It’s Best Not to Judge Dogs by Their Covers Dog breeds don’t have distinct personalities A dog's breed is generally a poor predictor of individual behavior and should not be used to inform decisions about selecting a pet dog. https://t.co/9njm5KfibP

Perceptions of #dog breed temperments are ingrained in our culture. Breed #stereotypes play out in dog parks, show up in city ordinances & leases, are celebrated at dog shows, and infuse Hollywood movies... but what if I told you dog temperment doesn't work like that? 1/n

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What makes a dog breed unique: its physical traits or its behavioral ones? A new study by @morrilleen, @eenork & colleagues point to the former & suggest that breed (which has only been defined for ~150 years) isn't a good predictor of a dog's personality. https://t.co/nhGD9PDkSq

today in SCIENCE RULES: "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." https://t.co/cOtYXFD2Gz by @eenork @dogzombieblog @morrilleen et al et al!

Dog Breeds Don't Have Distinct Personalities https://t.co/QTP0wnTBiW

ohmygoodness, look who's coming in September?! https://t.co/69LLicCwMP.

We are attending The Black Man's Dog: Racial Implications of Breed Restrictions in Insurance. Would you like to attend? https://t.co/SKir7oAnRu

Dog-Human Relationships and the Five Love Languages Acts of service, gift-giving, physical touch, quality time, and words of affirmation apply equally to dog-human and human-human relationships. https://t.co/kNpljYve8i

Dog Smarts and Hearts: Distinguishing Facts From Myths Two dog experts explain what we know (and don't know) about the minds and emotions of canids and what helps make a "good human." https://t.co/y8zHkh6AKK

Our own Janis Bradley explains why we need to stop saying "shelter dog" as if dogs in shelters are somehow different than dogs in homes. https://t.co/PlTKMnICxo

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Each year, many thousands of pet lovers experience debilitating grief in response to the death of a pet. Yet the American Psychiatric Association's new category of mental illness does not apply to bereaved pet owners. https://t.co/A8HjflAjLw @PsychToday

The danger hidden in plain sight in photos of dogs and children

Vets in the UK will no longer be able to prescribe POM-V medications without physically examining their patients first, as the temporary dispensation for remote prescribing comes to an end on 14 March. Read more at https://t.co/UNICMCKUQZ

It is also slightly terrifying how difficult figuring out even this supposedly “simple” trait - and a very large effect locus - proves to be! genomic variant —> function challenge now central problem in genomics, focus of @NHGRI

In new paper @JocelynPlassais &colleagues show “small dog” version of IGF1 gene is ancestral (shared w jackals, foxes, other canids) despite common perception other version is “normal”. For me, reinforces why value judgements = bad science.

Dogs have always been family. A boy and his dog, tintype circa 1860s to 1870s. Estimated cost in 1860 for a tintype photo was 25cents to $2.50. That is equal to $8 - $83 today!

The bond between dogs and their people is immense.