2011 Wayeh litter:
MOON RIVER
9th Wayeh Generation
Stats:
Clay X Seranade
Born 11/2/11
Go-Home 12/28/11
3F, 4M
Litter Notes
Diet Notes
Temperament Tests 12/21/11
Family & Genetics
Parents, Pedigree, COI/COR
Coat Genetics,
10-gen COI 1%
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Pictures
Papa Clay pics
Mama Sera pics
Female1 "____"
Female2 "Bayou"(Staying@Wayeh)
Female3 "____"
Male1 "____" (GA)
Male2 "Cajun"(Staying@Wayeh)
Male3 "____" (Knoxville)
Male4 "____"
Mals-in-Waiting
Birth, 3days,
1week, 3weeks,
4weeks, 6weeks, 8weeks,
Vet Visit (8w),
Photo Album |
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Total Puppy Temperament Testing
Tests used 12/21/11 (7w today) at bottom of this page
Summary of results
*All puppies had inky pigment, dark eye, and tight/knuckled feet. Also,
all puppies had rounder eyes, tighter tails, and level backs
Girls
| |
Coats |
Major
Strengths |
Major
Weaknesses |
Size |
Pack
Rank |
Overall |
| F1 |
harsh
short |
compact
square
kissy |
short coat
slighter bone |
feminine fine |
beta |
2nd girl |
| F2 |
harsh
medium |
compact
square
bone, kissy |
med bone
softer temp. |
feminine med. |
bold |
tied 1st girl, better coat |
| F3 |
harsh
short-med |
compact
square
bone |
med bone
softer temp. |
feminine med. |
omega |
tied 1st girl, better bone |
Puppy Temperament Test -- all puppies tested the same, Responsive, mellow
with handling, happy to be with people. Both parents are that way AND they
get handled a LOT as babies. There wasn't a big difference between puppies
with this test.
Volhard's Aptitude Test
| |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Social
Attraction |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Following |
2 |
4 |
4 |
| Restraint |
3 |
5 |
4 |
Social
Dominance |
4-5 |
3 |
3 |
| Retrieving |
No one retrieved, all just
stared at it |
Elevation
Dominance |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Touch
Sensitivity |
ignored |
1 |
2 |
Sound
Sensitivity |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Sight
Sensitivity |
3 |
3 |
3-4 |
Structure Analysis - Good/Fair/Poor
| |
F1 |
F2 |
F3 |
Straight
Front |
G |
G |
G |
Shoulder
Angulation |
G |
G |
G |
Shoulder
Layback |
G |
G |
G |
Croup
Angulation |
F-flat |
F-flat |
F-flat |
Straight
Rear |
G |
G |
G |
Rear
Angulation |
G |
G |
G |
Head
backskull |
G |
G |
G |
Muzzle
Bite |
F-slight
G-scissors |
G
G-scissors |
G
G-scissors |
| Pigment |
G-dark |
G-dark |
G-dark |
| Coat Texture |
G-harsh |
G-harsh |
G-harsh |
| Coat length |
F-short |
G-med |
G-med |
eye shape
color |
P-round
G-dark |
P-round
G-dark |
P-round
G-dark |
| ear set/size |
G-correct
G-med |
G-correct
G-med |
G-correct
G-medium |
| balance front/rear |
G |
G |
G |
| tail set/carriage |
P-tight |
P-tight |
P-tight |
| bone |
P-slight |
F-med |
F-med |
back length
slope |
G-compact
F-level |
G-compact
F-level |
G-compact
F-level |
| tuck-up |
G |
G |
G |
| foot shape |
G-knuckled
tight |
G-knuckled
tight |
G-knuckled |
Boys
| |
Coats |
Major
Strengths |
Major
Weaknesses |
Size |
Pack
Rank |
Overall |
| M1 |
soft
long-coat |
waggy all the time! |
long back
long soft coat |
med |
beta |
tied 3rd boy |
| M2 |
harsh
short-med |
compact
square
bone |
soft temp.
could use
more coat |
med |
bold & laid back |
1st boy |
| M3 |
soft
long-coat |
cuddler
stout puppy! |
long back
long soft coat |
BIG |
omega |
tied 3rd boy |
| M4 |
soft
long-coat |
compact
square |
long soft coat |
smaller now, not pushy at
meals |
beta |
2nd boy |
Puppy Temperament Test -- all puppies tested the same, Responsive, mellow
with handling, happy to be with people. Both parents are that way AND they
get handled a LOT as babies. There wasn't a big difference between puppies
with this test.
Volhard's Aptitude Test
| |
M1 |
M2 |
M3 |
M4 |
Social
Attraction |
5 |
3 & 5 |
5 |
4-5 |
| Following |
4 |
1-2 |
4 |
4 |
| Restraint |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
Social
Dominance |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4-5 |
| Retrieving |
No one retrieved, all just
stared at it |
Elevation
Dominance |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Touch
Sensitivity |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
Sound
Sensitivity |
4 |
listens, locates, watches |
4 |
4 |
Sight
Sensitivity |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Structure Analysis - Good/Fair/Poor BOYS
| |
M1 |
M2 |
M3 |
M4 |
Straight
Front |
G |
G |
G |
G |
Shoulder
Angulation |
F |
F |
F |
G |
Shoulder
Layback |
F |
F |
G |
G |
Croup
Angulation |
F |
F |
F |
G |
Straight
Rear |
G |
G |
G |
G |
Rear
Angulation |
G |
G-better than front |
G |
G |
Head
backskull |
G |
G |
G |
F-compared to brothers |
Muzzle
Bite |
G
G-scissors |
G
F-level |
G
G-scissors |
G-F
G-scissors |
| Pigment |
G-dark |
G-dark |
G-dark |
G-dark |
| Coat Texture |
P-soft |
G-harsh |
P-soft |
P-soft |
| Coat length |
P-long-coat |
G-F-short-to-med |
P-long-coat |
P-long-coat |
eye shape
color |
P-round
G-dark |
P-round
G-dark |
P-round
G-dark |
P-round
G-dark |
| ear set/size |
down, still
coming up |
G-correct
G-med |
G-correct
F-large |
G-correct
G-med |
| balance front/rear |
G |
F-better rear than
front angulation |
F-better rear than
front angulation |
F-better rear than
front angulation |
| tail set/carriage |
P-tight |
P-tight |
P-tight |
P-tight |
| bone |
G-BIG |
G-BIG |
G-MASSIVE |
G-BIG |
back length
slope |
F-long
F-level |
G-compact
F-level |
F-long
F-level |
G-compact
F-level |
| tuck-up |
G |
G |
G |
G |
| foot shape |
G-knuckled
tight |
G-knuckled
tight |
G-knuckled
tight, massive |
G-knuckled
tight |
M1-happy, wagging whole time, people-oriented
M2-kissy! As outgoing as M1
M3-kept wanting to lie down. A little more shy than others, but still
kissy.
M4-kissy, also wagging & people-oriented, smaller than others, but 3rd in
bone/substance
Temperament
Test for Puppies
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Test
to Perform
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Responsive
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Nervous/Shy
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Aggressive
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Independent
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| Pet
the puppy in a stroking motion from head to toe, Lifting up feet, tail,
and ears.
|
Is
the puppy accepting and willing to be petted and examined?
|
Is
the puppy sensitive about one particular part?
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Is
it sensitive about all parts? Does it try to bite your hand?
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Is
the puppy completely uninterested in your petting?
|
| Pick
the puppy up and cradle him like a baby. Place your hand gently over
his throat.
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Does
the puppy allow you to place your hand over its throat without a struggle?
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Are
its eyes wide with fear and its body stiff?
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Does
the puppy wiggle madly to right itself? Does it growl and bite at
your hand?
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Does
it wiggle to right itself and then hurry away to do something else?
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Test
the puppy's reaction to sound: Use your voice to make
a) a high pitched noise
b) a deep gruff noise
c) a whistle.
Throw a squeaky toy near the puppy. Rattle a set of keys.
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Is
the puppy curious and wagging its tail?
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Does
the puppy look scared and run away?
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Does
the puppy try to bite and attack the objects? Does he bark loudly at
you?
|
Does
the puppy ignore all of the sounds and act disinterested?
|
| Put
a collar and leash on the puppy: Wait and observe the puppy's reaction.
Then try to move a few steps with the puppy.
|
Does
the puppy not react at all to the leash and collar or react with some
curiosity? Does he walk with you?
|
Does
it freeze in its tracks and not want to move?
|
Does
the puppy bite at the leash and want to tug on it?
|
Does
it completely ignore the fact that you are at the other end of the leash
and show no interest in walking with you?
|
| Test
the puppy's reaction to the outside: Take the puppy outside. Try to find
squirrels, birds, cats, and other people to expose it to.
|
Does
it stick near to you but show a curious interest in these other things?
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Does
the puppy cower and run the other way?
|
Does
it bark furiously and lunge at everything it sees?
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Does
it act very uninterested in the things you show it but very interested in
everything else it finds on its own?
|
| Test
the puppy's responsiveness to food: Give food in a bowl and fill with
canned dog food. Before the puppy finishes, remove the bowl away.
|
Does
the puppy wag its tail and look expectantly at you?
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Is
it too scared to eat ?
|
Does
it bite your hands, bark, growl or jump up on you to get the food back?
|
Does
the puppy act very uninterested
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Volhard’s
7w Aptitude Testing
| TEST
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PURPOSE
|
SCORE
|
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Social
Attraction: Place the puppy in test area. From a few feet away
the tester coaxes the pup to her/him by clapping hands gently and
kneeling down. Coax away from the point where it entered the testing
area.
|
Degree
of social attraction, confidence or dependence. Degree of social
attraction, confidence or dependence.
|
1.
Came readily, tail up, jumped, bit at hands
2. Came readily, tail up, pawed, liked at hands.
3. Came readily, tail up.
4. Came readily, tail down.
5. Came hesitantly, tail down.
6. Did not come at all.
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| Following:
Stand
up and walk away from the pup in a normal manner. Make sure the pup
sees you walk away.
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Degree
of following attraction. Not following indicates independence.
|
1.
Followed readily, tail up, got underfoot, bit at feet.
2. Followed readily, tail up, got underfoot.
3. Followed readily, tail up.
4. Followed readily, tail down.
5. Followed hesitantly, tail down.
6. No following, or went away.
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| Restraint:
Crouch
down and gently roll the pup on his back and hold it with one hand
for a full 30 seconds.
|
Degree
of dominant or submissive tendency. How it accepts stress when
socially and/or physically dominated.
|
1.
Struggled fiercely, flailed, bit.
2. Struggled fiercely, flailed.
3. Settled, struggled, settled with some eye contact.
4. Struggled, then settled.
5. No struggle.
6. No struggle, straining to avoid eye contact.
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| Social
Dominance:
Let
pup stand up and gently stroke him from the head to back while you
crouch beside him. Continue stroking until a recognizable behavior
is established.
|
Degree
of acceptance of social dominance pup may try to dominate by jumping
and nipping or it is independent and walks away.
|
1.
Jumped, pawed, bit growled.
2. Jumped, pawed.
3. Cuddles up to tester and tries to lick face.
4. Squirmed, licked at hands.
5. Rolled over, licked at hands.
6. Went away and stayed away.
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| Retrieving:
Crouch
beside pup and attract its attention with crumpled up paper ball.
When the pup shows interest and is watching, toss the object 1 to 2
meters in front of pup.
|
Degree
of willingness to work with a human. High correlation between
ability to retrieve and successful guide dogs, obedience dogs, field
trial dogs.
|
1.
Chases object, picks up object and runs away.
2. Chases object, stands over object, does not return.
3. Chases object and returns with object to tester.
4. Chases object and returns without object to tester.
5. Starts to chase object, loses interest.
6. Does not chase object.
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Elevation
Dominance:
Bend over and cradle the pup
under its belly, fingers interlaced, palms up and elevate just off
the ground. Hold it there for 30 seconds.
|
Degree
of accepting dominance while in position of no control.
|
1.
Struggled fiercely, bit growled.
2. Struggled fiercely.
3. No struggle, relaxed.
4. Struggled, settled, licked.
5. No struggled, licked at hands.
6. No struggle, froze.
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Touch
Sensitivity: Take
puppy’s webbing of one front foot and press between finger and
thumb lightly, then more firmly till you get a response, while you
count slowly to 10. Stop as soon as puppy pulls away or shows
discomfort.
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Degree
of sensitivity to touch.
|
1.
8 - 10 seconds before response.
2. 6 - 7 seconds before response.
3. 5 - 6 seconds before response.
4. 3- 4 seconds before response.
5. 1 - 2 seconds before response.
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| Sound
Sensitivity:
Place
pup in center of area. Tester of assistant makes a sharp noise a few
feet from the puppy. A large metal spoon struck sharply on a metal
pan twice works well.
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Degree
of sensitivity to sound (also a rudimentary test for deafness).
|
1.
Listens, locates sound, walks towards it barking.
2. Listens, locates sound, barks.
3. Listens, locates sound, and walks there curiously.
4. Listens, locates sound.
5. Cringes, backs off, hides.
6. Ignores sound, shows no curiosity.
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| Sight
Sensitivity:
Place
pup in center of room. Tie a string around a large towel and jerk it
across the floor a few feet away from the puppy.
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Degree
of intelligent response to strange object.
|
1.
Looks, attacks and bites.
2. Looks, barks and tail up.
3. Looks curiously, attempts to investigate.
4. Looks, barks, tail-tuck.
5. Runs away, hides.
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