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In the case of the giantīreeds, this was not quite statistically significant (p=0.078). The giant breeds, 58.5% of BOBs went to male dogs. In the Toy breeds, 65.5% of BOBs were won by males and among This was a statistically significant difference. Of the 137 BOB awards, 62.8% went to males (41 dogs) and 37.2% went toįemales (32 bitches).

Male dogs were significantly more likely to be represented in the Best of Breed (For the nerds, the Chi Squared test showed the actual proportions of males and females was no different to the expected 50:50 split) This is rather different to what I would have expected as, in the Dachshunds, we are used to having larger bitch entries than dog entries.ĭespite the similar proportion of males and females entered, The researchers assumed that there would be no reason for there to be more dogs than bitches entered and tested this statistically.

Pug, Toy Poodle, Smooth Fox Terrier, Norwich Terrier and Norfolk TerrierĪmong the exhibits included in the results from 18 shows, 48.4% were males and 51.6% were females. Were: Bullmastiff, Great Dane, Rottweiler, Central Asian Shepherd Dog,īloodhound and Komondor, representing the larger breeds, and Min. Were any differences at either end of the size spectrum.

The study looked at Toy and Giant breeds to see if there It is an Open Access paper, available here: The paper is “Battle of the sexes in Best of Breed: Sex influences dogs’ success in the show ring” by Wilson, Kaasbarian, Dhand and McGreevy.

Given that the proportions of dogs and bitches at these shows was roughly 50-50, the findings were that males were more likely to take top honours than females. Battle of the Sexes in the show ring – new research from AustraliaĪ recently published paper has investigated dog show results in Australia and examined the success rates of dogs and bitches at Best of Breed (BOB) and Best in Group (BIG) competitions.