what's the IQ level of a Catahoula/black mouth

[martyb]

An ADC guy I buy fur from has a batch of puppies and wants to give me a "good deal" on a Catahoula/Black Mouth cross puppy.

I don't know what Black Mouth means, I assume it's a breed of hound.

I want to know how smart this dog might be.

I had a german shepard/Lassie mutt that almost trained herself. But, she died last winter.

got the kids a chocolate lab last winter after my dog ( the best dog ever) died and discovered the meaning of the term
"knot-head"

I don't want another idiot dog.

Will be used for hunting/trapping/fishing/cleaning up the kitchen floor, and keeping loosers away from my truck.

[garman]

black mouth is a type of registered cur dog, my understanding pretty smart and easy to train, BUT I have no experience Personally with them.

[Stef]

Just click on rank for the IQ level

petrix.com/dogint/intelligence.html

[martyb]

thanks Steff, I was a little hard on the labs, looks like I'm showing my own intelligence.

I probably just had a bad apple.

The German Shepard and Shetland cross explains why I thought I was such a good trainer on my first dog.

[trappnman]

actually- that chart isn't accurate for 1 reason-

its based 100% on obiedience to commands-

and I'read seen charts that show the more intellegent a dog, the more independent a dog- the lower he ranks on such a scal

any dog that is a working breed, and bred by breeders that cull- usually has very good IQ

[JWarren]

catahoulas and blackmouths both are both pretty smart breeds, all purpose