Thinking of buying a dog....advice needed please

dragonmonkey

aw he is so cute in his camo bandage :A hope he gets well soon x

hazelc56

Tallullah wrote: »

There is loads of research on this point. One study reported here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4283328/Pedigree-dogs-are-becoming-stupid-as-we-breed-them-for-looks-not-brains.html

and another here http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Our-pedigree-chums-are-.3715840.jp

Or read any dog training manual - they all agree that because of the inbreeding that goes on to produce pedigree animals there is a tendency for mutts to be brighter than pure-breds. Pedigree animals are also more prone to genetic disorders and quite a few breeds have problems as a result of the inbreeding. That was one of the main reasons for the recent controversy over Crufts.

Plus anyone who trains animals will tell you - the smartest animal in the pack is always going to be a cross bred collie. Doesn't mean your dogs aren't intelligent, it just means that usually, on average, pedigree dogs aren't as smart as mongrels.

Tullullah I agree with you..i had a cross bred collie.Smartest one out of my 3 dogs.