There's very little information in the books you can use to determine their intelligence. Even if a dragon did something very smart (like attacking Danys enemies and not her friends), you could argue it was just instinct or dumb luck that it acted in such a way.
One thing we know is that the dragons of old were very good at following commands. Whether laying waste to Harrenhalls stone towers, helping forge Dragon Steel Swords or helping melt the ancient Valyrian roads (that Tyrion guesses were stones melted together.)
At the Kingsmoot of the Ironborn we find out how such specific commands were given to beats:
Euron Greyjoy claims he recovered a magic horn that can bind a dragon to your will.
If this is true it suggests to me, any feats performed by the Valyrian dragons of old can't automatically be attributed to dragon intelligence.
Unless someone has a better example, the most "intelligent" trick the dragons have performed that can't be attributed to blind luck or instinct is breathing fire on command... Drakaris!
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