For the new owners, get use to looking over the Volhard categories, http://www.volhard.com/ to be familiar with them to pick confidently from the results of this litter.
Luckily we have testing for both Everad, the sire of this litter, and Tigre' the dam of this litter. You can see how different they are in personality, we should have puppies a bit like him and a bit like her and combiniations of the two.
Scoring system and Everad's results when he was 49 days old.Social Attraction Everad's Score 3
instructions: place the puppy in testing area about four feet from the tester, tester kneels, leans backwards and coaxes the pup to them by clapping hands gently.
purpose: degree of social attraction to people, confidence or dependence. Pack drive.
score: (1) came readily, tail up, jumped bit at hands, (2) came readily, tail up, pawed, licked at hands, (3) Came readily, tail up, (4) came readily tail down, (5) came hesitantly, tail down.
Following Everad's Score 3
instructions: the tester stands up and slowly walks away encouraging the puppy to follow. Make sure puppy sees you walk away. Coax puppy to follow by talking to it and attracting its attention
purpose: Willingness to follow a person. Pack Drive
(1) followed readily, tail up, got underfoot, bit at feet, (2) follwed readily, tail up, and got underfoot, (3) followed readility, tail up, (4) followed hesitantly, tail down, (5) followed hesitantly, tail down, (6) did not follow or went away.
Restraint Everad's Score 3
instructions: tester crouches down and gently rolls the puppy onto its back and holds down with light pressure with one hand for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of dominance or submissive tendency and ease of handling in difficult situations.
Fight or Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, flailed, bit, (2) struggled fiercely, flailed, (3) settled, struggled and finally settled with some eye contact, (4) struggled then settled, (5) no struggle, no eye contact, (6) no struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
Social Dominance Everad's Score 3-2
instructions: puppy sits or stands on crouching tester's left side as tester gently strokes puppy from head to back, continue stroking until a recognizable behavior is established.
purpose: Degree of acceptance of social dominance by a person. Pack Drive.
(1) jumped, pawed, bit growled, (2) jumped, pawed, (3) cuddled up to tester and tried to lick face, (4) squirmed, licked at hands, (5) rolled over, licked at hands, (6) went away and stayed away.
Elevation Dominance Everad's Score 4
instructions: the tester cradles the pup under its chest with both hands fingers interlaced, palms up and gently lifts puppy two feet off of the ground, holding it there for 30 seconds.
purpose: Degree of accepting dominance while in position of no control. Fight or
Flight Drive
(1) struggled fiercely, tried to bite, (2) struggled fiercely, (3) struggled, settled, struggled and settled, (4) no struggle, relaxed, (5) no struggle, body stiff, (6) no struggle, froze.
Retreiving Everad's Score 4
instructions: tester crouches besieds the pup and attracts its attention with a crumpled up piece of paper. Then the pup shows some interest, the tester toesses the paper (no more than four feet) in front of the puppy, encouraging it to retreive the paper.
purpose: Degree of willingness to do something for you. Together with social attraction and following, a key indicator for ease or difficulty in training. Prey Drive
(1) chased object, picked it up and ran away, (2) chased object, stood over it, did not return, (3) chased object, picked it up and returned with it to tester, (4) Chased object and returned w/o it to tester, (5) started to chase object, lost interest, (6) did not chase object.
Touch Sensitivity Everad's Score 1
instructions: tester locates the webbing of one of the puppy's front paws and presses lightly between his index finger and thumb. Tester gradulally increases pressure while counting to 10 and stops the pressure when the puppy pulls away or shows discomfort. (do not pierce with fingernail).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to touch and a key indicator to the type of training equipment required.
before response: (1) 8-10 counts, (2) 6-7 counts, (3) 5-6 counts, (4) 2-4 counts, (5) 2-3 counts
Sound Sensitivity Everad's Score 4-3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area and an assistant stationed at the perimeter makes a sharp noise, such as banging a metal spoon on the bottom of a metal pan (loudly).
purpose: Degree of sensitivity to sound (also a rudimentary tet for deafness). Prey Drive.
(1) listened, located sound, walked toward it, barking, (2) listened, located, barked, (3) listened, lcoated, showed curiosity and walked toward sound, (4) listened, located the sound, (5) cringed, backed off and hid, (6) ignored sound, showed no curiosity.
Sight Senstiviity Everad's Score 3
instructions: the puppy is placed in the center of the testing area. The tester ties a string around a bath towel and jerks it across the floor two feet away from puppy.
purpose: Degree of response to a moving object, such as chasing bicycles, children or squirrels. Prey Drive
(1) looked, attacked and bit, (2) looked, barked with tail up, (3) looked curiously, attempted to investigate, (4) looked, barked, tail-tucked, (5) ran away, hid.
Stability Everad's Score 1
instructions. an umbrella is opened about five feet from the puppy and gently placed on the ground.
purpose Degree of startle response to a strange object, Fight and Flight Drive
(1) looked and ran to the umbrella, mouthting or biting it, (2) looked and walked to the umbrella, smelling it cautiously, (3) looked and went to investigate, (4) Sat and looked, but did not move toward the umbrella, (5) ran way from the umbrella, (6) showed no interest.
Structure (conformation) Everad's Score Good +
instructions: the puppy is gently set and held in a natural stance and evaluated for structure in the following categories:
* straight front
* straight rear
* shoulder lay back
* front angulation
* croup angulation
* rear angulation
purpose: Degree of structural soundness. Good structure is necessary.
(1) good, the puppy is correct in structure, (2) the puppy has a slight fault or deviation, (3) the puppy has an extreme fault or deviation.
(first published in the AKC Gazette, March 1979, an article by Melissa Bartlett)
Everad's personality is out of his skin in love with people, he loves to show off and do good, doesn't like to be told that he's not doing it right, he wants to be praised and loved every step of the way, he's proud and loves everybody.
He is what you call socially dominant ... in a good way.
He's very good with other dogs, loves puppies, 100% without a doubt loves people and kids. Most people that come over think he will "get enough" attention and back off .. hmm, not Everad, you let him kiss your face and you enjoy it, you've set a precedent with him, from then on, you love him and love to be kissed by him. Around the house? yes, he does get enough attention and affection, now that he's 2.5 yrs old he's decided yes he does get to kiss lots of people and has a more mature nature about him. Take him to class or have someone come over, and you are here to be kissed and that's all there's to it. Everad is fast as lightening, fastest dog I've ever seen. I love to take him to class, he loves it and so do we. He has all of his points in conformation to be a UKC champion and one major. He loves people so it was nearly impossible to get him to hold still for a judge to look him over the weekend he turned one year old. We look forward to him growing up some and taking the gold, b/c this guy is gold through and through.
and here's Tigre's testing summarized:
Social Attraction: Score 4
Following, Score 3
Restraint, Score 5
Social Dominance, 6
Retreiving, 5
Touch Sensitivity, 3
Sound Sensitivity, 4
Sight Sensitivity, 2
two 3's, two 5's, a 2, 4 and 6.
the test says she will be outgoing, friendly and will adjust well in situations, flexible temperament, the 5s say she is submissive and bonds closely to owners but is aloof from the score of 6 with one 2 as being dominant and self-assured. (she has moments of both, a protector and loves to be hunged and play catch. In obedience class she feels insulted to be told that she's not doing it right when she doesn't understand what to do, but, by the end of class she was tail wagging and happy to be there. oh, could be she was ready to come into season, once she did she was her regular wagging tail self)
She is outgoing, friendly, wagging tail that clears tables, she is everybody's best friend. She does dominant with a big bark with someone coming towards the yard or house, we are her priority, she's a total sweetheart. When there's discord in the house amongst the canine (over a bone, otherwise never), she is the peacemaker. She's a perfect girl around the house, stays out of the crate at night without any trouble, never distructive. She is a wonderful balance of a sweet and loving standard poodle. She would be perfect for a family with small children, she's always gentle and thinks about the other poodle, dog or human before herself. Tigre' has a fantastic personality and we love having her around.
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