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Your dog’s personality may have little to do with its breed

Suly Ortiz stands with her yellow Labrador retriever, Rubèn, at McCarren Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Ortiz described Rubèn as "really calm, lazy and shy." Research released on Thursday, April 28, 2022, confirms what dog lovers know _ every pup is truly an individual. A new study has found that many of the popular stereotypes about the behavior of specific breeds aren’t supported by science. (AP Photo/Emma H. Tobin) FILE - Dachshund dogs wait in a box before competition at a dog show in Dortmund, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Research released on Thursday, April 28, 2022, confirms what dog lovers know _ every pup is truly an individual. A new study has found that many of the popular stereotypes about the behavior of specific breeds aren’t supported by science. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) Elizabeth Kelly plays with her English springer spaniel, Louise, at McCarren Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. Kelly says Louise is "friendly, but she's also kind of the queen bee." Research released on Thursday, April 28, 2022, confirms what dog lovers know _ every pup is truly an individual. A new study has found that many of the popular stereotypes about the behavior of specific breeds aren't supported by science. (AP Photo/Emma H. Tobin)