| Dog Traits |
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| Activity level - dog is
frequently moving, playing, running, chasing, pacing,
etc. |
| Indoor activity level |
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| Outdoor activity level |
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| Obedience |
| Ease of obedience training |
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| Ease of housebreaking |
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| Dominance -assumes dominant
postures and/or resists control or domination |
| Dominance towards owner and/or family members |
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| Dominance towards other dogs |
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| Territoriality - the extent to
which dog will guard territory or possessions |
| Territoriality towards people |
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| Territoriality towards dogs |
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| Sociability - seeks attention or
enjoys receiving attention |
| Sociability with family members |
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| Sociability with strangers |
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| Sociability with other dogs |
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| Aloofness - reserved or
indifferent, does not seek attention, avoids attention |
| Aloofness towards family members |
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| Aloofness towards strangers |
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| Aloofness towards other dogs |
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| Aggressiveness - bares teeth,
barks threateningly, growls, raises hackles, nips, attempts to
chase, attack or bite (displays some or all of these
traits) |
| Shows aggression towards family members |
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| Shows aggression towards strangers |
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| Shows aggression towards other dogs |
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| Shows aggression towards cats or other small animals |
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| Response to owner and
family |
| Eagerness to please owner/trainer - focuses on owner and tries to
understand and carry out owner's or trainer's expectations |
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| Demand for affection - actively seeks out and responds positively
to hands-on attention from owner/trainer |
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| Excitability - how reactive the dog is to stimuli such as
doorbell, vacuum cleaner, outside noises, etc. |
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| Playfulness |
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| Tolerates children under 4 years old (babies, toddlers,
preschoolers) |
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| Tolerates children over 4 years old |
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| Excessive barking |
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| Destructiveness |
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| Watchdog/guard-dog
abilities |
| Watchdog - barks to warn of potential intruders |
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| Guard-dog - will threaten or even attack intruders |
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