Funny, You Don’t Act Like a Golden Retriever

Breed is not as predictive of behavior as widely believed.

Published: August 19, 2022

The Dog Golden Retriever Is Looking In Camera Over White. Golden — © trofalena | Bigstockk Just like not all Italians are outgoing and not all Scandinavians are reserved, not all dogs of a certain breed act the way you might expect.

You adopt a golden retriever because you know that breed gets along well with people, but as she grows into adulthood you find that she’s just not that much of a social animal. Some would even say she’s a bit aloof. What happened? Nothing. It’s just that, according to a new study involving more than […]