Intelligent or unstable?: what your dog says about you

Intelligent or unstable?: what your dog says about you


Dogs are often said to look like their owners, but the breed someone chooses could also reveal key aspects of their personality, psychologists claim. Here is what you dog says about you:

Category: Gun dog

Examples: Cocker Spaniel, Golden Retriever, Red Setter

Owner personality traits: Agreeableness

Famous owners: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston

Category: Terrier

Examples: Yorkshire, Cairn, Staffordshire Bull

Owner personality traits: Low emotional stability

Famous owners: Simon Cowell, Audrey Hepburn

Category: Utility

Examples: Dalmatian, Bulldog, Spitz

Owner personality traits: Conscientiousness

Famous owners: Mariah Carey

Category: Toy

Examples: Poodle, Pug, Pomeranian

Owner personality traits: Intelligence and creativity

Famous owners: Sir Isaac Newton, Valentino

Category: Working

Examples: Great Dane, Boxer, Rottweier, St Bernard

Owner personality traits: Agreeableness and intelligence

Famous owners: Jim Carrey, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake

Category: Hound

Examples: Beagle, Afghan, Bassett

Owner personality traits: High emotional stability

Famous owners: George Washington, Lyndon B Johnson

Category: Pastoral

Examples: Corgi, German shepherd, Border Collie

Owner personality traits: Extroversion

Famous owners: Queen Elizabeth II, Chris Evans

The Telegraph

So the Queen of England is an extrovert?

reply to post by ollncasino


Well, I have a great dane.

It fails to say how I slobber just like my dane, or, how I can devour huge amounts of food rather quickly.

Other than that, rather accurate!



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I have 5 dogs, they fall into every one of those categories

I had a yorkshire terrier for like 17 years.

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My dog says I'm cool and good looking..............

reply to post by ollncasino


Grade A for intellect and slavery thoughts from his point of view....nice try i bark.Dogs are just like kids,even more sensitive than mine could ever be.....Unstable dog=unstable family

reply to post by RealSpoke


Multiple personality disorder?

What about people who don't like dogs?

Originally posted by RealSpoke
I have 5 dogs, they fall into every one of those categories

Then that would make you an agreeable, conscientiousness, creative, intelligent extrovert who ranges between times of great emotional stability and instability - depending on what your 5 dogs are doing at the time!

This just made me realize..I'm not a terrier person (hate the pushy personality) and now that I think about it none of my good friends happen to own that type of dog. I like herding breeds mostly but sporting and working breeds also click with me.

I worked in a grooming salon and that experience taught me that little dog owners are over-bearing and tend to lean toward the dramatic side..Every last one of them, NO exceptions. (no offense intended little dog owners ) If you really think about it those traits also go along with intelligence and creativity.

I wonder what this implies about cat v. dog people?

Originally posted by ollncasino

Originally posted by RealSpoke
I have 5 dogs, they fall into every one of those categories

Then that would make you an agreeable, conscientiousness, creative, intelligent extrovert who ranges between times of great emotional stability and instability - depending on what your 5 dogs are doing at the time!

Maybe combos suggest issues with duality?
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I have a boxer with a little bit of pit in him.

He is on the border of figuring out how to use a tool to get what he wants. I have seen him use his rubber tire to push a ball out from under a couch that he could not get with his paws. He also holds his bones between his paws like a baby would hold a bottle.

Remarkable. They are listed as a work dog, but he shows his intelligence at play only.

My GSD thinks I'm away from home too much.
Even if I just pop over to the shop for a paper he acts like I've been gone a month.
I don't think I'm an extrovert though.

Originally posted by SprocketUK
My GSD thinks I'm away from home too much.
Even if I just pop over to the shop for a paper he acts like I've been gone a month.

That is why most dogs don't have to work for a living. They are just so pleased to see you that we are happy to have them around.

reply to post by ollncasino


I guess it is quite spot on, in my case

Conscientiousness

reply to post by KaelemJames


LOOL The lions!!!

Stormers all the way!!

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reply to post by VreemdeVlieendeVoorwep


Yeah the Lions. I am a "Vaalie"

I will be down in CT, for quite some time, in the next three weeks. I will support the Stormers then

My dog is a German Shepherd. But, I am not an extrovert.

Originally posted by RealSpoke
I have 5 dogs, they fall into every one of those categories

Your schizophenic, and so are you.

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