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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
yeah this is the one i was most interested in, nobody else brought this up. Im genuinely curious why this is but i've no clue
They’re not inbred
You know that checks out, I always have to get purebreds because of allergies, and the ""Better"" the breeding was, the more high-strung they would be.
Without 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.
Very interesting! I dug even further and found the description of the test: https://atts.org/tt-test-description/
o sick, thanks for this link, this was better than the description i had found
Should 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.
Yeah, 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.
searches Husky
no husky
goes back to eating snacks
Husky is there under golden retriever on the chart and malamute is somewhere in the middle.
I am, admittedly, blind 😎
What snacks?
So maybe you need a labrador instead of a huskie hehe
It's easier to locate huskies by sound.
This just proves my feeling that chihuahuas are plain bad at being a dog. Every Chihuahua I've ever seen was aggressive at anything that moves. Just because they're small, people find that cute or something.
The Malinois at the very front surprises me the most. In our shelter in Germany these dogs unfortunately quite often end up in hardly placeable, unpredictable condition. But there my impression is probably also distorted, because I otherwise see them very rarely.
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I had a sheltie named Sivonne that passed away a few years ago of old age. She was the sweetest, most docile girl, let toddlers pet her and didn't mind when cats came over. She was, however, deathly afraid of going outside, and we rescued her from a breeder who de-barked her after she refused to be either a show dog or a breeding dog. I'm not sure how much of her calmness was her personality or just resignation to life, but I hope she felt safe and comfortable for the time she was with us.
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% |
I'd be interested to see the Regression and P value, it looks like there's a weak correlation to me
I'd like to know what their tests are, because there's no fucking way a pit bull passes nearly all other breeds.
They are statistically speaking, very well behaved animals. They are also extremely powerful so when they're raised poorly, it goes very very poorly.
Oof. Hurts to see your biases get punched in the face so hard
They're responsible for the lion's share of debilitating injuries caused by dogs. That's a hard fact. Some 'temperament test' doesn't change anything. It's not scientific. I've rescued 4 pitbulls in my life. I loved them dearly, but I accept the fact that they are all potential killers.
The American Pit bull terrier, Stafordshire Terrier, and American Staffordshire Terrier are all “pit bulls”. They are all near over 85% to 90% on the chart. Me and my pitts have known that for years 😌
Very cool! My schipperke (91% on the chart) is pretty anxious and growly, but i think that's probably from street/shelter life before she adopted us.
So French Bulldogs 96% aggressive
No I think it's saying 96% of french bulldogs tested have "passed" the temperament test. So 96% are not aggressive, I think that's what it's saying, anyways
