Grey, a 5-month-old Border Collie puppy is about to meet sheep for the first time. “If he goes out there and just shows a bit of enthusiasm and keenness, that’s good,” his handler, Emma, says on the ...
“Our study shows that physiological concentrations of hormones and neurotransmitters can serve as biomarkers of canine temperament,” the team writes. “These results could help identify dogs suited for ...
Previously, dog personality traits that seem to correspond have been identified by the Dog Mentality Assessment (DMA) and the Behaviour and Personality Assessment in Dogs (BPH): Playfulness, ...
The current gold standard for judging canine character involves tests like the “Wesen test” (German for “character” or ...
Dogs who scored well on the Wesen test, which is used to analyze a dog's temperament, tended to have lower levels of cortisol ...
Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists recently found no connection between simple genetic variants and behavioral ...
Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists recently found no connection between simple genetic variants and behavioral ...
Does your dog stare off into the horizon wondering where the time has gone... like you? One animal behaviorist has told Newsweek that a pet dog's behavior and temperament can, in fact, be a direct ...
Owners returning home to a chewed-up couch or trash thrown around might brush it off and learn to tolerate the dog's unwanted behaviors, but new research revealed a range of naughty behaviors occur in ...