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Mental
Description of dog - a canine character test performed by
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1a.
CONTACT |
Refuses contact -growling and/or snappish. |
Avoids contact - shy, withdraws. |
Accepts contact - totally unengaged, but no withdrawals. |
Makes
contact volontarily or when handler makes contact. |
Intensive contact behaviour towards test leader, might also jump and whine. |
1b.
CONTACT |
Doesn't follow despite repeated calls. |
Follows reluctantly. Strives towards handler, or struggles towards other direction. |
Follows the whole distance, neutral. |
Follows willingly. Shows engagement. |
Follows willingly. Shows intensive interest in test leader, jumps, whines. |
1c.
CONTACT |
Repudiating. Growling and/or snappish. |
Avoiding, withdraws, looks for handler's support. |
Accepts. Is neutral. |
Accepts, responds with contact behaviour. |
Accepts. Intensive contact behaviour towards test leader. |
2a. PLAY
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Doesn't play. |
Doesn't play, but shows interest. |
Plays - starts slowly but becomes active. |
Plays actively, starts quickly. |
Plays very actively, starts very quickly. |
2b. PLAY
1 |
No grabbing. |
No grabbing. Sniffs at object. |
Careful grasping or pinching object. |
Grabs directly with full mouth. |
Grabs directly, attacks object with tearing bites. |
2c. PLAY 1 |
Doesn't bite. |
Bites carefully, lets go, holds, doesn't resist. |
Bites - resists, lets go, bites again. |
Grabs directly with whole mouth resists until test leader lets go. |
Grabs directly with whole mouth, |
3a.
CHASE |
Doesn't start. |
Starts but interrupts. |
Starts or runs slowly |
Starts at
high speed, |
Starts directly at high speed. Runs passing prey. Might turn back. |
3b.
CHASE |
Ignores prey viz. |
Doesn't grab object; sniffs at it. |
Grasps
hesitatingly |
Grabs directly and then releases. |
Grabs directly. Keeps prey |
4 ACTIVITY |
Inattentive, uninterested, inactive. |
Attentive and calm - standing, sitting or lying. |
Attentive
and mainly calm. |
Attentive, but slightly anxious. Walks about as time goes by. |
Uneasy. Quickly changes activities. |
5a.
DISTANT PLAY.
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No engagement in figurant |
In control, but interruptions occur. |
Interested, follows the figurant without interruption. |
Interested, wants to take off. Occasionally tries to start. |
Very interested. Wants to take off. |
5b. DISTANT PLAY
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No barking or growling. |
Occasional barking and/or growling during first phase. |
Occasional barking and/or growlling during first and second phase. |
Shows threatening behaviours, barking and growling during first phase. |
Shows threatening behaviours, barking and growling during first and second phase. |
5c.
DISTANT PLAY
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Doesn't approach figurant without help. Uninterested. |
Approaches when figurant is talking and playing with the object. |
Approaches the hidden, but talking figurant |
Approaches figurant with a low profile and/or time delay. |
Directly approaches figurant without any help. |
5d.
DISTANT PLAY
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Shows no interest. |
Doesn't play but shows interest. |
Plays, grasps carefully, rleases, doesn't resist the pulling. |
Grabs directly. May let go and grab again. Doesn't resist the pulling.. |
Grabs directly with whole mouth. Resists, doesn't release. |
5e.
DISTANT PLAY
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Shows no interest. |
Becomes active, but interrupts. |
Active with figurant, when figurant is active. |
Active with figurant; interested also in passive figurant. |
Invites passive figurant to continue playing. |
6a.
SURPRISE |
Stops, short stop. |
Crouches and stops. |
Dodges without turning away gaze. |
Escapes max. 5 meters. |
Escapes more than 5 meters. |
6b.
SURPRISE |
Shows no threatening behaviours. |
Shows a few threatening behaviours. |
Shows several threatening behaviours during a long time. |
Shows several threatening behaviours, barkings and a few attack attempts. |
Shows threatening behaviours and attacks - might even end with bites. |
6c.
SURPRISE |
Approaches when handler puts the overall on the ground viz. doesn't approach. |
Approaches when handler squats while talking to the overall and calling the dog. |
Walks up to the overall when handler is standing beside. |
Walks up to the overall when handler has walked half the distance. |
Walks up to the overall unaided. |
6d.
SURPRISE |
No tempo change, nor escape attempt. |
Walks in a small arc or changes tempo or looks away at a few passages. |
Walks in an arc or changes tempo at the first passage. Weaker reaction at the second passage. |
Walks in an arc or changes tempo during at least two passages without decreased intensity between the occasions. |
Shows great fear or increased fear after all passages. |
6e.
SURPRISE |
Takes no interest in the overall. |
Stops and sniffs. Looks at the overall on one occasion. |
Stops and sniffs. Looks at the overall on at least two occasions. |
Bites in viz. playful towards the overall, interest decreases as time goes by. |
Stops and sniffs. Looks at the overall on two or more passages. |
7a.
NOISE SENSITIVITY
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Stops. Short stop. |
Croaches and stops. |
Dodges without turning away gaze. |
Escapes max 5 meters. |
Escapes more than 15 meters.. |
7b.
NOISE SENSITIVITY |
Doesn't approach. |
Approaches when handler squats and talks to the rattling noise and calling the dog. |
Approaches the rattling noise when handler is standing beside. |
Walks up to the rattling noise after handler has walked half the distance. |
Walks up to the rattling noise without help. |
7c. NOISE SENSITIVITY |
No change of tempo, nor dodging. |
Walks in a small arc or slightly changes tempo, or looks away on some of the passages. |
Walks in an arc or changes tempo on the first passage. Decreased reaction at the second passage. |
Walks in an arc or changes tempo at least on two passages without decreasing reaction between occasions. |
Shows great fear or increased fear after all passages. |
7d. NOISE SENSITIVITY |
No interest in the source of noise. |
Stops. Sniffs viz. looks at the source of noise on one occasion. |
Stops. Sniffs viz. looks towards the source of noise at least on two occasions. |
Bites viz. play behaviour towards the rattling noise. Interest decreases as time goes by. |
Bites viz. play behaviour with the rattlingnoise on two or more passages. |
8a.
GHOSTS |
Shows no threatening behaviours. |
Shows occasional threatening behaviours. |
Shows several threatening behaviours during long time. |
Shows several threatening behaviours and even some attack. |
Shows several threatening behaviours and several attacks. |
8b.
GHOSTS |
Occasional control, after that no interest viz. ignorance. |
Looks towards ghosts from time to time. |
In control viz. acting towards ghosts. Long interruptions. |
In control acting towards both ghosts. Shorter interruptions. |
In control viz. acting towards both ghosts during the whole phase. |
8c.
GHOSTS |
Stays mainly in front of or beside handler. |
Stays mainly in front of or beside handler. Some adjustment in distance. |
Stays mainly in front of or beside handler. Hesitation between quick escape or in control. |
Stays mainly behind handler. Several hesitations between quick escape or in control. |
Escapes longer than the length of the leash. Might seek support from audience or leave the scene. |
8d.
GHOSTS |
Approaches when handler has unmasked figurants. |
Approaches when handler talks to figurants viz. calling the dog. |
Approaches ghost when handler is beside. |
Walks up to ghost when handler has walked half the distance. |
Walks up to ghost unaided. |
8e.
GHOSTS |
Repudiates or avoids contact |
Accepts contact - is totally unengaged but no withdrawal. |
Responds when figurant is offering contact. |
Takes own
initiative to contact.
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Intensive contact behaviour towards figurant. Might jump and whine. |
9a. PLAY
2 |
Doesn't play. |
Plays but shows no interest. |
Plays - starts slowly but then becomes active. |
Plays actively, starts quickly. |
Active playing, quick start. |
9b. PLAY
2 |
No grabbing. |
Grabs directly, after sniffing object. |
Grasps carefully or pinches the object. |
Grabs directly with whole mouth. |
Grabs directly, attacks object with tearing bites. |
10. GUN SHOTS |
Shows no concern. Fast control and after that totally unconcerned. |
In control, but the dog's control disappears after the first shots. Interrupts activity, but then re-starts. |
Decreasing reactions on gun shots viz. turns his interest towards the gun-man - then returns to activity viz. passivity. |
Interrupts activity, locks attention towards the gun-man. Unable to return to play viz. is passive. |
Remaining anxiety after several shots. No more shots fired. |
The MH-test takes
normally about 45 minutes to execute.
Mental description tests are arranged in Sweden by breeding sections,
breed clubs and local clubs after application sent in to SBK
Svenska Brukshundsklubben
Postal adress:
SBK-förbundet, Box 2050, 123 27 FARSTA.
The 10 phases of the MH-test
Good chasing behaviour makes learning and training easier.
This phase measures the dog's curiosity and willingness to leave its handler and willingness by itself to invite a stranger to play.
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It is desirable that the dog should not be over-sensitive to noise.
At a distance of about 3 meters the ghosts turn their backs to the dog. Finally the handler is allowed to say the dog's name, talk to the ghosts and unmask them. It is desirable that the dog is willing to defend itself and its handler.
It is desirable that the dog can withstand sharp noises in today's noisy society. After this, dog in leash with handler passive, and then finally another 2 shots are fired at intervals of 10 seconds.
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