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How we score behavior: Breed scores are tendencies, not individual predictions. Per Morrill et al. 2022 (Science), breed explains only about 9% of behavioral variation between individual dogs — training, socialization, and individual genetics matter more than the breed label. Bar scores draw from AKC and CFA/TICA breed standards, C-BARQ (Hsu & Serpell, UPenn), AKC breed profiles, and Banfield State of Pet Health. Cost figures use the same engine as the rest of the site; lifetime cost assumes a standard-lifestyle adult living in a national-average state with no major emergencies.