Taking A Personality Type Test For My Dogs

Hello, everyone! I am currently in Europe, so these posts while I'm gone will be short and sweet. Keep an eye out for the first installment of my 2017 summer travels on July 3!

I'm a relatively weird person who is best friends with her dogs and also loves researching personality types, so it was only a matter of time until I found this personality test made specifically for dogs. It's called the Canine Behavior Type Index and, akin to Myers-Briggs, it gives your dog a cool name like Adventurer, Dreamer, Companion, Deputy, etc. based on their personality type. Let's do this.

1. Luna: The Rebel

Well, who's (not) surprised? Luna, my rambunctious Great Pyrenees and alpha of the house, received the personality type Rebel. Here's what the test said about her:

"Your dog is a Spontaneous, Alpha and High Activity type which we call the Rebel. The Rebel is a high energy, full-blooded dog with presence and attitude. Its focus is narrow, strong, and often not on its owner. Aimless, free activity suits the Rebel. It loves to go jogging, have a wander and sniff about."

2. Argos: The Dreamer

Oh, my dear, dear dumb butt, Argos. I have often wondered why he spends most of his time laying on the stairs landing forlornly looking off into the distance. Here's what the test said about him: 

"Your dog is a Spontaneous, Beta and Medium Activity type which we call the Dreamer. The Dreamer is disorganised, socially and mentally. It lacks the energy to assert an active social challenge but may challenge a very easy going owner or dog over some prized resource such as the couch or a bone, perhaps curling its lip or snarling occasionally. It enjoys freeform pastimes such as watching TV or sniffing about off lead most of all."

3. Tinkerbell: The Defender

Tinkerbell hates change and wishes she were an alpha, but that position has always been filled by our other girls. Here's what the test said about her: 

"Your dog is an Organized, Alpha and High Activity type which we call the Defender. The Defender's social position is ambiguous due its Beta nature and it may appear to be a leader or a follower at various times. Defenders are flexible about social structure but their Organized factor means that environmental order and clear rules are preferred. In the 'original wolf pack' Defenders could easily fill any positions vacated due to illness or accident."

Take the test for your pups and let me know what type they got in the comments below!