RE: [pyrnet] CHAT: Puppy Personality Test

["Viney, Bethany" <Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com>]

Elaine;

I have performed the Puppy Personality Tests many times on litters of
Alaskan Malamutes.  Although not totally scientific, I do believe it
reflects certain personality traits which are helpful in the ultimate
placement of puppies, as well as their ability to perform in the show ring,
or in the case of the Malamutes, their viability as a sled dog and as to
what position on the team would suit them the best.  I do believe that some
traits uncovered during the test do carry through to their adult life, and
the tests are best administered by someone who has never been around the
litter previously.

My very last puppy test occurred in 1995, and I made a horrible mistake.
The home which I went to test the puppies was not well lit, but I knew the
breeder very well.  She had instructed me to enter the back porch upon
arrival which I did.  When I entered, the Alaskan Malamute mother of the
litter met me at the door; I bent down and extended my hand for her to
sniff, and apparently since she did not know me, felt I was a threat to her
pups and tore directly into my face. This, was not pretty...so after a trip
to the ER, a tetanus shot, and many weeks of open bites on my nose and a
torn upper lip, it finally healed.  That was a mistake I made, I regret it,
and have definitely learned from it.  That was my very last puppy test!

Good luck; they are very fun to do; especially with a large active litter!

Beth, Czar and Raisa in Rural Wisconsin

-----Original Message-----
From: Elaine Ferreira [mailto:ferreirae@earthlink.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 6:08 PM
To: Pyrnet-L; Great Pyrenees Discussion List
Subject: [pyrnet] CHAT: Puppy Personality Test


Does anyone have an opinion about puppy personality tests?

A friend of mine has a litter of pups and she would like to have them
tested. I found a number of tests on the web and they all seeem pretty
similar. The specific one that I see most often is a "Puppy Aptitude Test"
developed by Wendy Volhard. The pups will be 7 weeks old on Friday and we
were thinking of giving this test a try and see how the pups react.

Has anyone on the list tried these tests?

If you tested a dog as a pup, did you find that the results lasted into
maturity?

Thanks for any info,
Elaine and Pico



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