Message #168567

[SoCoLime]

Oh, I agree that individual lines have much more impact on a dog's temperament and personality than just color. About half of the dogs on my yard are red nosed, the other black. I have two red nosed bitches, and both are high strung and very mouthy, but the more heavily inbred Bolio bitch is a damned nut case. I don't believe she's got a lick of sense anywhere. Just drive drive drive. Different lines, different traits. On the other hand, I have black nosed dogs who are very calm and trainable, and I have black nosed dogs who are a handful, though not very mouthy.

In general, though, genetically speaking, red dogs are allegedly more likely to be high strung -- and that's red dogs in general, not just bulldogs. Think red Dobies, Vizlas, RedBones, etc. vs. their counterparts. I'll have to see if I can find my notes from my genetics class tonight and post them.