HOVAWART CHARACTER ASSESSMENT FORM

This is the Character test last used by the Club in Great Britain

TESTBEHAVIOR TOWARDS UNKNOWN PERSONS (EXAMINERS)BREED NORMSCORE
A1. friendly, wants contact,inquisitive,self confidentdesirable........
.2. reserved, evasive, unsure,needs reassurance,small barkacceptable......
.3. frightened, nerveous, startlednot desirable......
.4. panicky, threatening, growling, aggressiveunacceptable......
TESTENCOUNTER WITH GROUP -
MARKET STREET(WIDE)
BREED NORMSCORE
B1. friendly, attentive, inquisitive, self confidentdesirable......
.2. evasive and waryacceptable......
.3. uninterested, nerveous,frightendnot desirable......
.4. threatening, aggressiveunacceptable......
TESTENCOUNTER WITH GROUP -
MARKET STREET(NARROW)
BREED NORMSCORE
C1. friendly, attentive, inquisitive, self confidentdesirable......
.2. evasive and waryacceptable......
.3. uninterested, nerveous,frightendnot desirable......
.4. threatening, aggressiveunacceptable......
TESTREACTION TO CIRCLE OF PEOPLE
(SLOW APPROACH)
BREED NORMSCORE
D1. self confident,attentive,defensivedesirable......
.2. retreats,but corrects self by returning to owneracceptable......
.3. retreats with slow or partial correctionnot desirable......
.4. threatening, aggressive,runs away with little or no correctionunacceptable......
TESTSREACTION TO CIRCLE OF PEOPLE
(FAST APPROACH)
BREED NORMSCORE
E1. self confident,attentive,defensivedesirable......
.2. retreats,but corrects self by returning to owneracceptable......
.3. retreats with slow or partial correctionnot desirable......
.4. threatening, aggressive,runs away with little or no correctionunacceptable......
TESTREACTION TO RETRIEVING OBJECTS(working\hunting instinct)BREED NORMSCORE
F1. runs after,bites object,brings it back to ownerdesirable......
.2. runs after, investigates object, does not retrieve itacceptable......
.3. runs after,then gives up, loses interestnot desirable......
.4. uninterested, fearful of object unacceptable......
TESTREACTION TO VISUAL STIMULUSBREED NORMSCORE
G1. confident, startled but corrects self,then inquisitive or ignoresdesirable......
.2. startled but is corrected with help, wary, and looks for supportacceptable......
.3. frightend, nerveous, startled with slow or partial correctionnot desirable......
.4. runs away in panic with part or no correctionunacceptable......
TESTREACTION TO SOUND STIMULUSBREED NORMSCORE
H1. confident, startled but corrects self,then inquisitive or ignoresdesirable......
.2. startled but is corrected with help, wary, and looks for supportacceptable......
.3. frighted, nervous, startled with slow or partial correctionnot desirable......
.4. runs away in panic with part or no correctionunacceptable......
TESTREACTION TOWARDS AN UNUSUAL APPROACHBREED NORMSCORE
I1. watchful, barked, ready to accept challenge, stands four square, no feardesirable......
.2. barked, attentive, backs off but corrects selfacceptable......
.4. no reaction, runs away, frightend, attempts to fear biteunacceptable......
TESTREACTION TO GUN SHOTBREED NORMSCORE
J1. not frightend, attentivedesirable......
.2. startled, corrects self. inquisitive, ignoresacceptable......
.3. startled, little or no correction, hides behind ownernot desirable......
.4. frightened, panics, runs awayunacceptable......
TESTTEMPERAMENTBREED NORMSCORE
K1. active, lively, happy, confidentdesirable......
.2. calm, quiet confidentacceptable......
.3. busy, over reactive, barks a lot, looks for support from ownernot desirable......
.4. little or no reaction to stimuli,fearful,needs support from ownerunacceptable......
ASSESSMENT No........................DATE......................................
NAME OF DOG/BITCH............................................. AGE................................................
SIRE.................................................... DAM....................................................
OWNER...............................................
ASSESSORS SIGNATURES:.........................................................

This, except for the layout of the assessment no. name etc is as printed by the
Hovawart Club GB. As I understand it, the tests are done off lead where possible.
The hunting bit (which I don't aprove of! in a watchdog) had to be off.
The approach by strange person was on lead, tied to a tree, owner out of sight.

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