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In training a dog in bite work for competitions such as Working Trials, Schutzhund, French ring sport, a common problem is where the dog has been taken to too high…

In an earlier unit we looked at temperament testing in animal shelters and in this unit you will see how those have developed. One of the best known series of…

The British Kennel Club introduced a temperament test into their obedience competitions because they were becoming concerned that some dogs that earned the title ‘obedience champion’ actually had very poor…

Where can you find puppy temperament tests? There are now so many, but all seem to be much the same in terms of the information that they give. Puppy testing…

Police Dogs Before accepting a dog from the pubic, the police in the UK carry out a series of tests.  Again, these tests are carefully designed to discover if the…

In the gundog world it would not be uncommon (in fact it used to be a tradition) for an owner to send their dog away to be professionally trained during…