Do you
have a
dream dog ?

Friendly to people ?

Easy to train ?

Long, soft fur ?

This sounds like a
Golden Retriever!
But...

Based on what owners told us...

What are the chances
you'll find this dream dog
going solely by breed?

We looked at...

Personality traits:
32% of Golden Retrievers

were described as both friendly and easy to train

Breed-defining traits:
43% of Golden Retrievers

were described as having long, soft coats

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Personality traits

Breed-defining traits

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What physical characteristics and natural tendencies strongly distinguish dog breeds?

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Size

Ear shape

Fur length

Tail curl

Retrieves objects

White fur

Avoids getting wet

Howls

How common is a dog like this among...

Mixed breed dogs

Breed dogs

About

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The Project: Darwin’s Ark

•The Team: A collaboration between Karlsson and Colubri Labs

• The data: derived from behaviour surveys on 18,371 dogs, storaged on Dryad at DOI

• The Science paper: Morrill et al. 2022

•The source code: GitHub repository

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