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Michael Romanos · 02-28-2006, 06:06 PM

Just why or how are fluffy pure bred Corgis the world over all seem to possess such a great temperament? Is it purely physcological - people bent on saying nice things about an obviously gene-defect Corgi?

Well I have what could be the correct answer/s.

Like humans, dogs have thousands of genes. It is possible that the genes that relate to coat type in a Corgi could be closely linked to the behaviour genes. And it is this combination that can produce fluffy Corgis with great temperaments. This is dealing with a linkage of close genes on a chromosome.
Alternatively, A single gene in a Corgi may produce a protein which breaks down into the proteins which might affect behaviour in one part and hair type in the other part. There is ample evidence that in other animals including humans (eg red haired), hair color and behaviour are related. I know that there are differences between Yellow and BlackLabrador Retrievers.

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Michael Romanos Global Moderator Dog Profile Status: Offline Posts: 4,609 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ)	02-28-2006, 06:06 PM Just why or how are fluffy pure bred Corgis the world over all seem to possess such a great temperament? Is it purely physcological - people bent on saying nice things about an obviously gene-defect Corgi? Well I have what could be the correct answer/s. Like humans, dogs have thousands of genes. It is possible that the genes that relate to coat type in a Corgi could be closely linked to the behaviour genes. And it is this combination that can produce fluffy Corgis with great temperaments. This is dealing with a linkage of close genes on a chromosome. Alternatively, A single gene in a Corgi may produce a protein which breaks down into the proteins which might affect behaviour in one part and hair type in the other part. There is ample evidence that in other animals including humans (eg red haired), hair color and behaviour are related. I know that there are differences between Yellow and BlackLabrador Retrievers.