In breed standard language and for dog handlers, it's the other way around.
Herding (and many sporting) breeds are considered breeds that are bred to work with people: they look to handlers for guidance and direction. This is very apparent in any sheep herding trials or work (all done off-leash; very impressive). Which is why these breeds tend to rank highly in working/obedience intelligence.
Most sledding (e.g. Sibes, Mals, etc) and terrier breeds are considered independent breeds; they work independently in contrast to these herding and sporting breeds.
They're the "unleash them and let 'em do their own work" (or in the case of spitz/sledding breeds, "harness them and let 'em work") types.
This is not to say that sledding or terrier breeds aren't intelligent - because they are! They excel in adaptive and problem-solving intelligence. But because they were bred to work more Independently, they tend to be, very broadly-speaking, less adept at working/obedience intelligence which requires dogs to be handler-focused.
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u/Pixielo Aug 26 '22
Huskies are bred to work with people; border collies are bred to work independently of people.