OK. I agree with this. Yes, a dog can be INFLUENCED by the owner's traits. But how that materializes in the dog is dependent upon the individual dog. It's not a simple "nervous owner = nervous dog". It's not that a dog inherits the owner's personality or traits - it's that an individual dog will react to an individual owner's behavior/attitude.
But that reaction will be different dependent upon the individual dog's personality. And on the efforts of the owner to socialize and appropriately handle the dog.
A dog owner who fails to provide socialization, training, and security to a puppy will create a problem dog. But how that problem develops has less to do with the owner's personality and more to do with the dog's personality. An overbearing strong willed puppy is more likely to become aggressive than a timid eager to please puppy - regardless of whether the owner is timid or overbearing.
