Killing a stereotype.

27-03-2010, 13:26

As long as we're pulling out genetics...

I found this awhile back, and I thought it was super interesting. When they started doing genetic research on dogs to figure out the differences between breeds, they also figured out how similar the different breeds' DNA was to wolves. This site has a little write-up on the list along with the list itself, and how it's broken down:

http://www.ehretgsd.com/genetics.htm

It's really interesting to see that the breeds near the top, the ones most related to wolves, are all breeds that are known to be intelligent, but more independent in following commands. The further down on the list you go, the more the temperaments change to dogs that are more willing to follow commands. You'll note that there are really little *physical* characteristics that show "This dog is more like a wolf, this dog is further off," it really is mainly in temperament. What's even MORE interesting, is that GSDs are near the bottom of the list, mainly related to Mastiff types!

It really makes me curious where CsVs would land on this list!

27-03-2010, 13:26	#16
Vicky Guest Posts: n/a	As long as we're pulling out genetics... I found this awhile back, and I thought it was super interesting. When they started doing genetic research on dogs to figure out the differences between breeds, they also figured out how similar the different breeds' DNA was to wolves. This site has a little write-up on the list along with the list itself, and how it's broken down: http://www.ehretgsd.com/genetics.htm It's really interesting to see that the breeds near the top, the ones most related to wolves, are all breeds that are known to be intelligent, but more independent in following commands. The further down on the list you go, the more the temperaments change to dogs that are more willing to follow commands. You'll note that there are really little physical characteristics that show "This dog is more like a wolf, this dog is further off," it really is mainly in temperament. What's even MORE interesting, is that GSDs are near the bottom of the list, mainly related to Mastiff types! It really makes me curious where CsVs would land on this list!