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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:
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    African wild dogs are very interesting as well
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  • Stan Kapusta 2012/04/23 16:21:36
    Gun dogs
    Stan Kapusta
    +1
    Golder retrievers! Loveable amd smart.
  • t.eliot, topbard 2012/04/23 16:15:58
    Utility breeds
    t.eliot, topbard
    +2
    Bernese Mountain Dog. Ours is 11, sweet, mellow, smart(for a dog), opinionated and funny.
  • Jana ♥ ♥ ♥ 2012/04/23 16:15:09
    Pastoral breeds
    Jana ♥ ♥ ♥
  • heeheemee 2012/04/23 16:12:02
    Gun dogs
    heeheemee
    Guess I'll never own a greyhound. lol
  • DDevlin780 2012/04/23 16:06:57
    Utility breeds
    DDevlin780
    +1
    I like a nice size dog. The last dog I had 40 years ago was 100lb Shepard mix. Smokey was just a great dog. Here he is with my 1 1/2 year old daughter who is now 43 and has her own 1 1/2 yr old daughter.

    Smoky with his pal Leslie  Sept 1970
  • E.Kanto DDevlin780 2012/04/23 16:24:36
    E.Kanto
    +1
    LOL! That IS a good dog!Love the expression...
  • DDevlin780 E.Kanto 2012/04/24 01:54:27
    DDevlin780
    Yeah he really looked bored. He loved our family, even the cats.
  • HAZL_EYZ 2012/04/23 16:03:56
    Pastoral breeds
    HAZL_EYZ
    i love my german shepard, bear <3 miss you buddy :(
  • MorganRae 2012/04/23 16:01:05
    Pastoral breeds
    MorganRae
    Even with Googling, I have no idea what Rottweiler falls under
  • cin 2012/04/23 15:57:38
    Pastoral breeds
    cin
    I think it would be a pastoral dog, a chocolate lab? Correct me if I'm wrong tho!
  • cin cin 2012/04/23 15:58:46
    cin
    Nvm I shoul have the article!
  • Elaine Magliacane 2012/04/23 15:45:43
    Utility breeds
    Elaine Magliacane
    +1
    Jack Russell Terriers... big dog attitude in a little dog package. Also have a black lab, big sweet dog... loves everybody.
  • democoach 2012/04/23 15:42:53
    Utility breeds
    democoach
    i have a golden doodle, (golden lab with poodle) she s a great dog! not sure what categry she is in though
  • John Hall 2012/04/23 15:37:57
    Pastoral breeds
    John Hall
    ive got 3 boxers 2 male 1 female
  • RJS 2012/04/23 15:34:51
    Pastoral breeds
    RJS
    My baby's a GSD.
  • HarleyCharley 2012/04/23 15:31:06
    Hounds
    HarleyCharley
    There's nothing better than a hound dawg...
  • El Prez 2012/04/23 15:26:30
    Pastoral breeds
    El Prez
    Big, strong and friendly
  • cassie 2012/04/23 15:23:23
    Utility breeds
    cassie
    I love german shepards.
  • Cwest 2012/04/23 15:17:44
    Gun dogs
    Cwest
    If you consider my 2 black labs that sleep in our bed and have their own blankets 'gun' dogs lol I love all dogs, but these puppies chose us when we rescued them and here we are :)
  • DS in Oak Ridge NC 2012/04/23 15:15:21
    Toy dogs
    DS in Oak Ridge NC
  • Osk The Great Guru 2012/04/23 15:13:00
    Toy dogs
    Osk The Great Guru
    None of the Above to be honest
  • kat326 2012/04/23 15:09:06
    Hounds
    kat326
    Great Danes are my favorite breed. I grew up with them and just got a puppy a few months ago. I wouldn't ever want to be without a Dane by my side. They are goofy but s sweet.
  • katchan 2012/04/23 15:06:52
    Toy dogs
    katchan
    +1
    I love all dogs. I want a Papillon, but then again I've had Newfs, bluetick hounds, German Shepherds, Huskies, and mongrels in my life :)
  • savannah bannah 2012/04/23 14:37:49
    Toy dogs
    savannah bannah
    +2
    I love my pit lab he is just so playful and such a crazy dog my dog
  • 3kidsan... savanna... 2012/04/23 17:27:31
    3kidsandamom
    Beautiful markings
  • Mellisa <3 2012/04/23 12:12:59 (edited)
    Utility breeds
    Mellisa <3
  • maybaby 2012/04/23 11:33:10
    Pastoral breeds
    maybaby
    I'm really not sure if this is the right category. I adopted a mixed breed from the shelter(pointer and ?) Very well trained as far as house broken and letting me know when someone is around.
  • Lucifer's Angel 2012/04/23 05:56:44
    Gun dogs
    Lucifer's Angel
    +1
    I love my Chocolate Lab :)
  • rev0lution 2012/04/23 04:47:34
    Gun dogs
    rev0lution
    i meant to click hounds damnit!!!!! i have 2 greyhounds and i love them :)
  • it'skrissie!d:) 2012/04/22 22:14:23
    Toy dogs
    it'skrissie!d:)
    a proud owner of a very adorable chihuahua:)
  • Claire Dobie 2012/04/22 22:10:20
    Pastoral breeds
    Claire Dobie
    I don't know if I checked the right breed but I LOVE Golden Retrievers.
  • Claire ... Claire ... 2012/04/22 22:11:20
    Claire Dobie
    Oops, look like the GR is a gun dog. Sorry.
  • Diane 2012/04/22 21:58:05
    Toy dogs
    Diane
    I Love my Chihuahua, he is my second child!
  • Rhi-ot. 2012/04/22 21:57:23
    Pastoral breeds
    Rhi-ot.
    I love sheepdogs and collies!
  • wildbill 2012/04/22 20:56:51
    Utility breeds
    wildbill
    I like border collies.

    But we had a dachshund for 17 years that laughed at some of my jokes. Actually it was more of a smile. Her lips would spread tight and shine when she was amused.
  • KarenInKenoshaWisconsin 2012/04/22 20:44:00
    Hounds
    KarenInKenoshaWisconsin
    Actually, I like malamute-husky mixes and Australian Sheep dogs. I like alpha dogs, the closer to wolf, yet still domesticated, the better.
  • Nina 2012/04/22 20:06:29
    Pastoral breeds
    Nina
    Pastoral breeds and hounds, I love ALL breeds but fav. hounds and great danes :)
  • TheVynne 2012/04/22 19:46:31
    Utility breeds
    TheVynne
    +1
    I think this is the right category. My Dobie boy.
    Doberman Zeus Puppy
  • Claire ... TheVynne 2012/04/22 22:12:13
    Claire Dobie
    +2
    I like Dobies too. It's my last name. LOL!
  • Bill 2012/04/22 19:29:53
    Hounds
    Bill
    +1
    Beagle

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