Are some colours more hyper than other in general?

[Jane S]

Here's another recent thread on the same theme :-

http://www.cockersonline.co.uk/discuss/index.php?topic=52668.0

[Robbie34]

I don't think colour has anything to do with temperament, it's more a case of early upbringing.  Akin to the argument of nature versus nurture.

Charley - golden - is very gentle and easygoing: he doesn't have a bad bone in his body.  My previous golden and my black cocker were the same.  Lauren, orange roan, whom I mind, is also a very loving little dog.

[t1gg3er]

We have a totally chilled choc & white working type girl, a black with white bib 4mth old working type girl also very chilled but eager at the same time with the most waggly tail & bum I've ever seen, a golden show type 5 mth old boy who is completely dipsy (but very funny - springs around like Bambi) & are doggy-sitting (poss permanently) a black & white 3mth old show type girl who is unbelievably cheeky & climbs like a monkey 

Don't know about colour, ours don't even fit the mould of show-types generally being more calm than working types - so far I'd say they're the other way around 

[Helen]

none of these generalisations take into account the individuality of each pup  - even within a litter of same colour pups you get a feisty one, a quiet one, a laid back one, an adventurous one.  Nurture of course is relevant and you can 'shape' a personality...to a point. 

Have to say generalisations are just that - it's like saying all people with brown hair are more clever than people with blonde hair....

Also, I don't think you can measure a personality with a pup - I don't think dogs truly form their final adult personalities until they're bout 18 months old at least, and there are vast changes from their puppy days    Jarv's personality at 5 months compared to 2 years old is COMPLETELY different...

[PennyB]

Jarv's personality at 5 months compared to 2 years old is COMPLETELY different...

and now Wilf is going through a very norty midlife crisis age 5

[ludo]

I'd be interested in everyone answers to this as I've been told that orange roans are more lively and less biddable than the blues - 

Thats interesting - my orange boy is excitable but an absolutely lovely, gentle boy  but he is still young at 14 months so he's at that teen stage 

[Helen]

Jarv's personality at 5 months compared to 2 years old is COMPLETELY different...

and now Wilf is going through a very norty midlife crisis age 5

could that be because of everything that's happened to Ruby?  It would be unavoidable not to have treated her differently through her illness 

[PennyB]

Jarv's personality at 5 months compared to 2 years old is COMPLETELY different...

and now Wilf is going through a very norty midlife crisis age 5

could that be because of everything that's happened to Ruby?  It would be unavoidable not to have treated her differently through her illness 

No I think Wilf is just Wilf really --- he started before her eye problem did, when he hit 5 in May.

[Elisa]

Jarv's personality at 5 months compared to 2 years old is COMPLETELY different...

and now Wilf is going through a very norty midlife crisis age 5

Funny, you say that, because I think Bailey is doing the same 

[MegandMolly]

Will be surfboards and motorbikes before you know it! 

[KatieJean]

We have a blue roan 10 month old girl who was quieter until we got another playmate for her which is a 7 month old choc roan and tan who was quiet until he met willow.
We now have 2 mad dogs who are full of energy  some of the time and quiet and placid some of the time.
They are great fun and I wouldn't change anything, even though they jumped on me playing today and broke the lens of my rimless specs Just lucky I work in a opticians and get a discount!