PUPPY APTITUDE TEST puppy (color, sex) ________________ litter ______________________ date ____________ TEST PURPOSE SCORE 1 SOCIAL ATTRACTION: Place puppy in test area. From a -Came readily, tail up, jumped, bit at 1 few hands. feet away the tester coaxes the pup Degree of social -Came readily, tail up, pawed, licked 2 to her/him by clapping hands attraction, at hands. gently confidence -Came readily, tail up. 3 and kneeling down. Tester must or dependence. -Came readily, tail down 4 coax in -Came hesitantly, tail down. 5 a direction away from the point -Didn’t at all. 6 come where it entered the testing area. -Followed readily, tail up, got 1 underfoot FOLLOWING: bit at feet. Degree of following 2 Stand up and walk away from the -Followed readily, tail up, got attraction. Not pup in a normal manner. Make underfoot. following indicates 3 sure -Followed readily, tail up independence. 4 the pup sees you walk away. -Followed readily, tail down. 5 -Followed hesitantly, tail down. 6 -No follow or went away. Degree of dominant -Struggled fiercely, flailed, bit. or 1 -Struggled fiercely, flailed. submissive 2 RESTRAINT: -Settled, struggled, settled with some Crouch down and gently roll the tendency. 3 eye contact. pup How it accepts -Struggled then settled. on his back and hold it with one stress 4 -No struggle. hand for a full 30 seconds. when socially/ 5 -No struggle, straining to avoid eye physically 6 contact. dominated. Degree of 1 SOCIAL DOMINANCE: acceptance -Jumped, pawed, bit, growled. Let pup standup and gently stroke of social dominance. -Jumped, pawded. 2 him from the head to back while Pup may try to -Cuddles up to testor and tries to lick 3 you crouch beside him. dominate by face. Continue stroking until a jumping -Squirmed, licked at hands. 4 recognizable behavior is and nipping or is -Rolled over, licked at hands. 5 established. independent and -Went away and stayed away. 6 walks
PUPPY APTITUDE TEST puppy (color, sex) ________________ litter ______________________ date ____________ TEST PURPOSE SCORE 1 SOCIAL ATTRACTION: Place puppy in test area. From a few feet away the tester coaxes the pup to her/him by clapping hands gently and kneeling down. Tester must coax in a direction away from the point where it entered the testing area. Degree of social attraction, confidence or dependence. -Came readily, tail up, jumped, bit at hands. -Came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands. -Came readily, tail up. -Came readily, tail down -Came hesitantly, tail down. -Didn’t come at all. 1 2 3 4 5 6 FOLLOWING: Stand up and walk away from the pup in a normal manner. Make sure the pup sees you walk away. Degree of following attraction. Not following indicates independence. -Followed readily, tail up, got underfoot bit at feet. -Followed readily, tail up, got underfoot. -Followed readily, tail up -Followed readily, tail down. -Followed hesitantly, tail down. -No follow or went away. 1 2 3 4 5 6 RESTRAINT: Crouch down and gently roll the pup on his back and hold it with one hand for a full 30 seconds. Degree of dominant or submissive tendency. How it accepts stress when socially/ physically dominated. -Struggled fiercely, flailed, bit. -Struggled fiercely, flailed. -Settled, struggled, settled with some eye contact. -Struggled then settled. -No struggle. -No struggle, straining to avoid eye contact. 1 2 3 4 5 6 SOCIAL DOMINANCE: Let pup standup and gently stroke him from the head to back while you crouch beside him. Continue stroking until a recognizable behavior is established. Degree of acceptance of social dominance. Pup may try to dominate by jumping and nipping or is independent and walks -Jumped, pawed, bit, growled. -Jumped, pawded. -Cuddles up to testor and tries to lick face. -Squirmed, licked at hands. -Rolled over, licked at hands. -Went away and stayed away. 1 2 3 4 5 6
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