Nope
There's a lot more variability than breed. The people pushing this outdated BS like OP are using the same arguments and pseudoscience racists use.
Behavior was another story. Less than one-quarter of the differences in personality from dog to dog could be explained by genetics. Some behaviors, like retrieving objects and human sociability, were more heritable. The researchers speculate that retrieving may have helped dogs’ wolf ancestors hunt, and that humans likely selected for friendly pooches in the early days of dog domestication.
But most behaviors did not have a strong genetic component, including playfulness around other dogs and (yes, it was in the survey) whether a dog circles before it defecates. “That probably has a lot more to do with where you take your dog to poop,” says Elinor Karlsson, director of vertebrate genomics at the Broad Institute, who oversaw the study.
And when it came to dog breeds, personality varied widely within the same pedigree. Labradors could be loving or standoffish. German shepherds, easy to train—or impossibly headstrong. Just 9%, on average, of the personality differences between pups were related to their breed, the team reports today in Science.
Some breeds even defied their stereotypes. Pit bulls, for example, (though not an official AKC breed) were not more aggressive than other dogs, despite their reputation in some quarters as dangerous. The results, Karlsson says, “match what the dog world has told us”—that the behavior of these animals is shaped by their environment, not their breed.
I've noticed this with purebred enthusiasts. They can get borderline yikes with how they see things.
I have two shiba inu who I love dearly, but I've had so many people make comments that are so hung up on the breed that they fail to see the dog. Both of them have completely unique personalities and temperaments.
I've even had people comment that it's "too bad" the one is cream colored, which is not an "accepted" coat color by whatever society blah blah blah. Like either pet my dogs or get the fuck out my face.
Yeah, it's not like every "purebred purist" is also racist towards humans...
But both groups use the same outdated reasoning with no basis on reality.
And the human racists 100% try to use dogs as a gateway. Convince people breed determines behavior and then later it's not a huge leap to extrapolate it to other animals like humans.
I have a Pyrenees, and his temperment is largely influenced by whether or not we're in sight and if he's at home or not. This chart is insanely subjective.
This is honestly a badly written article. I have a problem with the final statement of the abstract this article links:
Thus, dog breed is generally a poor predictor of individual behavior and should not be used to inform decisions relating to selection of a pet dog.
If you have a working dog breed, you need to maintain certain a level of activity or mental stimulation in order to keep that dog healthy and not bored. Many huskies are put in shelters because people cannot meet their energy demands. It’s disingenuous to disregard the breed’s physicality and how that affects their individual behaviors.
This article also states biddability was the trait linked most to breed which is an important factor in choosing a domesticated animal.
Funny you use Huskies as an example because I happen to own a super low energy husky who mostly just wants to sleep all day except on her walks.
The individual dog is always more important than breed when determining temperament.
It's ironic that you're going on about "Lot's of claims with no evidence" - despite the fact that you yourself are making lot's of claims and have yet to post an actual source to back it up.
Do you have a study you'd like to share that shows that breed is a stronger determinator for individual behavior than a dog's own personality? Or are you just saying what you "feel" is true and then accusing the people with actual sources of "peddling bullshit"?
Lol, your post history even has a comment complaining about how you were banned from "leftwing reddit subs" for trying to spread that "intro to racism" bullshit where you tried to "prove" genetics determine behavior.
It doesn't. Lots of actual science backs that up.
Go peddle your bullshit somewhere else
Data is illegible.
Yeah, more resolution would go a long way into making it more beautiful
source (and better resolution) : https://www.aaastateofplay.com/what-dog-breed-has-the-best-temperament/
A Husky less temperamented than a German Shepherd? This data is flawed.
