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Volhard Puppy Temperment Testing Areas

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social attraction, reaction to restraint, social dominance, elevation dominance

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Volhard Social Attraction Testing

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sit down near puppy and clap gently. Dominant dogs come readily and jump or nip. Independent dogs will not respond at all.
Degree of Following Attraction: stand up and walk away from the dog. Independent dogs will not follow, and dominant dogs will attack your feet

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Volhard Reaction to Restraint Testing

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Gently roll the dog on its back for 30 seconds. Dominant dogs bits and struggles, and well-balanced dogs will struggle a bit and then settle down. Be wary of dogs who freeze and avoid eye contact, as they are severely stressed

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Volhard Social Dominance Testing

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Stroke the dog from head to back while crouched beside and continue until the dog responds. A dog who walks away is signaling a lack of interest or independence. Well-balanced dogs will lick, jump up, and cuddle. An overly-submissive dog will roll over

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Volhard Elevation Dominance Testing

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Lift the dog off the ground for 30 seconds to test the dog’s willingness to accept your dominance.

6
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Volhard Puppy Testing Scoring

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numerical rating from 1-6
1 - most dominant responses
6 - most submissive responses
Ideal pets range around 4

7
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A dog is very quick to greet you in a friendly manner. While you’re in the client’s home, the dog follows you and your client everywhere you go. When the client
puts the dog outside, she whines and scratches at the door until she’s let back in. This dog is probably high in

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Pack Drive

8
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Mr. Smith tells you Spot is extremely protective of him. When they go out for a walk, Spot lunges and growls at everyone he sees on the walk. Spot is most
likely displaying

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Defense Drive

9
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The temperament of a dog refers to

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a combination of innate characteristics and environmental influences

10
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Socialization

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Exposing a dog to a variety of different situations

11
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A dog rolls over onto his back and releases a small amount of urine. What is the most likely reason for this?

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Submissive Temperament

12
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During your evaluation, the washing machine changes cycles and Bonkers goes into a barking frenzy. Then the telephone rings, and Bonkers again gets agitated and barks frantically. Bonkers probably has a

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Low Stimulation Threshold

13
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The goal of a dog in defense drive is to

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Drive the perceived threat back

14
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The term drive refers to

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Innate internal mechanism that results in a certain behavior

15
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You’re observing a dog obedience trainer administer a test with a puppy. The trainer tosses an object away from the puppy and then observes whether the puppy chases it and brings it back? The purpose of this particular test is to

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discover if the puppy is naturally eager to engage with a human.

16
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While testing a young puppy, an examiner kneels down and claps her hands gently. What is she testing the puppy for?

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Social Atraction

17
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What organization offers the Canine Good Citizen Test?

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American Kennel Club

18
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The ATTS is unique as a temperament test because the

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examiner may consider breed differences in evaluating a dog’s performance.

19
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Some puppies and dogs will freeze in place when under stress. What is this action called?

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Avoidance Behavior

20
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Sound sensitivity, a fearful reaction to loud noise, tends to correlate with

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Lack of Nerve Strength

21
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The minimum age set by the ATTS for testing a dog is

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18 months

22
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In selecting a pet puppy, the Volhards recommend choosing the

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pup in the midrange between dominant and submissive

23
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Volhard Puppy Aptitude Testing: Sight Sensitivity

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Place the dog in the center of the room. Tie a string around the corner of a towel and jerk it across the floor

24
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ATTS Temperament Testing Areas

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Behavior Toward Strangers
Reaction to Auditory Stimuli
Reaction to Visual Stimuli
Reaction to Tactile Stimuli
Self-Protective/Aggresive Behavior
25
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ATTS: Behavior Toward Strangers

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A dog is tested on its reaction to a neutral stranger in neutral territory, who completely ignores the dog and only engages with the handler.
Friendly Stranger: a dog is tested on their reaction to a neutral stranger that engages with the dog

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ATTS: Reaction to Auditory Stimuli

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A dog is confronted with sudden loud noises

27
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ATTS: Reaction to Visual Stimuli

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A dog is confronted by a sudden visual change, such as an umbrella popped open near the dog

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ATTS: Reaction to Tactile Stimuli

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A dog is tested over strange footing, such as plastic strip

29
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ATTS: Self-protective/aggressive Behavior

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A dog is tested by observing a strangely dressed person

30
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Canine Good Citizen Test

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Accepting a friendly stranger
Sitting politely for petting
Appearance and grooming
Walking nicely on a loose leash
Walking through a crowd
Sitting, lying down, and staying on command
Coming when called
Accepting the presence of another dog with no signs of aggression or avoidance
Responding properly to distraction
Responding properly to supervised separation