The puppies will be personality tested December 4th with an unfamiliar person and unfamiliar environment. It's rather disorienting for such as young puppy, the only thing they can do is have a natural response. An undisclosed place is given to the reservation list person's only. Please immediate family only, please no young children, bring a chair and notepad for notes. Jill will be doing the testing, we will support her make sure each puppy gets its best testing.
Sire Everad's scoring when he was 49 days old, it's fun for us to see how much he is like what they said he would be like. Most puppies test well and have a good time, but there are those that do not like being tested ... Everad loved it!
Everad always looks through those deep brown eyes lovingly, he's such an awesome guy. Only time he only thinks of himself is when he has a favorite toy, then it's my toy, not yours. Otherwise, he gives lovings as much as he wants to be loved. I can't say enough how much he fills both of our hearts with love. He's the most gregarious, loving male dog I've ever lived with. He's a pleasure always.
Social Attraction Everad's Score 3
instructions: place the puppy in testing area about four feet from the tester, tester kneels, leans backwards and coaxes the pup to them by clapping hands gently.
purpose: degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence. Pack drive.
scoring: (1) came readily, tail up, jumped bit at hands, (2) came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands, (3) Came readily, tail up, (4) came readily tail down, (5) came hesitantly, tail down.
Following Everad's Score 3
instructions: the tester stands up and slowly walks away encouraging the puppy to follow. Make sure puppy sees you walk away. Coax puppy to follow by talking to it and attracting its attention
purpose: Willingness to follow a person. Pack Drive
(1) followed readily, tail up, got underfoot, bit at feet, (2) follwed readily, tail up, and got underfoot, (3) followed readility, tail up, (4) followed hesitantly, tail down, (5) followed hesitantly, tail down, (6) did not follow or went away.
Restraint Everad's Score 3
instructions: tester crouches down and gently rolls the puppy onto its back and holds down with light pressure with one hand for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of dominance or submissive tendency and ease of handling in difficult situations.
Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, flailed, bit, (2) struggled fiercely, flailed, (3) settled, struggled and finally settled with some eye contact, (4) struggled then settled, (5) no struggle, no eye contact, (6) no struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
Social Dominance Everad's Score 3-2
instructions: puppy sits or stands on crouching tester's left side as tester gently strokes puppy from head to back, continue stroking until a recognizable behavior is established.
purpose: Degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person. Pack Drive.
(1) jumped, pawed, bit growled, (2) jumped, pawed, (3) cuddled up to tester and tried to lick face, (4) squirmed, licked at hands, (5) rolled over, licked at hands, (6) went away and stayed away.
Elevation Dominance Everad's Score 4
instructions: the tester cradles the pup under its chest with both hands fingers interlaced, palms up and gently lifts puppy two feet off of the ground, holding it there for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of accepting dominance while in position of no control. Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, tried to bite, (2) struggled fiercely, (3) struggled, settled, struggled and settled, (4) no struggle, relaxed, (5) no struggle, body stiff, (6) no struggle, froze.
Retreiving Everad's Score 4
instructions: tester crouches besieds the pup and attracts its attention with a crumpled up piece of paper. Then the pup shows some interest, the tester toesses the paper (no more than four feet) in front of the puppy, encouraging it to retreive the paper.
purpose: Degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with social attraction and following, a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training. Prey Drive
(1) chased object, picked it up and ran away, (2) chased object, stood over it, did not return, (3) chased object, picked it up and returned with it to tester, (4) Chased object and returned w/o it to tester, (5) started to chase object, lost interest, (6) did not chase object.
Touch Sensitivity Everad's Score 1
instructions: tester locates the webbing of one of the puppy's front paws and presses lightly between his index finger and thumb. Tester gradulally increases pressure while counting to 10 and stops the pressure when the puppy pulls away or shows discomfort. (do not pierce with fingernail).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.
before response: (1) 8-10 counts, (2) 6-7 counts, (3) 5-6 counts, (4) 2-4 counts, (5) 2-3 counts
Sound Sensitivity Everad's Score 4-3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area and an assistant stationed at the perimeter makes a sharp noise, such as banging a metal spoon on the bottom of a metal pan (loudly).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to sound (also a rudimentary tet for deafness). Prey Drive.
(1) listened, located sound, walked toward it, barking, (2) listened, located, barked, (3) listened, lcoated, showed curiosity and walked toward sound, (4) listened, located the sound, (5) cringed, backed off and hid, (6) ignored sound, showed no curiosity.
Sight Senstiviity Everad's Score 3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area. The tester ties a string around a bath towel and jerks it across the floor two feet away from puppy.
purpose: Degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels. Prey Drive
(1) looked, attacked and bit, (2) looked, barked with tail up, (3) looked curiously, attempted to investigate, (4) looked, barked, tail-tucked, (5) ran away, hid.
Stability Everad's Score 1
instructions. an umbrella is opened about five feet from the puppy and gently placed on the ground.
purpose Degree of startle response to a strange object, Fight and Flight Drive
(1) looked and ran to the umbrella, mouthting or biting it, (2) looked and walked to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously, (3) looked and went to investigate, (4) Sat and looked, but did not move toward the umbrella, (5) ran way from the umbrella, (6) showed no interest.
Structure (conformation) Everad's Score Good +
instructions: the puppy is gently set and held in a natural stance and evaluated for structure in the following categories:
* straight front
* straight rear
* shoulder lay back
* front angulation
* croup angulation
* rear angulation
purpose: Degree of structural soundness. Good structure is necessary.
(1) good, the puppy is correct in structure, (2) the puppy has a slight fault or deviation, (3) the puppy has an extreme fault or deviation.
(first published in the AKC Gazette, March 1979, an article by Melissa Bartlett)
Everad's personality is out of his skin in love with people. He is probably what you would call socially dominant. He's very good with other dogs, loves puppies, 100% without a doubt loves people and kids. Everad is fast as lightening, look forward getting him back to agility training to show him. He loves it. Everad is almost a UKC champion, only thing that holds him back is my show quality grooming. If it were solely up to him, he would be finished, he's a beautiful boy. Everad turns three November 24h.
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