The answer seems to be no.
Research has shown that Australian dingoes, which are a breed of wild dogs, are far more intelligent than domesticated dogs.
Dingoes were chosen for the experiments as they are considered pure prehistoric dogs.
They have been brought to Australia by the Aborigines tens of thousands of years ago.
Although in their distant past they have been associated with humans, dingoes have adapted to surviving in the wild.
They are similar to wolves, which are their ancient ancestors, but are also close to domestic or pet dogs.
The results of the study were published in the scientific journal 'Animal Behavior'.
Tests done at the University of South Australia involved problem solving tasks and the results were not too flattering for our pets.
A classic detour task has been used before by researchers to assess the intelligence of wolves and domestic dogs at solving spatial problems.
One such test involved putting food behind a transparent barrier, so dogs had to go around a fence to reach the food.
Dogs seem to be quite confused about such a change, they bark, dig or jump and even look at their owners to find assistance.
While most dogs cannot pass such a test within one minute, dingoes can figure out the task in about 10 seconds.
If you are wondering who is to blame for such poor results, researchers think it's none other than us, their owners.
Domestic dogs have no need to solve such problems, as their owners do everything for them.
Their problem-solving strategies only involve figuring out what their human owners intend to do.
Whenever they cannot figure out what to do, our dogs seek help from us.
This can be thought of as another type of intelligence.
While wolves or dingoes have evolved to excel at tasks that can help them survive in the wild, domesticated dogs have evolved through artificial selection, that is breeding.
Wild dogs have to learn to navigate through complex environments, find ways to overcome obstacles while domesticated dogs have to read people's facial expressions and gestures.
Our pets have become amazing at communicating with us, people to the point that they can be considered human manipulators.
They have learned how to get what they want from us.
It seems that not all the species have lost their abilities through domestication.
Guinea pigs are one such exception.
Guinea pigs that have been domesticated have a smaller brain compared to their wild relatives, but still can perform better when navigating through a water maze.
A study conducted in Germany has concluded that breeding guinea pigs has led to smarter rodents at spatial navigation.
Dogs, however have traded such type of intelligence to social intelligence.
This does not mean that we cannot do something to stimulate their brain.
There are plenty of things we can do to keep their minds active.
Enrichment toys, interaction with other dogs or changing patterns in feeding can be solutions for pet owners who wish to have smarter dogs.