This study is included because it was the first large-scale attempt to investigate whether remnants of historical working behaviors could be identified in modern purebred breed groups.
The purpose of this 2013 study was to assess the bold-shy trait, across many breeds and several breed groups.
This paper is included because it examines a possible mechanism – metabolizing of oxytocin – which could explain differences in social behavior among dogs and which may extend to such differences among people.
This study is included because it explores the question of whether predatory action patterns purportedly selected for or inhibited in working lines of various breeds might influence their performance on a test commonly used to measure social cognition.
This study groups breeds by genetic clades, rather than by historical working functions or morphology, and through a dual culture approach, attempts to deal with the confounding effect of environment.
This 2015 Swedish correlational study used owner surveys to describe relationships between dog breeds and everyday behavior.
“Breed differences” is a popular research topic in the study of canine behavior – it is superficially an easy concept for people to grasp and it makes for flashy headlines.
