Dog temperament test per breed, links below
Dog temperament test per breed, links below
The most fascinating part of this to me is that roughly 88% of mixed breed dogs passed the test. So if you're just looking for a great dog, a mixed breed might actually have a better chance than a purebred!
Unless you're getting a lab. I've never met a lab that wasn't the bestest doggo ever lol
9Without knowing what types of mixes were in the sample I wouldn't draw too many conclusions. Poodle and lab mixes are some of the most popular mixed-breed dogs.
1Less chance of genetic defects from inbreeding as well.
1I love these mutts, so adorable and unique.
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They're all good dogs, Brent.
2That one downvote is from Bront.
1heh! Brint withdrew their downvote.
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Here's a text-version of the results
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No Breed Percentage Passed 1. Labrador Retriever 92.20% 2. German Shepherd Dog 85.30% 3. Mixed Breed 86.30% 4. Golden Retriever 85.60% 5. French Bulldog 96.20% 6. Bulldog 71.60% 7. Beagle 79.70% 8. Poodle (Miniature) 76.70% 9. Poodle (Standard) 87.20% 10. Poodle (Toy) 78.90% 11. Rottweiler 84.70% 12. German Shorthaired Pointer 78.10% 13. Yorkshire Terrier 83.70% 14. Boxer 83.90% 15. Dachshund (all varieties) 80.00% 16. Pembroke Welsh Corgi 79.60% 17. Siberian Husky 86.80% 18. Australian Shepherd 82.20% 19. Great Dane 81.50% 20. Doberman Pinscher 79.50% 21. Cavalier King Charles Spaniel 85.50% 22. Miniature Schnauzer 79.30% 23. Shih Tzu 77.60% 24. Boston Terrier 86.30% 25. Bernese Mountain Dog 86.60% 26. Pomeranian 77.80% 27. Shetland Sheepdog 68.90% 28. Brittany Spaniel 91.00% 29. English Springer Spaniel 85.20% 30. Pug 91.7% 31. Mastiff 86.70% 32. Cocker Spaniel 82.00% 33. English Cocker Spaniel 93.30% 34. Vizsla 85.20% 35. Cane Corso 88.1% 36. Chihuahua 69.60% 37. Border Collie 82.40% 38. Weimaraner 80.80% 39. Collie 80.80% 40. Basset Hound 86.50% 41. Newfoundland 87.50% 42. Rhodesian Ridgeback 84.20% 43. West Highland White Terrier 89.70% 44. Belgian Malinois 94.10% 45. Chesapeake Bay Retriever 87.80% 46. Bichon Frise 76.70% 47. Akita 77.80% 48. Saint Bernard 84.90% 49. Bloodhound 75.00% 50. Portuguese Water Dog 77.90% 51. Bullmastiff 80.10% 52. Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 73.00% 53. Papillon 82.30% 54. Australian Cattle Dog 79.60% 55. Dalmatian 83.30% 56. Scottish Terrier 65.70% 57. Alaskan Malamute 84.80% 58. Samoyed 80.30% 59. Airedale Terrier 78.20% 60. Whippet 86.20% 61. Bull Terrier 91.60% 62. Chinese Shar-Pei 71.00% 63. Great Pyrenees 84.90% 64. Dogue de Bordeaux 78.00% 65. Cardigan Welsh Corgi 80.50% 66. Cairn Terrier 75.50% 67. Miniature Pinscher 82.50% 68. Old English Sheepdog 77.60% 69. Great Swiss Mountain Dog 82.80% 70. Chow Chow 71.70% 71. Irish Wolfhound 90.10% 72. English Setter 81.30% 73. Irish Setter 90.90% 74. Giant Schnauzer 77.40% 75. Chinese Crested Dog 76.50% 76. American Pit Bull Terrier 87.40% 77. Staffordshire Bull Terrier 90.90% 78. Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever 78.90% 79. Bouvier des Flandres 85.40% 80. American Staffordshire Terrier 85.50% 81. Basenji 68.90% 82. Border Terrier 91.60% 83. Standard Schnauzer 71.10% 84. Anatolian Shepherd Dog 83.30% 85. Flat-Coated Retriever 92.00% 86. Keeshond 81.60% 87. Norwegian Elkhound 74.60% 88. Borzoi 90.10% 89. Schipperke 91.50% 90. Belgian Tervuren 81.40% 91. Welsh Terrier 76.30% 92. Afghan Hound 72.70% 93. Gordon Setter 83.60% 94. Jack Russell Terrier 85.50% 95. Black Russian Terrier 93.90% 96. Saluki 68.70% 97. Boerboel 94.70% 98. American Eskimo 82.60% 99. Fox Terrier (Smooth) 77.60% 100. Beauceron 90.60% 101. Belgian Sheepdog 81.00% 102. Bearded Collie 56.90% 103. Kerry Blue Terrier 73.50% 104. Briard 81.70% 105. Manchester Terrier 87.10% 106. German Pinscher 91.90% 107. Greyhound 79.70% 108. Italian Greyhound 81.50% 109. Ibizan Hound 91.20% 110. Scottish Deerhound 85.30% 111. Irish Water Spaniel 90.00% 112. Curly-Coated Retriever 91.70% 113. Kuvasz 78.40% 114. Pharaoh Hound 81.80% 2Should have taken these dogs to the vet, I feel like this chart would look a lot different temperament wise. Working in the field, I'm very confused how some of these breeds scored so well and others so poorly.
2Yeah, as someone who's been around dogs for decades, this chart doesn't make sense. I'd like to know the methodology used, and with how many dogs of each breed.
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I'd like to know what their tests are, because there's no fucking way a pit bull passes nearly all other breeds.
1Well that's why it's not number 1. Couldn't pass the don't attack and mutilate people test.
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Very interesting! I dug even further and found the description of the test: https://atts.org/tt-test-description/
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