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MH test 25.10.2009 by Ammie Hultin in Gnesta, SE

Pelle was tested on the age of 18 months.


 

1a. CONTACT
GREETING

Rejecting contact growls and/or tries to bite.

Avoid contact – Shy and withdraws

Accepting contact – not engaged but does not withdraw

Makes contact itself or when handler makes contact. Balanced

Intensive contact behaviour with the test leader. Can leap and whine

1b. CONTACT
CO-OPERATING

Does not follow despite several attampts to allure.

Follows reluctantly. Strives to handler or to different direction.

Follows the whole distance, neutral.

Follows willingly. Engaged.

Follows willingly. Showing intense interest in testleader, leaps, whine

1c. CONTACT
HANDLING

Rejects. Growls and/or tries to bite.

Avoiding withdraws, seeks support by the handler

Accepting. Neutral

Accepting. Answers to contact

Accepting. Intensive contact behaviour with testleader

2a. PLAYING I
DESIRE TO PLAY

Does not play

Does not play but shows interest

Plays – starts slowly but becomes active

Playing actively, starts quickly

Playing very actively, starts very quickly

2b. PLAYING I
GRABBING

Does not grab

Does not grab but sniffs the object

Grabs carefully or nips the object

Grabs directly with full mouth

Grabs directly. Bites the object

2c. PLAYING I
DESIRE TO FIGHT

Does not bite

Bites carefully, releases it`s hold, holds on again, does not stride

Bites – strides, releases it`s hold, bites again

Grabs directly with full mouth, strides until testleader releases the object

Grabs directly with full mouth, tugs, strides until testleader releases the object

3a. HUNTING
CHASE

Does not start

Starts, but interrupts

Starts or run slowly – can increase speed. Goes all the way

Starts with high speed, targets – slows down at the prey (both times)

Starts with high speed. Run past the prey. Can return

3b. HUNTING
GRABBING

Ignores the prey / does not approach the prey

Does not grab but sniffs the object

Grabs doubtfully or with time delay

Grabs directly, releases the object (second time)

Grabs directly, holding on for at least 3 seconds (both times)

4. ACTIVITY

Inattentive, uninterested, inactive

Attentive and calm – stands, sits or lays down

Attentive and mostly calm. Occasional raising of activity

Attentive, a bit restless. Strolls after a while

Restless. Changes activity quickly

5a. PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
INTEREST

No interest in figurant. Uninterested

Control. Interruptions occurs

Interested, follows the figurant without interruptions

Interested, wants to go. Occasional intentions to start.

Very interested. Wants to go. Repeatedly intentions to start.

5b. PLAYING AT A DISTANCE THREAT / aGGRESSIVENESS

No barking nor growling

Occasional barks and / or growls during the first part of the moment

Occasional barks and / or growls during the first and second part of the moment

Shows threat behaviour, barks and growls during the first part of the moment

Shows threat behaviour, barks and growls during the first and second part of the moment

5c. PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
CURIOSITY

Does not approach the figurant. Uninterested

Approaches when figurant talks and plays with an object

Approaches the hidden but talking figurant

Approaches figurant with a low body and / or when time delay

Approaches figurant with no help

5d. PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
DESIRE TO PLAY

Does not show any interest

Does not play but shows interest

Plays, grabs carefully, releases, does not stride

Grabs directly. Can release and take again. Strides.

Grabs directly with full mouth. Strides and does not release

5e. PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
CO-OPERATING

Does not show any  interest

Becomes active but interups

Active when figurant is active

Active with the figurant also interested when figurant is passive

Urges passive figurant to go on playing

6a. SUPRISE
FEAR

Stops. Short stop.

Crouches down and stops

Does an evasive action without turning head

Escapes no more than 5 meters

Escapes more than 5 meters

6b. SUPRISE
THREAT / aGGRESSIVENESS

Shows no threat behaviour

Shows occasional threat behaviours

Shows several threat behaviours during a longer period

Shows several threat behaviours and some attack

Shows threat behaviour and attacks which can end with a bite

6c. SUPRISE
CURIOSITY

Approaches when handler is laying down the overall / does not approach

Approaches when handler sits down and speaks to the overall – alluring the dog

Approaches the overall when handler is standing beside it

Approaches the overall when handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the overall without any help

6d. SUPRISE
REMAINING FEAR

No change of speed or any evasive action

A little curve of a little change of tempo, or looking away sometimes during the passages

A curve of a change of tempo at the first passage. Less deviation at the second passage

A curve or a change of tempo during at least two passages without reduced intensity between moments

Shows a great deal of fear after all passages

6e. SUPRISE
REMAINING INTEREST

No interest in the overall

Stops. Sniffs / looks at the overall at one occasion

Stops. Sniffs / looks at the overall at least during two occasions

Bites / plays towards the overall. Interest reduces gradually

Bites / plays with the overall during two or more passages

7a. SOUND SENSIBILITY
FEAR

Stops. Short stop

Crouch down and stops

Does an evasive action without turning the head

Escapes no more than 5 meters

Escapes more than 5 meters

7b. SOUND SENSIBILITY CURIOSITY

Does not approach

Approaches when handler sits down and speaks to the rattle – alluring the dog

Approaches the rattlel when handler is standing beside it

Approaches the overall when handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the rattle without any help

7c. SOUND SENSIBILITY
REMAINING FEAR

No change of speed or any evasive action

A little curve of a little change of tempo, or looking away sometimes during the passages

A curve of a change of tempo at the first passage. Less deviation at the second passage

A curve or a change of tempo during at least two passages without reduced intensity between moments

Shows a great deal of fear after all passages

7d. SOUND SENSIBILITY
REMAINING INTEREST

No interest in the source of sound

Stops. Sniffs / looks at the source of sound at one occasion

Stops. Sniffs / looks at the source of sound at least during two occasions

Bites / plays towards the rattle. Interest reduces gradually

Bites / plays with the rattle tow during two or more passages

8a. GHOSTS
THREAT / aGGRESSIVENESS

Shows no threat behaviour

Shows occasional threat behaviours

Shows several threat behaviours during a longer period

Shows several threat behaviours and some attack

Shows threat behaviour and attacts which can end with a bite

8b. GHOSTS
CONTROL

Occasional controls afterwards no interest / cuts off

Looks at the ghosts now and then

Controls / acts against the ghosts. Long interruptions

Controls / acts against both of the ghosts. Shorter interruptions

Controls / acts towards both ghosts during the whole moment

8c. GHOSTS
FEAR

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler. Some adjustment of distance

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler. Oscillate between start to escape and control

Stays mainly behind the handler. Oscillates between start to escape and control

Escapes more than the length of the leach. Can try to get support from audience or leaves the place

8d. GHOSTS
CURIOSTITY

Approaches when handler has taken the disquise off the figurant

Approaches when handler is talking to the figurant / alluring the dog

Approaches the ghost when handler stands beside

Approaches the ghost when handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the ghost without any help

8e. GHOSTS
CONTACT

Rejects or tries to avoid contact

Accepting contact. Not angaged but does not withdraw

Returning contact when figurants bids

Makes contact itself. Balanced

Intensive contact behaviour towards the figurant, can leap and whine

9a. PLAYING II
DESIRE TO PLAY

Does not play

Does not play but shows interest

Plays – starts slowly but becomes active

Plays actively, starts quickly

Plays very actively, starts very quickly

9b. PLAYING
GRABBING

Does not grab

Does not grab but sniffs the object

Grabs carefully or nips the object

Grabs directly with full mouth

Grabs directly, bites the object.

10. GUN SHOTS

Unaffected. Quick control and then totally unaffected.

Controls that disappear after the first shot. Breaks but takes up started activity

Decreased reaction to the shots / direct interest in the marksman / returns to playing/passivity

Interrupts activity / gets locked with the marksman. Cannot return to playing / passivity

Remaining anxiety after several shots. Interrupts after obvious tendency to escape / renounce shots.



 

 

 
     

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