>>5002700
>People seem to have mistaken canine ocd/autism for intelligence because they assumed that "doing what i say because i say it, when i say it, without hesitation or backtalk because i am clearly the master" is the smartest thing a dog could do

That's not really what they do though when they are working. I mean yes they must obey but that's hardly the whole picture. You might give them one single command to run out in a certain direction and they go out through a couple fences down through a gully up a big ass hill and approach stock that they have clearly lost sight of on the way from the side you said initially. Then they'll keep a constant eye on you and work with you staying in line as you move down another ridge. Being alert for and responding to any more directional commands and your movements. And keeping a whole lot of mad sheep from running in 10 different directions. They aren't blindly following commands, they are working with you as a team to achieve a goal.

If you got a different dog clever enough to do it better I'd love it see it!