Random drift and large shifts in popularity of dog breeds. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271 (Suppl.), S353eS356.Herzog, H. A., Bentley, R. A. & Hahn, M. W. (2004) Random drift and large shifts in popularity of dog breeds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 271...
But as times change, so too do pet owners' preferences. Breeds that were wildly popular a few decades ago may have fallen out of fashion. In other cases, an underdog can rise to the top of the charts.Take the French bulldog, for instance, which dethroned the Labrador retriever asAmerica...
>Tops in Popularity Tops in PopularityTops in PopularityPresents a list of registered top dog breeds by the American Kennel Club in 2003 in the U.S. Labrador Retriever; Golden Retrievers; Beagles; German Shepherd; Dachshunds.McPhee, DevonDog World...
An analysis of American Kennel Club puppy registrations from 1946 through 2003 (N = 48,598,233 puppy registrations) identified rapid but transient large-scale increases in the popularity of specific dog breeds. Nine breeds of dogs showed particularly pronounced booms and busts in popularity. On ...
If you don’t know much about dogs it is a good idea to go to the library for books about different kinds of dogs and books about how to train a young dog. In reading about the different breeds(种类)you should know that a dog described(描述)as very alert(机敏灵活的)may be too ...
Equally steep decreases in registrations for the breeds immediately followed these jumps in popularity. The existence of extreme fluctuations in preferences for dog breeds has implications for understanding changes in attitudes toward companion animals, veterinary epidemiology, and canine evolution....
We investigate the relationship between characteristics of dog breeds and their popularity between years 1926 and 2005. We consider breed health, longevity, and behavioral qualities such as aggressiveness, trainability, and fearfulness. We show that a breed's overall popularity, fluctuations in ...
DogbrachycephalicbreedpedigreewelfareKennel club registrations have been used in a number of studies to estimate ownership levels and fashion trends among dog breeds. They cannot, however, give a complete overview of the contemporary trade in pet dogs, and additionally, may be particularly poor at ...
Westminster Dog Show Win Can Boost Popularity of Breeds; Her Enthralled Supporters Ought to Hone Their Self-Delusion SkillsByline: Meghan Drake, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Based on the career of Malachy the Pekingese, now...Drake, Meghan
AKC spokeswoman Lisa Peterson says one reason for this is that people who have active outdoor lifestyle prefer larger dogs. Other breeds that gained popularity were Bullmastiff, Belgian Malinois, Greater Swiss Mount...