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are cross-bred dogs more intelligent than thoroughbred dogs?
My own experience is that they are, having dealt with dogs a lot.
I'm just relating my own experience. Had a lovely Irish Setter (mad as a hatter) to mention one of th few I've had in the past. I have a little cross/cairn for the last 2 years.At last I have found my true doggy love. He's perfect!
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- Last ResortLv 610 years agoFavourite answer
no i have owned purebreds...not thoroughbreds as i never had a thoroughbred horse. i have also owned mutts
either they are equally intelligent or the mutt is less i have had a mutt fail every iq test and a purebred passed everyone in under 15 minutes.
i compare mutts vs purebreds in health and purebreds come out winning if they are from reputable breeders but both mutt and purebred fail when it comes to back yard breeders and since reputable breeders do not breed mutts it means they are unhealthier to me.
a friend of mine did a report on it at her veterinary office by using surveys.
95% of reputable breeders dogs came in only for routine shots, x rays for genetic testing, AI, and general check ups. others came in for minor injuries and allergies except for one who was hit by a car.
back yard bred purebreds and mutts survey.
40% of the owners came in for routine shots and care.
60% that registered their dog with the vet's plan did not come back for routine care
50% of 100% came in for a major health concern.
70% of dogs registered with the vet 3 years before were reported to die under 10 years of age.
surveys were taken every time the people came in and via email surveys with reminders about appointments.
- btdtLv 710 years ago
Are random-bred dogs where no thought went into the breeding more intelligent than matings planned for the betterment of the breed, where the pedigrees of sire and dam were considered and matched? If true, then breeders should give up right now. And the next time you take a multiple choice test, randomly selecting the correct answer should yield a higher score.
- ?Lv 610 years ago
It depends on what breed of purebred you're comparing it to. Comparing a pure Border Collie to saaay, a corgi/dachund mutt, the border collie would most likely be smarter. Comparing a husky/shepherd mix to a pug, no doubt, the mutt wins. I prefer mutts. But I don't think they're, as a group smarter than all purebreds, as a group. I'd say thats kind of a blanket statement. It just depends.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
sure, as long because of the fact the b*tch is greyhound and the male is daschund. some years in the past, whilst my family raised super Danes for the coach ring, we found a chihuahua interior the pen with a b*tch in warmth. sure, we did certainly get 4 doggies from that muddle (it grew to become into formerly the "morning after" shot, lol) yet we additionally had 3 born ineffective. the different 4 lived, and have been wholesome, yet grew as much as be the ugliest, strangest looking canine I even have ever seen. All canine are the comparable species, and as such can interbreed. human beings have made such drastic variations in actual shape nevertheless, that it often seems badly.
- jtexasLv 710 years ago
Is an American more intelligent than a Frenchman? No wait, bad example.
In my life I have personally known many dogs, some mixed and some pure-bred.
Some observations:
*By a wide margin, there are more smart dogs than dumb dogs.
*Of the two smartest, one was mixed and the other pure bred. No way to judge which was smarter.
*The two dumbest were unquestionably pure bred.
*I never met a dumb mixed breed dog (although I do believe they exist).
Although my data would seem at first to lean toward mixed breeds, I must conclude that it is clearly inconclusive. There's just no way to generalize my results to the general population of dogs with any degree of statistical significance.
- ?Lv 710 years ago
It depends on the dog as well as the definition and criteria used to test for intelligence. For example, if a Border Collie is so hyper due to lack of exercise that it cannot follow commands does that make it less intelligent? Is a Lab who follows every command any less intelligent because it does not think for itself? Is the Chihuahua who barks and bites incapable of learning or poorly trained?
- Anonymous10 years ago
If that's your opinion, you apparently haven't dealt with that many dogs.
The term is purebred, thoroughbred applies to horses, not dogs.
And even though I know that all you want with your question is somebody to validate your questionable opinion, the answer is no, being either purebred or a mutt hasn't got much to do with a dog's intelligence.
- ?Lv 710 years ago
Did you not just answer your own question? You think they are. So what does it matter what everyone else thinks?
Every dog is individual. Pure bred, mutts.......it is according to the dog.
- AlisonLv 510 years ago
They say mutts inherit less health issues than a pure bred.
As a pet groomer I don't see it to be honest.
Source(s): pet groomer