Mentaly Test
The purpose of the Mental Test is to examine a dog's behavior in a situation where it's nervous system is heavily stressed. Test results can be used to define dog's character, determine the dog's suitability to training, and of course it gives information for breeding, too.
The age limits for dog's participating are from 2 to 6 years. Mental tests are judged by two specially trained judges. In special cases the dog may be given a permission to re-try the test - if it has not qualified in the first test. But you are not allowed to try to "get better points" eventhough you find your certified dog "to act strangely" in the first try.
All these properties are valued on a 6-degree scale from +3 (optimal) to -3 (worse). -Jorma Lankinen-
Arttu's Official Mentaly Test Protocol 31.10.2010. 2,5 years old. Varkaus
Judges: Vilhelmiina Virolainen & Lea kilpeläinen
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1) CAPABILITY TO FUNCTION
is a feature, with which a dog is able to react correctly - without a fear - to real and imagined frightening situations and to do it without interrupting it's action.
x1
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+3
BIG
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+2
GOOD
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+1
MODERATE
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-1
SMAll
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-2
INSUFFICIENT
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-3
NO WORKING
ORDER AT ALL
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2) TENDENCY TO AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR
Dog's tendency to aggressive reactions when irritated by a figurant (judge).
x1
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+3
MODERATE
without remaining
aggression |
+2
BIG
without remaining
aggression |
+1
SMALL
without remaining
aggression
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-1
SMALL
with remaining
aggression |
-2
MODERATE
with remaining aggression
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-3
BIG
With remaining aggression |
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3) DESIRE FOR DEFENCE ACTION
Dog's tendency to defence it's flock (owner) and itself. The test is measuring tendency and willingness not skills to defence and attack.
x 1
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+3
MODERATE,
CONTROLLED
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+2
BIG, CONROLLED
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+1
SMALL
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-1
UNWILLING
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-2
EXTREMELY BIG
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+3
UNCONTROLLED |
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| 4) SOCIAL STRUGLE
Dog's inheritable tendency to enjoy fighting (playing) and the use of it's jaws and muscles in this action.
x 10 |
+3
BIG
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+2
MODERATE |
+1
VERY BIG |
-1
SMALL |
-2
INSUFFICIENT |
+3
UNWILLING |
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5) NERVE CONSTRUCTION
Dog's inherited calmness or nervousness, restlessness in a highly stressing situation. Includes also dog's reactions to shooting. This part includes at least two shots with a 9mm gun.
x 35
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+3
STABLE AND CONFIDENT
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+2
CO-ORDINATED
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+1
SLIGHTLY UNCONCENRATED |
-1
SLIGHTLY NERVOUS |
-2
NERVOUS |
-3
VERY NERVOUS |
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6) TEMPERAMENT
Temperament is understood as the ability to react fast and organized to changing environmental situations. Also dog's ability to quickly accommodate itself to rapidly changing situations
x 15
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+3
LIVELY
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+2
REASONABLE LIVELY |
+1
VERY LIVELY |
-1a DISTURBING LIVELY
-1bSLIGHTLY INDIFFERENT
-1c IMPULSIVE
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-2
INDIFFERENT |
-3
APATHETIC |
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| 7) TOUGHNESS
Dog's mental hardness: How strongly the dog allows unpleasant surprises to affect his functions. How well a dog remembers unpleasant situations and how reluctant he is to face the same circumstances later on.
x 8 |
+3
MODERATELY TOUGH
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+2
TOUGH |
+1
SLIGHTLY SOFT |
-1
VERY TOUGH |
-2
SOFT |
-3
VERY SOFT |
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8) APROACHABILITY
Dog's attitude to a strange but friendly person
x 15
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+3
FRIENDLY,OPEN AND APPROACHABLE
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+2
LESS APPROACHABLE
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+1
SOAPY |
-1
RESERVED |
-2
AGGRESSIVE |
-3
TREACHEROUS
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| GUN-SHOT |
+++
GUN SHOT PROOF |
++
GUN SHOT INEXPERIENCED
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+
GUN SHOT SENSITIVE
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-
IMPACT |
--
FEAR OF SHOTS |
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| RESULTS |
170 -10 |
Finalpoints
+160 |
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