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Puppy Aptitude Test
This is a reflection of the Volhard's most recent version of their puppy temperament test. You can find out more...
SAFER™ (Safety Assessment for Evaluating Rehoming) – ASPCA
In 2007, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA®) acquired SAFER™ (Safety Assessment for Evaluating Rehoming).The...
A Systematic Review of the Reliability and Validity of Behavioural Tests Used to Assess Behavioural Characteristics Important in Working Dogs, Karen Brady, Nina Cracknell, Helen Zulch, Daniel Simon Mills – 2018
Background: Working dogs are selected based on predictions from tests that they will be able to perform specific tasks in...
Behavioural testing in dogs: A review of methodology in search for standardisation, Claire Diederich, Jean-Marie Giffroy – 2004
AbstractAs a consequence of their living close to humans as pets, for working purposes or as laboratory animals, dogs give...
Which personality dimensions do puppy tests measure? A systematic procedure for categorizing behavioral assays, Monica E. McGarrity, David L. Sinn, Samuel D. Gosling – 2014
ABSTRACTWith the recent increase in interest in personality in dogs, behavioral assays of their behavior have proliferated. There has been...
The Utility of Model Dogs for Assessing Conspecific Aggression in Fighting Dogs: Pamela J.Reid, Victoria A.Cussen, Kristen Collins, L. Randall Lockwood 2022
Highlights The behavior of fight-bred dogs to a life-sized plush model, and same- and opposite-sex conspecifics was assessed for within-individual...
The Large Flock Herding Dog – Puppy Selection & Foundation Building by Ellen Nickelsberg
Puppy Selection & Foundation Building Much has already been written about the herding origins of the German shepherd dog. The...
Aggressive Behavior in Adopted Dogs (Canis Familiaris) that Passed a Temperament Test
E. Christensen, J. Scarlett, M. Campagna, K. Houpt The study evaluates the incidence of aggressive behaviors in dogs that passed...