Least Aggressive Dogs

July 16, 2008 · Print This Article

As promised yesterday, here are the dogs that scored very low on the aggression scale in the study recently reported in the Applied Animal Behavior Science journal.  This study, compiled by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, involved asking 6,000 dog owners about their dog’s behavior.  Thirty-three different breeds were catalogued and rated according to how aggressive they are.

 

The dogs that were least aggressive were:

 

Basset Hound

Golden Retriever

Labradors

Siberian Huskies

Greyhounds

 

The Rottweiler, often assumed to be very aggressive, ranked average in its hostility towards strangers. 

 

The researchers did note, however, that even though small dogs headed the most aggressive list and big dogs headed the least aggressive list, the bites from the larger dogs were more likely to have required medical attention than those from the smaller dogs.

 

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

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One Response to “Least Aggressive Dogs”

  1. Pookie on January 31st, 2009 10:31 pm

    I think you’re exactly right. In the event a big dog bites you it’s more dramatic but little dog bites can be handled with a band aid most of the time.

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