Breed Differences in Dog Behavior

Renee L Ha (Author) Dr. Renee Ha is currently a Teaching Professor in the Department of Psychology (Animal Behavior Program) at the University of Washington where she has taught courses in animal behavior, animal learning, statistics, introductory psychology, and developmental psychology. Dr. Ha previously co-authored a textbook about statistics for the social and behavioral sciences. She is also the co-developer (along with Dr. James Ha) of a Certificate Program in Applied Animal Behavior at the University of Washington, a program that has a focus on Companion Animals. In 2017, this program won a National award from the University Professional and Continuing Education Association as an "Outstanding Credit Program". Dr. Ha's publications can be found under https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6830-2088. Tracy L Brad (Author) Tracy Brad (Campion), MS, is a science and grant writer with graduate degrees in behavior (Primate Behavior, MS, Central Washington University) and journalism (Postgraduate diploma, London School of Journalism). She also has certificates in Animal Behaviour and Welfare (University of Edinburgh), Writing in the Sciences (Stanford University), and Dog Emotion and Cognition (Duke University). She is the co-founder of The Limelight Pet Project, a multimedia campaign that highlights harder to adopt animals and provides media assets to a local television affiliate, with segments airing on the weekend morning news. As the writer and publisher of the Pacific Northwest publication Pet Connection Magazine, she has written hundreds of articles about animal behavior, communication, and welfare, interviewing experts such as Temple Grandin, Buck Brannaman, Jackson Galaxy, and Patricia McConnell. Her first book, Dog Behavior: Modern Science and Our Canine Companions, co-authored with Dr. James C. Ha, was published in December of 2018. She was also the editor for With Apes in Mind, written by Dr. Duane Rumbaugh in 2013. James C Ha (Author) Dr. James Ha is a certified animal behaviorist who oversees graduate work at the University of Washington. Dr. Ha founded Animal Behavior Associates of Washington and is internationally known as an expert in companion animal behavior. As such, he is often called upon to testify in court cases pertaining to animal behavior. His most recent book, Dog Behavior: Modern Science and Our Canine Companions, was published by Elsevier's Academic Press in 2018. Dr. Ha travels internationally to lecture on animal behavior.

Introduction: Introduction Chapter 1: What Is a Dog? Chapter 2: How to Build a Breed Chapter 3: A Crash Course in Genetics Chapter 4: Individuals Vary Chapter 5: Deep Roots, Broad Branches: The Range of Dog Breeds Chapter 6: Behavior Came Along for the Ride: Sometimes, We Breed For X, But End Up Getting Y, and Z, and… Chapter 7: Breed Differences in Temperament and Reactivity Chapter 8: Social Behavior and Breed Differences Chapter 9: Aggression and Breed Differences Chapter 10: Learning, Problem-Solving, Training and Breed Differences Chapter 11: What We Know, What We Don’t, And Where We’re Going