WaPo Article: Dog Breeds & Behavior

[Anonymous]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/04/28/dog-breed-behavior/?utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&crl8_id=01dffab1-6c26-477e-a07d-d66674cd2688

Washington Post Article about dog breeds and behavior.

Here’s the original article: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abk0639

…published in Science magazine.

Wanted to share.

[Anonymous]

I was reading about this too…

“ Breed accounted for only about 9 percent of behavioral variation in individual dogs and no trait was unique to a single breed of dog, the study found. The researchers speculate that much of the rest of the differences between dogs comes down to individual experiences, training and other environmental factors.”

What about prey drive? Would that be included in behavior for this study? We’ve had dogs and been around a lot of dogs, and I’d say the hounds and certain other breeds definitely have a serious prey drive.

[Anonymous]

So I need to be afraid of all breeds equally. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I need to be afraid of all breeds equally. Got it.

No, the study wasn’t about how dangerous various breeds are; it was about behaviors that their owners reported witnessing.

“The study, published in Science, looked at the genes of more than 2,000 dogs paired with 200,000 survey answers from dog owners about their pets’ behaviors.”

[Anonymous]

I see the pit bull haters are active in the comments section of the article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I need to be afraid of all breeds equally. Got it.

That is how people get bitten. I know it's awful but something about the fear in people will set dogs on alert. Kids should be taught not to be fearful because dogs exist everywhere. Good parents should give kids some exposure to get them comfortable.

[Anonymous]

“Shocking,” she says, as she pets the pittie curled up in her lap.

But seriously my family has had beagles, huskies, and mutts. This little 4-year old pit has been the biggest cuddler since we got her when she was about 5-6 months old. And the beagle bit my brother!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Shocking,” she says, as she pets the pittie curled up in her lap.

But seriously my family has had beagles, huskies, and mutts. This little 4-year old pit has been the biggest cuddler since we got her when she was about 5-6 months old. And the beagle bit my brother!

Well that settles everything doesn't it? Your cute pit proves they aren't dangerous dogs, despite the fact that they are.

The inability to engage in critical thinking is astounding.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shocking,” she says, as she pets the pittie curled up in her lap.

But seriously my family has had beagles, huskies, and mutts. This little 4-year old pit has been the biggest cuddler since we got her when she was about 5-6 months old. And the beagle bit my brother!

Well that settles everything doesn't it? Your cute pit proves they aren't dangerous dogs, despite the fact that they are.

The inability to engage in critical thinking is astounding.

np I think your lack of critical thinking skills, right? One pit who attacks doesn't mean ALL pits will attack

[Anonymous]

Looks like most of the data was based on dog owners self-reporting their dog's behavior. It seems like that would lead to some biased, and unreliable information...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Shocking,” she says, as she pets the pittie curled up in her lap.

But seriously my family has had beagles, huskies, and mutts. This little 4-year old pit has been the biggest cuddler since we got her when she was about 5-6 months old. And the beagle bit my brother!

Well that settles everything doesn't it? Your cute pit proves they aren't dangerous dogs, despite the fact that they are.

The inability to engage in critical thinking is astounding.

np I think your lack of critical thinking skills, right? One pit who attacks doesn't mean ALL pits will attack

Correct.
Just like all beagles don’t howl.

[Anonymous]

The study was on behaviors that dog owners reported for their own dogs. That’s it. It’s neither pro nor anti pit bull. It’s just self reported data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The study was on behaviors that dog owners reported for their own dogs. That’s it. It’s neither pro nor anti pit bull. It’s just self reported data.

It also doesn't study jaw strength or persistence in holding onto a person's face after its teeth have sunk in.

[Anonymous]

Here come the people eager to post things from the debunked dogsbite website

[Anonymous]

This is such an awful study. Makes my researcher heart hurt.