Dog Breeds Rated for Feistiness

Discovery.com ^ | June 26, 2008 | Jennifer Viegas

[Oyarsa]

June 26, 2008 -- Little dogs -- think Chihuahuas and Dachshunds -- tend to be feisty, while certain breeds, like Golden and Labrador Retrievers, are as mellow as their reputations suggest, found a new study that identified the most and least aggressive common dog breeds.

[Oyarsa]

Please read the source in its entirety.

I observe that the inimitable Elkhound was not included; undoubtedly because it would have put other dogs to shame. :-) /joke

[Joann37]

The best breed of all, the Pug, isn’t even listed on the expanded list. Not fair!

[saganite]

Help me out here. Where is the expanded list in that article?

[Zakeet]

This dog is feistier and nastier than all
the other mutts on your list -- combined!

[Moose4]

This rates a “duh.” Little dogs are hyper and bouncy and run all over the place...big dogs are more laid back. Well, maybe with the exception of a few Chows and Chow mixes I’ve known, now those were some crazy dogs. (And maybe greyhounds, but they’re only hyper for 30 minutes a day...the other 23:30, they’re furniture that wants petting.)

}:-)4

[WakeUpAndVote]

They are not feisty, they will just eat you if you come in uninvited.

[Oyarsa]

Click on the word “here” in the sentence:

“A more complete list of the breeds included in the study and how they rated may be found here.”

[donna]

The stair police, LOL.

[Tijeras_Slim]

If it's not a Basenji, it's just a dog.

[SlowBoat407]

[null and void]

There’s your pug...

[rightazrain]

Any study that doesn’t include pugs is invalid.

[rightazrain]

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[Eurale]

I am owned by a Rat Terrier.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Our late (and greatly missed) Golden Retriever, Prior Lake Jake's favorite night was Halloween. He barked to announce each group of goblins and would lean in and sniff each candy sack's contents.

[MissEdie]

Hey, my dog wanted me to let you know he is very insulted by being put in the same category as that woman! ;0)

[NavyCanDo]

I'm hooked on Shiba Inu’s. They have a big dog look but in a little body. They don't bark allot, their cunning, and let me tell you about cute. You younger fellas need to be aware of the Chick-Magnet potential of a Shiba puppy.

[mupcat]

The best breed of all, the Pug

I love the pugs, except for one thing.....they shed horribly. We have a pet friendly B&B and I always have extra vacuuming to do when we've had a pug visiting. Other than that, they've been a pleasure to have.

[NavyCanDo]

Forget feistiness. Rating dogs on the Chick Magnet Scale, Shiba Inu is #1 (Just don’t let the wife know how good)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdZWM4vf32k&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GfSz3LTNrQ&feature=related

[Clintons Are White Trash]

I have a matched set just like these - you can never have too many wienies!!!