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What Type of Dog Do You Prefer? (It May Hold the Clue to Your Personality)

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Do you love having a tiny pooch peeking out of your purse? Or do you prefer a bigger pup, preferably one who is always up for a game of Frisbee? Your answer to this question may say a lot about you. "We go for dogs that are a bit like us, just as we go for a romantic partner who is a bit like us," study researcher Lance Workman, a psychologist at Bath Spa University in the United Kingdom, told LiveScience.

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Workman conducted a survey of 1,000 owners of purebred dogs in collaboration with the Kennel Club, and found that owners of toy dogs (like Chihuahua-lover Paris Hilton) score high on "openness," meaning how intellectually curious, open to new experiences and appreciative of arts and culture a person is. (Does Paris Hilton really fit into this category?)

Along with toy dog owners, owners of gun dogs (such as the Labrador retriever or golden retriever) are the most agreeable. People who own pastoral breeds, including German shepherds and collies; or utility breeds, such as bulldogs, are the most extroverted. And the most emotionally stable people are likely to own hounds, including beagles, Afghans and greyhounds. So, spill it: What type of dog do you prefer?
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  • AnubisDhole 2012/05/02 15:12:30
    Utility breeds
    AnubisDhole
    +15
    My favorite canids are not domestic dogs.
    I love dholes, they are beautiful.
    canids domestic dogs love dholes beautiful
    Abyssinian wolf is another beauty:
    canids domestic dogs love dholes beautiful abyssinian wolf beauty
    African wild dogs are very interesting as well
    love dholes beautiful abyssinian wolf beauty african wild dogs interesting

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  • awesomnes295 2012/06/12 03:32:17
    Gun dogs
    awesomnes295
    I love my gun dogs. My golden <3. They work during the day and cuddle with you at night.
  • zana 2012/05/23 16:54:40
    Utility breeds
    zana
    Small Chihuahua Dogs.
  • pterodactyl 2012/05/19 18:59:41
    Gun dogs
    pterodactyl
    i lie lolz i have a gun dog a bird dog two toy dogs and a shelty idk what he is lolz
  • Royo 2012/05/13 20:01:52
    Toy dogs
    Royo
    Maltese. Specifically my Maltese, Toby :) http://images.sodahead.com/pr...
  • John Galt jr or Ron/jon 2012/05/11 19:17:22
    Pastoral breeds
    John Galt jr or Ron/jon
    But at the moment I have
  • JAKACE 2012/05/10 04:05:06
    Gun dogs
    JAKACE
    i love goldens
  • Mark Mercer 2012/05/08 21:50:16
    Utility breeds
    Mark Mercer
    water dogs...and sled dogs...
  • joshua ben-ami 2012/05/08 20:53:11
    Hounds
    joshua ben-ami
    lab at present
  • Huey 2012/05/06 14:58:25
    Pastoral breeds
    Huey
    Catahoula Leopard Dog
    catahoula
  • Travell... Huey 2012/07/02 06:26:53
    Travelluver
    +2
    Seriously?
  • sandra 2012/05/06 07:29:35 (edited)
    Utility breeds
    sandra
    +1
    I Love them all, but I think the most intelligent of all the dogs must be the Border Collie.

    Border Collie

    But I know they are all smart, but this one is just a little bit more.
    Another really intelligent dog is the mutts or the runts of the litters like the benji type dogs. benji every time I seen this type of dog I couldn`t help but notice how smart they are.
  • JAKACE sandra 2012/05/10 04:08:51
    JAKACE
    +1
    my dog(golden) is about as smart as a rock. that is what a dog needs to be. stupid but eager to please :)
  • sandra JAKACE 2012/05/10 15:33:32 (edited)
    sandra
    So true lol,lol they really are mans best friend, they`re all great ! winking dog
  • JAKACE sandra 2012/05/10 18:31:53
    JAKACE
    +1
    ya they really are. i love him to death
  • Joe O'Reilly 2012/05/05 17:57:53
  • Medgar 2012/05/05 15:05:20
    Utility breeds
    Medgar
    +2
    Catahoula Cow Hog Dog
    catahoula cow hog dog
  • Maria Elena 2012/05/05 05:09:39
    Toy dogs
    Maria Elena
    +1
    Mexican Hairless
    mexican hairless
  • sandra Maria E... 2012/05/06 07:31:52
    sandra
    +2
    Beautiful, he looks like Anubis, Anubis
  • Strom 2012/05/05 00:10:33
    Pastoral breeds
    Strom
    +4
    Catahoula Leopard Dog, also known as the Catahoula cow hog dog.
    catahoula leopard dog catahoula cow hog dog
  • bugaflee Strom 2012/09/24 23:48:23
    bugaflee
    +2
    Hey, thats my catahoula! :)
  • Paula 2012/05/04 16:02:09 (edited)
  • sandra Paula 2012/05/06 07:32:30
    sandra
    +1
    Adorable
  • Wayne 2012/05/04 01:30:34
    Pastoral breeds
    Wayne
    +3
    hondo sam
    Sam of Hondo
    (Border Collie)
  • Apocalypse Island 2012/05/04 00:51:25
    Toy dogs
    Apocalypse Island
    +5
    papillon
    PAPILLON
  • sandra Apocaly... 2012/05/06 07:32:57
    sandra
    +1
    precious
  • zana Apocaly... 2012/05/23 16:55:37
    zana
    +1
    That is so cute and Fluffy.....OMG...Is that your dog??
  • Apocaly... zana 2012/05/24 06:16:41
    Apocalypse Island
    No. My neighbor has one I get to play with some. I love their ears, why they are called butterflies (Papillon is French for Butterfly). We actually have a blond Schipperkie (they are supposed to be black, but blonds do happen).
    schipperkie
  • Pantheist 2012/05/04 00:26:32
    Utility breeds
    Pantheist
    +3
    philippine dog
    ASO PINOY
    Philippine street dog. The color is this orange-yellow with or without white markings, the tail may be either straight or curled over the back. The size and shape is similar to a Basenji, but they do bark. Extremely intelligent, self-reliant dogs, survive with little or no help from humans in a country where dogs are commonly eaten.
  • FGomez 2012/05/03 15:03:01
    Utility breeds
    FGomez
    +3
    As a devotee of Huehuecoyotl, I must choose the coyote, the "song dog "
    coyote
  • Ian 2012/05/02 21:34:59
    Utility breeds
    Ian
    +2
    Cairn Terrier
    cairn terrier
  • Mike 2012/05/02 19:17:01
    Utility breeds
    Mike
    +5
    Basenji
    basenji
  • kaitlin 2012/05/02 18:36:45
    Hounds
    kaitlin
    +1
    i like any kind of dog really i do.
  • Crazy Horse 2012/05/02 17:17:24 (edited)
    Utility breeds
    Crazy Horse
    +2
    Coydog
    coydog
  • Ramesh Gupta 2012/05/02 17:05:10
    Pastoral breeds
    Ramesh Gupta
    +3
    Border Collie
    border collie
  • AnubisDhole 2012/05/02 15:12:30
    Utility breeds
    AnubisDhole
    +15
    My favorite canids are not domestic dogs.
    I love dholes, they are beautiful.
    canids domestic dogs love dholes beautiful
    Abyssinian wolf is another beauty:
    canids domestic dogs love dholes beautiful abyssinian wolf beauty
    African wild dogs are very interesting as well
    love dholes beautiful abyssinian wolf beauty african wild dogs interesting
  • Sitting Bull 2012/05/01 14:21:30 (edited)
    Utility breeds
    Sitting Bull
    +3
    coydog
    coydog
  • Karl 2012/05/01 14:08:08 (edited)
    Utility breeds
    Karl
    +2
    Malamute

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  • Pureblood_ 2012/05/01 12:40:43
    Pastoral breeds
    Pureblood_
    +1
    I have no idea what this comes under.
    But i love Rotweilers (rotties) and Huskies.
    I had to give my rottie away 'cause i couldnt take him to my new house. I cried for days...
    I love the big dogs :)
  • Rebecca 2012/04/29 21:35:56
    Utility breeds
    Rebecca
    +4
    Finnish Spitz
    finnish spitz
  • Kat 'CARROT' 2012/04/29 15:23:08 (edited)
    Gun dogs
    Kat 'CARROT'
    +1
    red irish setters I love my dog to bits i'd do anything for him
    My dog
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