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Use the following numbers to answer the 40 questions on the following page:

Always = 10 Sometimes = 5 Never =0

When presented with the opportunity, does your dog:

1. Sniff the ground or the air a lot?
2. Get along with other dogs?
3. Stand its ground or investigate strange objects or sounds?
4. Run away from new situations?
5. Get excited by moving objects, such as bikes or squirrels?
6. Get along with people?
7. Like to play tug-of-war games to win?
8. Hide behind you when he feels he can't cope?
9. Stalk cats, other dogs, or things in the grass?
10. Bark when left alone?
11. Bark or growl in deep tone?
12. Act fearful in unfamiliar situations?
13. When excited, bark in a high pitched voice?
14. Solicit petting, or like to snuggle with you?
15. Guard its territory?
16. Tremble or whine when unsure
17. Pounce on its toys?
18. Like to be groomed?
19. Guard its food or toys?
20. Crawl or turn upside down when reprimanded?
21. Shake or kill its toys
22. Seek eye contact with you?
23. Dislike being petted?
24. Reluctant to come close to you when called?
25. Steal food or garbage?
26. Follow you around like a shadow?
27. Guard its owner?
28. Have difficulty standing still when groomed?
29. Like to carry things?
30. Play a lot with other dogs?
31. Dislike being groomed or bathed?
32. Cringe when someone strange bends over him?
33. Wolf down his food?
34. Jump up to greet people?
35. Like to fight other dogs?
36. Urinate during greeting behavior?
37. Like to dig and bury things?
38. Show reproductive behaviors, such as courting or mounting other dogs?
39. When a young dog, get picked on by other dogs?
40. Tend to bite when cornered?


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