TAPP is comprised of a small group of researchers in the Department of Psychology , at the University of Texas, Austin. Research on Animal Personality People interact with animals in many different settings.
Most people have at least some contact with animals in their everyday lives.
For some people, animals play a huge part in their lives, for others, animals are less important. In our study of dogs, for example, we would like to learn how personality descriptions of dogs vary from dog to dog, breed to breed, and person to person. Obviously our findings will be of interest to dog lovers and to those who are considering getting a puppy or a dog. However, our research will also eventually help us understand temperamental and genetic differences among individual dogs and among breeds. Using this information, we hope to improve interactions between humans and dogs in such important situations where dogs are needed to guide the blind, to sniff out bombs, and to provide companionship.