15 Best Breeds for Type A vs. Type B Personalities

by: Cal Orey

According to Dr. Stanley Coren, these breeds fit the personality type to a T. But note, there are exceptions due to canine individuality, genetics, lifestyle and age.

Type A’s

Airedale

Belgian sheepdog

Border collie

Brittany

Cairn terrier

Collie

Dalmatian

Fox terrier

Irish terrier

Parson Russell terrier

Siberian husky

Springer spaniel

West Highland white terrier

Whippet

Yorkshire terrier

Type B’s

Basset hound

Bloodhound

Boston terrier

Bulldog

Cavalier King Charles spaniel

Clumber spaniel

French bulldog

Great Dane

Great Pyrenees

Irish wolfhound

Newfoundland

Saint Bernard

Pekingnese

Pomeranian

Pug

Canine Partners That Work Best for Your Work

According to Drs. Mark Goulston and Stanley Coren, these breeds are your best bets:

1. Journalist/Type A: A busy journalist should have a low-maintenance Type B dog that is perfectly willing to be at home, says Dr. Coren. And calm doesn’t hurt either.

2. Executive Secretary/Type A: A low-key Type B is best if she brings her work home or is staying at work a lot.

3.Cocktail Waitress/Type B: A Type A/Type B [see “Middle-of-the-Road Dogs”] is best because she’s going to need quiet time; and sometimes want to go out for a run and get away from it all.

4. Fast Order Cook/Type A: Type B is ideal because when you come home you’re dog-tired. “You do not want a dog bouncing around saying ‘I need a walk�?or ‘I need to play.’�?BR>
5. Hair Stylist/Type B: Type B dogs are your best bet for these good conversationalists because they’re apt to hang around and appear to be paying attention when you’re using your pup as a soundboard.

6.Teacher/Type B: A/B dogs are good if you bring your work home because you’re going to need low interference -- but you’ll also get lots of social interaction.

7. Accountant/Type B: Type A is perfect for you because your sedentary predictable lives really can benefit from the sparkle which you can get from a go-getter Type A dog.

8. Real Estate Broker/Type A: Type B is best because you’re away from home so much that you’ll need your classic low-maintenance dog.

9. Hostess/Type A: Type A/B is a hostess�?best bet because a restaurant is apt to require social contact sometimes and also othertimes be in a flurry of activity.

10.Doctor/Type A: A harried doctor that responds to emergency calls requires a Type B dog, whereas, Type A is good for the 9 to 5 physician because watching the dog’s activity takes your mind off things.

Middle-of-The-Road Dogs

According to Dr. Stanley Coren, some dogs are neither Type A or Type B. The in-betweeners or can have both qualities such as the retrievers. “The golden retriever and the Labrador retriever are dogs that are relatively adjustable. They’re perfectly happy just being around you. But if you take them outside, they’ll play vigorously.�?BR>
Adds Dr. Nicholas Dodman, “What people are looking for is a dog that is calm when they want to be calm, and one that likes to go out and chase a ball when they want to go out and chase a ball. It’s sort of like finding the ideal spouse.�?In other words, you can get the best of both worlds with a dog which has both Type A and Type B traits.

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