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dolphins literally are second only to us

That’s means nothing. In any given ranking system, there is always gonna be a second place… what’s your point. It doesn’t mean they are anywhere near first.
Animals are very smart, they are extremely capable at surviving in their natural habitat with the means that are given to them. 
People have this bad habit of anthropomorphizing things and holding them to human standards within human contexts.
Wolves for example are incredible hunters, if you were to take away human tools and weapons most humans wouldn't even be able to compete against them. >

I feel like surviving in your natural habit is a basic thing and not a sign of great intelligence. If you locked a wolf in a house it will die because it doesnt know how to open a fridge. >

What would stop the wolf from breaking a window?
~~Whataboutism, am I right?~~ >

The wolf is very polite and would not do that >

I mean my guide dog is pretty smart in my opinion. Has saved me from being hit by silent deadly electric cars that make no noise more than once. >

That is a very good dog. And guide dogs are more intelligent than other dogs. But your dog was trained to do it. It didnt figure it out on its own. It was normal that it did that because it's goal was to protect you. >

I mean humans are also trained how to do most things no? Thats called school and parents. >

And is going to school and having parents is what defines smart? The guy that invented chemistry is smart, the one studying it is average. >

They are very smart... For an example; ants can make bridges to cross massive water bodies they couldn't do by themselves. That's pretty intelligent. Or how dolphins literally are  second only to us humans in smarts