> For one, who told you that collies aren't intelligent? . . . I'll grant you that German Shepherds are also high on those lists, usually hovering around the third slot or so, but collies generally outperform them.

Border collies are generally considered the smartest dog breed, but I thought standard Lassie-type collies ranked down in the teens or twenties somewhere. This is still in the upper quarter or so, of course, but maybe this is the point of confusion.

The rest of this post echoes my sentiments exactly.