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Friday, January 27, 2006

Temperament testing of puppies

Choose a dog you can handle when he is fully grown.
Temperament testing.
Too assertive, too aloof or too shy to make good pets.

History. A puppy who had not enough time with its mother (min 3 weeks) and its littermates (5-6 weeks) may never behave like a normal dog.

THE PUPPY EVALUATION TEST
1. Does the puppy react well to a new environoment? Yes
2. Will the puppy come when you call him? YEs
3. Does the puppy accept affection? Yes
4. Will the puppy follow you? Yes
5. Can you8 teach the puuppy to sit? Yes
6. Is the puppy's activity level right for me? Yes
7. Is this puppy's level of dominance (aggression) appropriate for my family? Yes.
Desired answer is yes for 7 qeustions.

Not accept you as alpha as he is the top dog. When you teel him what to do, he barks back. Bites you hard.


WALK HIM ON A LEASH 2 WEEKS AFTER 3RD VACC, but can carry him out and about, visit a friend, round the block, so he does not become shy.
Aggressiveness: low (never nips or mouths, avoids eye contact, gentle when handle him),
medium (mouths gently, does not bite, does not stare),
high (nips, mouths, bites, runs you down, barks back, tries to take control, gets under foot)

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