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The Behaviour and Personality Assessment in Dogs (Beteende och personlighetsbeskrivning hund), commonly abbreviated as BPH, is a behavioural assessment developed by the Swedish Kennel Club (SKK) in May 2012 [1] [2] that aims to accurately describe the personality of a dog irrespective of whether it is a working, pet or breeding dog.
Cross of a Chihuahua and a Miniature Pinscher. [6] Chiweenie: Cross of a Chihuahua and a Dachshund. [7] Chorkie: Cross of a Chihuahua and a Yorkshire Terrier. [8] Chug: Cross of a Chihuahua and a Pug. [9] Cockapoo: Cross of a Cocker Spaniel and a Miniature Poodle; [10] bred as companion dogs. Cocker Spaniels and Poodles have been deliberately ...
Norbert (March 27, 2009 – January 26, 2025) was an American mixed breed registered therapy dog, best known for his Norbert picture book series, and his popularity on social media.
A 2018 study in Japan of pet cemetery data found the Chihuahua to have an average life expectancy of 11.8 years compared to 15.1 for crossbreeds and 13.7 overall. [26] A 2022 UK study on life expectancy of dog breeds based on veterinary data showed the average life expectancy to be 7.91 for the breed compared to 11.82 years for crossbreeds.
Taylor–Johnson Temperament Analysis (T-JTA) is a personality test designed to measure nine common personality traits for the assessment of individual adjustment. The T-JTA is a revision by Robert M. Taylor and Lucile P. Morrison of the Johnson Temperament Analysis (JTA) developed by Dr. Roswell H. Johnson in 1941.
A personality test is a method of assessing human personality constructs.Most personality assessment instruments (despite being loosely referred to as "personality tests") are in fact introspective (i.e., subjective) self-report questionnaire (Q-data, in terms of LOTS data) measures or reports from life records (L-data) such as rating scales.
Cosmo, a Jack Russell Terrier from the 2010 film Beginners. Darla, a Bichon Frise best known for her role as Precious in the 1991 thriller The Silence of the Lambs. Higgins, a small Poodle-Schnauzer mix, played the leading role of Benji in the movie of the same name and had a recurring role on the TV series Petticoat Junction.
In 2020, the sequencing of ancient dog genome indicates that in two Mexican breeds the Chihuahua and Xoloitzcuintli derive 4% and 3% of their ancestry from pre-colonial dogs, [10] almost entirely being descended from Eurasian dogs. Their phenotype is a consequence of canine ectodermal dysplasia caused by a mutation on the FOXI3 autosomal gene. [11]