructing your dog. Intelligence is hard to measure because if you are doing a poor job communicating with your dog, they may appear not so bright when when they’re actually quite smart.
When you are working with a dog, look for cues that let you know when he understands you. Sometimes the dogs that are the hardest to train are actually the smartest of them all. Consider a Beagle for example. Well known for their keen sense of smell, they are also one of the most skilled escape artists that you will ever meet.
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