Best Dog Breeds for Temperament (2019)
the American temperament test Society
has been conducting a canine temperament
test since 1977 the purpose of the test
is to measure a dog’s ability to
interact with humans and the environment
it focuses on stability shyness
aggressiveness friendliness and
protectiveness the test simulates a
casual walk through a park or
neighborhood where the dog encounters
neutral friendly and threatening
situations these factors include
friendly and threatening strangers
disruptive noises like gunshots and the
sudden opening of an umbrella out of
thirty four thousand six hundred and
eighty six dogs tested twenty nine
thousand seventeen have passed and five
thousand six hundred and sixty nine have
failed making the overall passing rate
eighty three point seven percent this
infographic visualizes the passing
percentage of 114 dog breeds compared to
their American Kennel Club popularity
rank
we chose breeds that had more than 30
dogs tested the dog breed with the
highest passing percentage is the French
Bulldog of the 52 tested 50 passed that
means 96.2%
of French bulldogs passed the test learn
more in our infographic