Dr. Sam Gosling's presentation on canine personality traits at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science resulted in worldwide media coverage. Stories appeared in more than a dozen outlets including The New York Times, The Irish Times, The Economist, BBC News, The Australian, Hindustan Times, Times OnLine, and The Independent.

Dr. Gosling has recently launched the Animal Personality Institute, an interdisciplinary organization for bringing together research scientists whose work contributes to understanding personality and temperament in non-human animals.

Other research also includes studies which explore how personality is revealed in real-world contexts in everyday life (e.g., bedrooms, web sites, music collections), tracking intellectual trends in psychology, and collecting data using the internet.

Human & Animal Personality Lab | Animal Personality Institute

Links to News articles (some may require registration to access):

The New York Times (3/1/05) Looking for Personality in Animals, of All People
The Irish Times (3/1/05) Man's best friend dogged by personality traits, says scientist
The Economist (2/24/05) Animals have personality too (paid subscription required)
The Australian (2/23/05) Cats, dogs tied in personality test
BBC News (2/22/05) Test for canine personalities
Hindustan Times (2/22/05): Your dog and you could be similar in nature!
Science Online (2/22/05): He Thinks He’s People
Times Online (2/22/05): Science bows to dog mind
The Independent (2/22/05): Mind the dog (paid subscription required)