Table 1 Body weight, brain weight, body surface area, height and encephalization quotient of the reported intelligent dogs
From: Modified formulas for calculation of encephalization: quotient in dogs
Breed of dog | Dog age (year) | HEA (year) | BW (kg) | BSA (m2) | Height (m) | BMI | TBV (cm3) | Measurement of encephalization quotient | Ranking | ICC | TBS | \(\frac{TBC}{ICC}\) | Responsibilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EvB | ES | EJ | EQJ | EQvB | EQS | |||||||||||||
Border collie | 4.7 | 61.2 | 23.0 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 20.5 | 188.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.3a | 7th | 9 | 10.8 | 1.2 | Herding |
Standard Poodle | 4.7 | 61.2 | 22.0 | 0.62 | 0.76 | 35.5 | 188.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.2a | 8th | 9 | 10.8 | 1.2 | Bird retrieval |
German shepherd | 4.7 | 61.6 | 40.0 | 1.13 | 1.30 | 35.4 | 190 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.1a | 2nd | 11 | 15.4 | 1.4 | Working |
Golden retriever | 4.7 | 61.4 | 34.0 | 1.22 | 1.00 | 27.9 | 189.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.8a | 4th | 10 | 12.9 | 1.3 | Bird retrieval |
Doberman pinscher | 4.7 | 61.4 | 40.6 | 1.42 | 1.18 | 28.6 | 189.3 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.1a | 1st | 10 | 12.9 | 1.3 | Guarding, protecting, war, work |
Shetland Sheepdog | 4.6 | 60.8 | 7.0 | 0.82 | 0.35 | 8.5 | 187.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4a | 1.2 | 1.3 | 9th | 7 | 8.0 | 1.1 | Herding, sport |
Labrador retriever | 4.7 | 61.4 | 36.0 | 1.14 | 1.00 | 31.6 | 189.3 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9a | 3rd | 10 | 12.9 | 1.3 | Bird retrieval |
Papilon | 4.6 | 60.6 | 4.5 | 0.23 | 0.56 | 19.6 | 186.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2a | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10th | 6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | Rat killing |
Rottweiler | 4.7 | 61.6 | 50.0 | 1.36 | 1.30 | 36.8 | 190 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 4.02 | 2.4 | 2.5a | 1.8 | 6th | 11 | 15.4 | 1.4 | Guarding, working, military |
Australian Cattle Dog | 4.7 | 61.4 | 33.0 | 0.96 | 0.87 | 34.4 | 189.3 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7a | 5th | 10 | 12.9 | 1.3 | Herding |