Dog enthusiasts have long assumed that a canine's breed shapes its temperament — but as it turns out, not so much, a new study suggests. Full story:
They're well-known stereotypes: rottweilers and pit bulls are aggressive, while Labradors and golden retrievers are extra friendly.on Thursday involving more than 2,000 dogs paired with 200,000 survey answers from owners demonstrates that the widespread assumptions are largely unfounded.offers only partial predictive value for most types of behavior — and almost none whatsoever for how affectionate a dog will be, or conversely, how quick to anger.
"Although we can't really ask a dog themselves about their problems or thoughts or anxieties, we do know that dogs lead rich emotional lives and experience disorders that manifests in their behavior," she said on a press call. Among these behaviors, breed did play some role — for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable, and Shiba Inus are far less so.For example, even though Labs had the lowest propensity for howling, 8% still did. While 90% of greyhounds didn't bury their toys, 3% did frequently.
The idea runs counter to widespread assumptions that have informed legislation. For example, Britain has banned pit bull terriers, as have many U.S. cities.Prior to the 1800s, dogs were primarily selected for functional roles such as hunting, guarding and herding, the team said in their paper. The next steps, said Morrill, would be digging more into compulsive behaviors in dogs, and connections to human obsessive-compulsive disorder.
"It could be that understanding human sociability in dogs helps us understand how brains develop and learn. So we're kind of just scratching the surface," said Morrill.
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