Temperament Test (TT) held by Grand River Kennel Club - no commands, corrections, or talking allowed by the handler

Test judges the dog's instinctual reactions and recovery time to a variety of normal and strange situations.

Behaviour Towards Strangers:
#1: Neutral Stranger - stranger approaches handler, shakes hands, talks causally; ignores dog
#2: Friendly Stranger - stranger approaches dog, happily and friendly, and pets dog
#3: Crowd - crowd moves in towards dog/handler; ignores dog

Reaction Towards Auditory Stimuli:
#4: Hidden Noise - hidden assistant rattles bucket with rocks and puts bucket in front of handler; dog must investigate
#5: Gunshots - hidden assistant fires 3 shots

Reaction Towards Visual Stimulus:
#6: Umbrella - handler/dog approach stranger sitting in chair who opens umbrella; dog must investigate

Tactile Stimulus:
#7: Wire Footing - handler/dog walk across chain link fencing on ground

Self-Protective/Aggressive Behaviour
#8: Non-Threatening - weirdly dressed stranger walks around, 38' away
#9: Threatening - weird stranger advances 10' in threatening manner towards handler
#10: Aggression - weird stranger advances 18' more in very aggressive manner

Fergus passed!!

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