[MyFairLacy]

Wow - sounds like that person didn't really know what they were talking about. First of all, most purebreds are NOT inbred. Most breeders don't breed that closely... Mixed breed dogs can be just as inbred as purebreds depending on where they came from (ex. an animal horder that has several dogs that repeatedly breed...). And one thing about purebreds is that each breed has there more common genetic problems so you at least know what to look out for and the breeders know what to try to breed out of their lines. With mixed breeds, you can get genetic problems from each breed (yorkie/poodle mix for example - you get yorkie problems AND poodle problems). And I don't think intelligence has anything to do with being mixed or purebred. It is a fact that there are certain breeds that are more intelligent on average than other breeds, but it really just depends on the individual dog. Just doesn't sound like that person really knows much about dogs