The Naughtiest and Best-Behaved Dog Breeds, According to Instagram

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You might believe there are just two kinds of dogs on Instagram: good girls and good boys. But dig a little deeper, and there are more exciting trends to chew on.

Each dog has an individual character. But some breeds share distinctive traits.

Science has revealed how DNA may form around 15 percent of a dog breed’s character: the Labrador is most expected to get worried when you cease working from home; the Border Collie and the poodle are among the diverse breeds assort as “eager learners.”

But how about naughtiness? Protect My Paws questioned if any of these breeds of good boys are – you know – better than the others.

The team at Protect My Paws took a comprehensive list of dog breeds from Dog Time and analyzed posts featuring each dog breed along with good or bad dog Instagram hashtags (#gooddog, #cleverdog, #cleverpuppy, #baddog, #naughtypuppy, #cheekydog, #muddydog).

Then they made a comprehensive list of dog breeds and analyzed Instagram posts featuring a dog breed and any of those hashtags. (87,886 posts in total.) The team then calculated the proportion of good to bad hashtags for each breed to identify the top naughty and well-behaved breeds. 43,367 geotagged posts were analyzed to create the maps. Here’s a preview of the top 10 in each category:

Breed name	% of posts with naughty hashtags	% of posts with well-behaved hashtags
Japanese Spitz	0.86666666666667	0.13333333333333
Shichon	0.78378378378378	0.21621621621622
Mudi	0.77272727272727	0.22727272727273
Cockapoo	0.76545842217484	0.23454157782516
Wirehaired Vizsla	0.76190476190476	0.23809523809524
Chug	0.76	0.24
Poochon	0.75806451612903	0.24193548387097
Welsh Terrier	0.74285714285714	0.25714285714286
Keeshond	0.73076923076923	0.26923076923077
English Springer Spaniel	0.72832369942197	0.27167630057803
Cavapoo	0.72773536895674	0.27226463104326
Goldador	0.72727272727273	0.27272727272727
Cocker Spaniel	0.72718894009217	0.27281105990783
Dogue de Bordeaux	0.72340425531915	0.27659574468085
Borador	0.72222222222222	0.27777777777778
Jack-A-Poo	0.71794871794872	0.28205128205128
Lhasa Apso	0.71014492753623	0.28985507246377
Springador	0.70731707317073	0.29268292682927
Dachshund	0.68372703412073	0.31627296587927
French Bulldog	0.6806411837238	0.3193588162762
Leonberger	0.67647058823529	0.32352941176471
Border Terrier	0.6687898089172	0.3312101910828
Samoyed	0.66812227074236	0.33187772925764
Shih-Poo	0.66666666666667	0.33333333333333
Maltese Shih Tzu	0.66666666666667	0.33333333333333
Cairn Terrier	0.65957446808511	0.34042553191489
Whippet	0.65909090909091	0.34090909090909
English Setter	0.65853658536585	0.34146341463415
Bearded Collie	0.6551724137931	0.3448275862069
Chorkie	0.6551724137931	0.3448275862069
Bulldog	0.64795918367347	0.35204081632653
Olde English Bulldogge	0.64761904761905	0.35238095238095
English Cocker Spaniel	0.64705882352941	0.35294117647059
Brussels Griffon	0.64444444444444	0.35555555555556
Cavachon	0.64	0.36
Coton de Tulear	0.63829787234043	0.36170212765957
Pug	0.63251670378619	0.36748329621381
Pomchi	0.63157894736842	0.36842105263158
Bichon Frise	0.62837837837838	0.37162162162162
Miniature Bull Terrier	0.625	0.375
Flat-Coated Retriever	0.62222222222222	0.37777777777778
Dalmatian	0.6219512195122	0.3780487804878
Pomsky	0.61666666666667	0.38333333333333
Sheepadoodle	0.61538461538462	0.38461538461538
Patterdale Terrier	0.61538461538462	0.38461538461538
Saluki	0.61538461538462	0.38461538461538
Great Pyrenees	0.61458333333333	0.38541666666667
Italian Greyhound	0.609375	0.390625
Eurasier	0.60869565217391	0.39130434782609
Lakeland Terrier	0.60606060606061	0.39393939393939
Golden Retriever	0.60564853556485	0.39435146443515
Greyhound	0.60493827160494	0.39506172839506
Tibetan Terrier	0.6031746031746	0.3968253968254
Beagle	0.60109289617486	0.39890710382514
Spinone Italiano	0.6	0.4
Labrador Retriever	0.59763313609467	0.40236686390533
Old English Sheepdog	0.59259259259259	0.40740740740741
Frenchton	0.59259259259259	0.40740740740741
Saint Bernard	0.59166666666667	0.40833333333333
Labradoodle	0.59126984126984	0.40873015873016
Wire Fox Terrier	0.58974358974359	0.41025641025641
Staffordshire Bull Terrier	0.5884476534296	0.4115523465704
Siberian Husky	0.58695652173913	0.41304347826087
American Bulldog	0.58474576271186	0.41525423728814
Basset Hound	0.58407079646018	0.41592920353982
Pembroke Welsh Corgi	0.58227848101266	0.41772151898734
Irish Setter	0.58139534883721	0.41860465116279
Parson Russell Terrier	0.58139534883721	0.41860465116279
Vizsla	0.58035714285714	0.41964285714286
Miniature Schnauzer	0.57983193277311	0.42016806722689
Boston Terrier	0.57872340425532	0.42127659574468
Shih Tzu	0.57692307692308	0.42307692307692
Jack Chi	0.57575757575758	0.42424242424242
Alaskan Malamute	0.57352941176471	0.42647058823529
Pomeranian (dog)	0.5727923627685	0.4272076372315
Bedlington Terrier	0.57142857142857	0.42857142857143
Bernedoodle	0.57142857142857	0.42857142857143
German Wirehaired Pointer	0.57142857142857	0.42857142857143
Goldendoodle	0.57119476268412	0.42880523731588
Poodle	0.57085828343313	0.42914171656687
Chow Chow	0.56862745098039	0.43137254901961
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel	0.56132075471698	0.43867924528302
Irish Terrier	0.56	0.44
Pekingese	0.55769230769231	0.44230769230769
Weimaraner	0.55670103092784	0.44329896907216
Aussiedoodle	0.55555555555556	0.44444444444444
West Highland White Terrier	0.55555555555556	0.44444444444444
Puggle	0.55555555555556	0.44444444444444
Jack Russell Terrier	0.55357142857143	0.44642857142857
Bullmastiff	0.55172413793103	0.44827586206897
Newfoundland	0.54794520547945	0.45205479452055
White Shepherd	0.54716981132075	0.45283018867925
Australian Kelpie	0.54411764705882	0.45588235294118
Maltipoo	0.54193548387097	0.45806451612903
Maltese (dog)	0.54022988505747	0.45977011494253
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever	0.53846153846154	0.46153846153846
Airedale Terrier	0.53846153846154	0.46153846153846
Bull Terrier	0.53048780487805	0.46951219512195
Yorkshire Terrier	0.53012048192771	0.46987951807229
Boxer (dog)	0.5280612244898	0.4719387755102
Shetland Sheepdog	0.52577319587629	0.47422680412371
Bloodhound	0.52173913043478	0.47826086956522
Pointer (dog)	0.52083333333333	0.47916666666667
Fox Terrier	0.52083333333333	0.47916666666667
Bordoodle	0.52	0.48
Shepsky	0.51948051948052	0.48051948051948
Dingo	0.51724137931034	0.48275862068966
Chinese Crested	0.51428571428571	0.48571428571429
German Shorthaired Pointer	0.51401869158878	0.48598130841122
Chinese Shar-Pei	0.51086956521739	0.48913043478261
Border Collie	0.50789692435578	0.49210307564422
American Bully	0.50769230769231	0.49230769230769
Shorkie	0.5	0.5
Australian Shepherd	0.49720670391061	0.50279329608939
Collie	0.4957264957265	0.5042735042735
Shiba Inu	0.48945147679325	0.51054852320675
Chihuahua	0.48840803709428	0.51159196290572
Catahoula Leopard Dog	0.48648648648649	0.51351351351351
Rottweiler	0.48286604361371	0.51713395638629
Schnoodle	0.47727272727273	0.52272727272727
Mastiff	0.47577092511013	0.52422907488987
Great Dane	0.47290640394089	0.52709359605911
German Spitz	0.46875	0.53125
Lagotto Romagnolo	0.46153846153846	0.53846153846154
Morkie	0.45454545454545	0.54545454545455
Finnish Lapphund	0.45454545454545	0.54545454545455
Brittany dog	0.45205479452055	0.54794520547945
English Shepherd	0.45	0.55
Bernese Mountain Dog	0.44936708860759	0.55063291139241
Boerboel	0.44827586206897	0.55172413793103
Papillon (dog)	0.44067796610169	0.55932203389831
Havanese dog	0.43939393939394	0.56060606060606
Akita	0.4390243902439	0.5609756097561
German Shepherd	0.43900343642612	0.56099656357388
White Swiss Shepherd Dog	0.43859649122807	0.56140350877193
Dogo Argentino	0.4375	0.5625
American Staffordshire Terrier	0.43617021276596	0.56382978723404
Irish Wolfhound	0.43478260869565	0.56521739130435
Bolognese	0.42857142857143	0.57142857142857
Giant Schnauzer	0.42857142857143	0.57142857142857
Mucuchies	0.42424242424242	0.57575757575758
Australian Cattle Dog	0.42361111111111	0.57638888888889
Chiweenie	0.4047619047619	0.5952380952381
Dobermann	0.40074906367041	0.59925093632959
Huntaway	0.4	0.6
Scottish Terrier	0.39285714285714	0.60714285714286
Cane Corso	0.38842975206612	0.61157024793388
Rough Collie	0.37735849056604	0.62264150943396
Basenji	0.36111111111111	0.63888888888889
American Pit Bull Terrier	0.36	0.64
Dutch Shepherd	0.34090909090909	0.65909090909091
Miniature Pinscher	0.33333333333333	0.66666666666667
Belgian Malinois	0.32098765432099	0.67901234567901
Rat Terrier	0.31818181818182	0.68181818181818
Anatolian Shepherd Dog	0.31034482758621	0.68965517241379
Black Mouth Cur	0.29166666666667	0.70833333333333
Portuguese Water Dog	0.29166666666667	0.70833333333333
Rhodesian Ridgeback	0.28947368421053	0.71052631578947
Perro de Presa Canario	0.27272727272727	0.72727272727273
Korean Jindo Dog	0.24137931034483	0.75862068965517

They also took the even number of posts with locations (17,150 for both good and bad hashtags) and scored the cities, US states, and countries with the proportion of good/bad hashtags. The cities and countries with less than 10 unique users who posted were dropped.

World map of countries with the naughtiest dogs

According to Pet Secure, South Africa places tenth in the list of top 20 dog populations globally. Despite strict lead laws and pet-parent responsibilities, of all the country’s pooch-related posts, 87.85 percent of them featured a naughty puppy or cheeky dog.

Countries by percentage of posts with bad and good dog Instagram hashtags

Country	Outcome	% of posts with naughty hashtags	% of posts with well-behaved hashtags
South Africa	Naughty	0.87847222222222	0.12152777777778
Slovakia	Naughty	0.85416666666667	0.14583333333333
Singapore	Naughty	0.85106382978723	0.14893617021277
Australia	Naughty	0.80547380812242	0.19452619187758
United Kingdom	Naughty	0.80541219137955	0.19458780862045
Malaysia	Naughty	0.78125	0.21875
India	Naughty	0.73893805309735	0.26106194690265
Romania	Naughty	0.72727272727273	0.27272727272727
Israel	Naughty	0.71428571428571	0.28571428571429
United Arab Emirates	Naughty	0.62337662337662	0.37662337662338
Argentina	Naughty	0.62068965517241	0.37931034482759
Czechia	Naughty	0.58088235294118	0.41911764705882
Belgium	Naughty	0.57425742574257	0.42574257425743
Chile	Naughty	0.56521739130435	0.43478260869565
Netherlands	Naughty	0.52291105121294	0.47708894878706
Denmark	Neutral	0.5	0.5
Estonia	Neutral	0.5	0.5
Taiwan	Well-behaved	0.48387096774194	0.51612903225806
Ireland	Well-behaved	0.46859903381643	0.53140096618357
Austria	Well-behaved	0.46296296296296	0.53703703703704
Portugal	Well-behaved	0.42857142857143	0.57142857142857
Mexico	Well-behaved	0.42105263157895	0.57894736842105
Canada	Well-behaved	0.42022393282015	0.57977606717985
Italy	Well-behaved	0.41194968553459	0.58805031446541
Colombia	Well-behaved	0.40625	0.59375
Brazil	Well-behaved	0.39583333333333	0.60416666666667
Germany	Well-behaved	0.38251986379115	0.61748013620885
Thailand	Well-behaved	0.375	0.625
Sweden	Well-behaved	0.37209302325581	0.62790697674419
Indonesia	Well-behaved	0.35897435897436	0.64102564102564
New Zealand	Well-behaved	0.35602094240838	0.64397905759162
Hungary	Well-behaved	0.35051546391753	0.64948453608247
Philippines	Well-behaved	0.34920634920635	0.65079365079365
Spain	Well-behaved	0.33739837398374	0.66260162601626
Croatia	Well-behaved	0.33333333333333	0.66666666666667
United States	Well-behaved	0.3142607556235	0.6857392443765
Slovenia	Well-behaved	0.3125	0.6875
Norway	Well-behaved	0.30147058823529	0.69852941176471
Ecuador	Well-behaved	0.28571428571429	0.71428571428571
Serbia	Well-behaved	0.27777777777778	0.72222222222222
Bulgaria	Well-behaved	0.26666666666667	0.73333333333333
France	Well-behaved	0.26160337552743	0.73839662447257
Turkey	Well-behaved	0.23529411764706	0.76470588235294
South Korea	Well-behaved	0.22222222222222	0.77777777777778
Japan	Well-behaved	0.20338983050847	0.79661016949153
Finland	Well-behaved	0.18781725888325	0.81218274111675
Switzerland	Well-behaved	0.17045454545455	0.82954545454545
Poland	Well-behaved	0.16346153846154	0.83653846153846
Greece	Well-behaved	0.10869565217391	0.89130434782609
Belarus	Well-behaved	0.08695652173913	0.91304347826087
Russia	Well-behaved	0.059233449477352	0.94076655052265
Ukraine	Well-behaved	0.032786885245902	0.9672131147541

Cities by percentage of posts with bad and good dog Instagram hashtags

City	Region	Country	Outcome	% of posts with naughty hashtags	% of posts with well-behaved hashtags
Moscow	Moscow	Russia	Well-behaved	0.015873015873016	0.98412698412698
Tokyo	Tokyo	Japan	Well-behaved	0.032258064516129	0.96774193548387
Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	Russia	Well-behaved	0.039473684210526	0.96052631578947
Bend	Oregon	United States	Well-behaved	0.04	0.96
Buffalo	New York	United States	Well-behaved	0.063380281690141	0.93661971830986
Wrocław	Lower Silesian Voivodeship	Poland	Well-behaved	0.074074074074074	0.92592592592593
Washington	District of Columbia	United States	Well-behaved	0.075782537067545	0.92421746293245
Baltimore	Maryland	United States	Well-behaved	0.082706766917293	0.91729323308271
Arlington	Virginia	United States	Well-behaved	0.088888888888889	0.91111111111111
Kyiv	Kyiv City	Ukraine	Well-behaved	0.090909090909091	0.90909090909091
Tucson	Arizona	United States	Well-behaved	0.10810810810811	0.89189189189189
Paris	Île-de-France	France	Well-behaved	0.11320754716981	0.88679245283019
St. Petersburg	Florida	United States	Well-behaved	0.11940298507463	0.88059701492537
San Antonio	Texas	United States	Well-behaved	0.1340206185567	0.8659793814433
Jacksonville	Florida	United States	Well-behaved	0.14285714285714	0.85714285714286
Berlin	Berlin	Germany	Well-behaved	0.14634146341463	0.85365853658537
Warsaw	Masovian Voivodeship	Poland	Well-behaved	0.16279069767442	0.83720930232558
Indianapolis	Indiana	United States	Well-behaved	0.16901408450704	0.83098591549296
Tampa	Florida	United States	Well-behaved	0.17647058823529	0.82352941176471
Virginia Beach	Virginia	United States	Well-behaved	0.18181818181818	0.81818181818182
Mississauga	Ontario	Canada	Well-behaved	0.19480519480519	0.80519480519481
Guelph	Ontario	Canada	Well-behaved	0.2	0.8
Munich	Bavaria	Germany	Well-behaved	0.20689655172414	0.79310344827586
Montreal	Quebec	Canada	Well-behaved	0.22077922077922	0.77922077922078
Seattle	Washington	United States	Well-behaved	0.22485207100592	0.77514792899408
Seoul	Seoul	South Korea	Well-behaved	0.22727272727273	0.77272727272727
Phoenix	Arizona	United States	Well-behaved	0.22794117647059	0.77205882352941
San Diego	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.25595238095238	0.74404761904762
Colorado Springs	Colorado	United States	Well-behaved	0.26190476190476	0.73809523809524
Louisville	Kentucky	United States	Well-behaved	0.27272727272727	0.72727272727273
Sacramento	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.2741935483871	0.7258064516129
Orlando	Florida	United States	Well-behaved	0.27941176470588	0.72058823529412
Kansas City	Missouri	United States	Well-behaved	0.28571428571429	0.71428571428571
Windsor	Ontario	Canada	Well-behaved	0.29411764705882	0.70588235294118
Oakland	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.2972972972973	0.7027027027027
Auckland	Auckland	New Zealand	Well-behaved	0.29936305732484	0.70063694267516
San Jose	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.3030303030303	0.6969696969697
Richmond	Virginia	United States	Well-behaved	0.30434782608696	0.69565217391304
Columbus	Ohio	United States	Well-behaved	0.31034482758621	0.68965517241379
Las Vegas	Nevada	United States	Well-behaved	0.3109243697479	0.6890756302521
London	Ontario	Canada	Well-behaved	0.32	0.68
Boulder	Colorado	United States	Well-behaved	0.33333333333333	0.66666666666667
Edmonton	Alberta	Canada	Well-behaved	0.34020618556701	0.65979381443299
Calgary	Alberta	Canada	Well-behaved	0.34146341463415	0.65853658536585
Cape Town	Western Cape	South Africa	Well-behaved	0.34285714285714	0.65714285714286
San Francisco	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.34659090909091	0.65340909090909
Gdańsk	Pomeranian Voivodeship	Poland	Well-behaved	0.35294117647059	0.64705882352941
Long Beach	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.35483870967742	0.64516129032258
New York	New York	United States	Well-behaved	0.35724533715925	0.64275466284075
Alexandria	Virginia	United States	Well-behaved	0.359375	0.640625
Chicago	Illinois	United States	Well-behaved	0.36092715231788	0.63907284768212
Los Angeles	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.37755102040816	0.62244897959184
Dallas	Texas	United States	Well-behaved	0.38356164383562	0.61643835616438
Austin	Texas	United States	Well-behaved	0.38775510204082	0.61224489795918
Scottsdale	Arizona	United States	Well-behaved	0.39285714285714	0.60714285714286
Portland	Oregon	United States	Well-behaved	0.39316239316239	0.60683760683761
Toronto	Ontario	Canada	Well-behaved	0.39530332681018	0.60469667318982
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	United States	Well-behaved	0.4	0.6
Denver	Colorado	United States	Well-behaved	0.4041095890411	0.5958904109589
Boston	Massachusetts	United States	Well-behaved	0.40650406504065	0.59349593495935
Norwich	East of England	United Kingdom	Well-behaved	0.40909090909091	0.59090909090909
Dublin	County Dublin	Ireland	Well-behaved	0.41044776119403	0.58955223880597
Atlanta	Georgia	United States	Well-behaved	0.41216216216216	0.58783783783784
St. Louis	Missouri	United States	Well-behaved	0.41666666666667	0.58333333333333
Frankfurt	Hesse	Germany	Well-behaved	0.42857142857143	0.57142857142857
Budapest	Hungary	Hungary	Well-behaved	0.43333333333333	0.56666666666667
Charleston	South Carolina	United States	Well-behaved	0.44444444444444	0.55555555555556
Fort Worth	Texas	United States	Well-behaved	0.45454545454545	0.54545454545455
Kamloops	British Columbia	Canada	Well-behaved	0.46153846153846	0.53846153846154
Jakarta	Jakarta	Indonesia	Well-behaved	0.46666666666667	0.53333333333333
Oslo	Oslo	Norway	Well-behaved	0.47058823529412	0.52941176470588
Halifax	Nova Scotia	Canada	Well-behaved	0.47368421052632	0.52631578947368
Fresno	California	United States	Well-behaved	0.48148148148148	0.51851851851852
Brisbane	Queensland	Australia	Well-behaved	0.48372093023256	0.51627906976744
Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	Well-behaved	0.49152542372881	0.50847457627119
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	United States	Well-behaved	0.49593495934959	0.50406504065041
Kraków	Lesser Poland Voivodeship	Poland	Neutral	0.5	0.5
Huntington Beach	California	United States	Neutral	0.5	0.5
Barcelona	Catalonia	Spain	Naughty	0.51351351351351	0.48648648648649
Minneapolis	Minnesota	United States	Naughty	0.51515151515152	0.48484848484848
Wellington	Wellington	New Zealand	Naughty	0.51612903225806	0.48387096774194
Nashville	Tennessee	United States	Naughty	0.51807228915663	0.48192771084337
Burnaby	British Columbia	Canada	Naughty	0.53333333333333	0.46666666666667
Rome	Lazio	Italy	Naughty	0.54166666666667	0.45833333333333
Stockholm	Stockholm County	Sweden	Naughty	0.54545454545455	0.45454545454545
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	United States	Naughty	0.55102040816327	0.44897959183673
Kelowna	British Columbia	Canada	Naughty	0.55263157894737	0.44736842105263
Houston	Texas	United States	Naughty	0.55952380952381	0.44047619047619
New Orleans	Louisiana	United States	Naughty	0.56896551724138	0.43103448275862
Cincinnati	Ohio	United States	Naughty	0.57142857142857	0.42857142857143
Charlotte	North Carolina	United States	Naughty	0.57377049180328	0.42622950819672
Madison	Wisconsin	United States	Naughty	0.57692307692308	0.42307692307692
Delhi	Delhi	India	Naughty	0.58426966292135	0.41573033707865
Southend-on-Sea	East of England	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.58620689655172	0.41379310344828
Winnipeg	Manitoba	Canada	Naughty	0.58620689655172	0.41379310344828
Honolulu	Hawaii	United States	Naughty	0.59259259259259	0.40740740740741
Miami	Florida	United States	Naughty	0.59574468085106	0.40425531914894
North Vancouver	British Columbia	Canada	Naughty	0.61111111111111	0.38888888888889
Victoria	British Columbia	Canada	Naughty	0.61111111111111	0.38888888888889
Bristol	South West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.61585365853659	0.38414634146341
Hamilton	Ontario	Canada	Naughty	0.63636363636364	0.36363636363636
Oakville	Ontario	Canada	Naughty	0.65	0.35
Perth	Western Australia	Australia	Naughty	0.656	0.344
Prague	Prague	Czechia	Naughty	0.66129032258065	0.33870967741935
Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	Naughty	0.66129032258065	0.33870967741935
Ottawa	Ontario	Canada	Naughty	0.67123287671233	0.32876712328767
Raleigh	North Carolina	United States	Naughty	0.67391304347826	0.32608695652174
Gold Coast	Queensland	Australia	Naughty	0.69072164948454	0.30927835051546
Edinburgh	Scotland	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.69298245614035	0.30701754385965
Amsterdam	North Holland	Netherlands	Naughty	0.7	0.3
Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	Canada	Naughty	0.7	0.3
Surrey	British Columbia	Canada	Naughty	0.73076923076923	0.26923076923077
Brighton	South East	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.73076923076923	0.26923076923077
Bournemouth	South West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.73684210526316	0.26315789473684
Sydney	New South Wales	Australia	Naughty	0.7463556851312	0.2536443148688
Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.75	0.25
Cleveland	Ohio	United States	Naughty	0.75	0.25
London	London	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.75436147941382	0.24563852058618
Cardiff	Wales	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.75862068965517	0.24137931034483
Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.77272727272727	0.22727272727273
Mexico City	Mexico City	Mexico	Naughty	0.77777777777778	0.22222222222222
Kitchener	Ontario	Canada	Naughty	0.77777777777778	0.22222222222222
Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.77777777777778	0.22222222222222
Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.78217821782178	0.21782178217822
Belfast	Northern Ireland	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.78947368421053	0.21052631578947
Poole	South West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.78947368421053	0.21052631578947
Birmingham	West Midlands	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.79411764705882	0.20588235294118
Adelaide	South Australia	Australia	Naughty	0.80392156862745	0.19607843137255
Oxford	South East	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.80769230769231	0.19230769230769
Mumbai	Maharashtra	India	Naughty	0.84375	0.15625
Glasgow	Scotland	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.84615384615385	0.15384615384615
Singapore	Singapore	Singapore	Naughty	0.85714285714286	0.14285714285714
Pontefract	Yorkshire and the Humber	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.85714285714286	0.14285714285714
Liverpool	North West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.86111111111111	0.13888888888889
Manchester	North West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.86190476190476	0.13809523809524
York	Yorkshire and the Humber	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.88	0.12
Bath	South West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.88235294117647	0.11764705882353
Hamburg	Hamburg	Germany	Naughty	0.88709677419355	0.11290322580645
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Naughty	0.89261744966443	0.10738255033557
Derby	East Midlands	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.89473684210526	0.10526315789474
Plymouth	South West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.9	0.1
Melbourne	Victoria	Australia	Naughty	0.91582229150429	0.084177708495713
Bengaluru	Karnataka	India	Naughty	0.92307692307692	0.076923076923077
Leicester	East Midlands	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.9375	0.0625
Preston	North West	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.9375	0.0625
Nottingham	East Midlands	United Kingdom	Naughty	0.97256097560976	0.027439024390244
Canberra	Australian Capital Territory	Australia	Naughty	0.99736147757256	0.0026385224274406

The U.S. states with bad and good dog Instagram hashtags

With an estimated 89.7 million dogs, according to the American Pet Products Association, it’s safe to say that America is a country of dog-lovers. But which U.S. states are home to the naughtiest dogs? The ration of bad-dog hashtags on Instagram across each state reveals that Kansas is the home of mischievous mutts.

U.S. states by percentage of posts with bad and good dog Instagram hashtags

State	Outcome	% of posts with naughty hashtags	% of posts with well-behaved hashtags
Kansas	Naughty	0.56521739130435	0.43478260869565
North Carolina	Naughty	0.53963414634146	0.46036585365854
South Dakota	Neutral	0.5	0.5
West Virginia	Neutral	0.5	0.5
Arkansas	Well-behaved	0.48571428571429	0.51428571428571
Louisiana	Well-behaved	0.47272727272727	0.52727272727273
Alabama	Well-behaved	0.45679012345679	0.54320987654321
Hawaii	Well-behaved	0.45	0.55
Pennsylvania	Well-behaved	0.44021739130435	0.55978260869565
Georgia	Well-behaved	0.43877551020408	0.56122448979592
Nebraska	Well-behaved	0.42307692307692	0.57692307692308
New Jersey	Well-behaved	0.41891891891892	0.58108108108108
Ohio	Well-behaved	0.40860215053763	0.59139784946237
Tennessee	Well-behaved	0.40555555555556	0.59444444444444
Missouri	Well-behaved	0.39393939393939	0.60606060606061
Minnesota	Well-behaved	0.39156626506024	0.60843373493976
Connecticut	Well-behaved	0.3717277486911	0.6282722513089
Michigan	Well-behaved	0.36036036036036	0.63963963963964
South Carolina	Well-behaved	0.36021505376344	0.63978494623656
Mississippi	Well-behaved	0.35714285714286	0.64285714285714
Texas	Well-behaved	0.35684647302905	0.64315352697095
Wisconsin	Well-behaved	0.3546511627907	0.6453488372093
North Dakota	Well-behaved	0.35294117647059	0.64705882352941
Colorado	Well-behaved	0.34352941176471	0.65647058823529
Illinois	Well-behaved	0.32964601769912	0.67035398230088
California	Well-behaved	0.3214709371293	0.6785290628707
New Hampshire	Well-behaved	0.32	0.68
Massachusetts	Well-behaved	0.31989924433249	0.68010075566751
New York	Well-behaved	0.31938125568699	0.68061874431301
Nevada	Well-behaved	0.31547619047619	0.68452380952381
New Mexico	Well-behaved	0.30769230769231	0.69230769230769
Delaware	Well-behaved	0.30434782608696	0.69565217391304
Arizona	Well-behaved	0.3027989821883	0.6972010178117
Alaska	Well-behaved	0.30188679245283	0.69811320754717
Kentucky	Well-behaved	0.29885057471264	0.70114942528736
Utah	Well-behaved	0.29885057471264	0.70114942528736
Virginia	Well-behaved	0.28650137741047	0.71349862258953
Idaho	Well-behaved	0.27450980392157	0.72549019607843
Iowa	Well-behaved	0.25806451612903	0.74193548387097
Oregon	Well-behaved	0.256	0.744
Vermont	Well-behaved	0.25	0.75
Wyoming	Well-behaved	0.25	0.75
Rhode Island	Well-behaved	0.23809523809524	0.76190476190476
Washington	Well-behaved	0.22614840989399	0.77385159010601
Oklahoma	Well-behaved	0.22522522522523	0.77477477477477
Florida	Well-behaved	0.21720881427072	0.78279118572928
Montana	Well-behaved	0.2089552238806	0.7910447761194
Indiana	Well-behaved	0.19277108433735	0.80722891566265
Maine	Well-behaved	0.18823529411765	0.81176470588235
Maryland	Well-behaved	0.17549668874172	0.82450331125828
District of Columbia	Well-behaved	0.075782537067545	0.92421746293245

Key Findings

• The best-behaved dog breed on Instagram is the Korean Jindo Dog, with 75.86 percent positive behavior tags.
• Instagram’s naughtiest dog breed is the Japanese Spitz, with 86.67 percent of Spitz behavior posts describing bad behavior.
• South Africa is a country to the naughtiest dogs – 87.85 percent of dog behavior Instagram posts are negative.
• Ukraine is the home of good boys, with a 96.72 percent good behavior record.
• Moscow (Russia) is the city with the best boys (98.41 percent positive).
• Canberra (Australia) is the city with the naughtiest dogs (99.74 percent negative)