58.9
percent scored 'high' fear
preliminary
Highest fearfulness prevalence among surveyed breeds: Chihuahua
as of 2026-09-07 · license: CC-BY-4.0
- Self-selected online convenience sample of Finnish pet owners, not a random sample.
- Restricted to breeds with at least 50 surveyed dogs.
Source
Springer Nature (Scientific Reports) — Salonen M, Sulkama S, Mikkola S, Puurunen J, Hakanen E, Tiira K, Aramaa S, Lohi H (2020). Prevalence, comorbidity, and breed differences in canine anxiety in 13,700 Finnish pet dogs. Scientific Reports 10:2962.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59837-z
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Computed from the study's open individual-dog dataset (MOESM2)
n = 129
from: data/behavior-salonen2020.json