Dog Breed Doesn't Affect Behavior, According to New Genetic Research

>But breed can tell researchers some things. Overall, the scientists found some behavioral traits are more common in certain breeds.

>"Genetics matter, but genetics are a nudge in a given direction. They're not a destiny," Evan MacLean, the director of the Arizona Canine Cognition Center at the University of Arizona, who was not involved in the research, tells NPR's Becky Sullivan. "We've known that for a long time in human studies, and this paper really suggests that the same is true for dogs."

So true, that's why I use a shih tzu and chihuahua to herd my sheeps

Blatant pitbull propaganda

Lmao this is all self-reported data.

Most behaviour sure but it can predict the number of toddlers faces eaten with remarkable accuracy

This is true, but only in the stupidest sense. If you include enough traits that most dogs have, breed will appear non-predictive. But, breeds aren't supposed to predict those traits; they're supposed to predict once less evenly distributed.

It's like saying "color doesn't predict most attributes of a can of paint" because the underlying formulation is mostly consistent between colors.

>Trying so hard to convince people that HBD isn't real that you tell them dog breeds aren't real

Literally not true all behavior is genetic.

I'd be too busy peeling my wife and daughter off of which ever one of those boys got too close to either one of them to be worried about dealing with the boys myself. Wife does cross-fit and fight club and daughter is a preteen Spartan looking for a wolf to turn into a trophy. I'm the most dangerous one, but knowing that about myself also means that I'm the least likely of us three to throw down unnecessarily.

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