According to Professor Stanley Coren, author of The Intelligence of Dogs,
the Doberman Pinscher ranks fifth out of seventy nine breeds evaluated for obedience intelligence.
Following the border collie in the order in which they were
ranked are the poodle, the German shepherd, the golden retriever, the
Doberman Pinscher, the Shetland Sheepdog, the Labrador Retriever, the Papillon, the Rottweiler and the Australian Cattle dog.