Behavior | Temperament
Behavior/temperament assessment resources for breed clubs, breeders and dog owners to help determine and describe the personality of the dog, whether it is a potential breeding animal, pet or working dog.
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PDF INTERNAL LINK Assessment of owner-directed aggressive behavioural tendencies of dogs in situations of possession and manipulation (Internal) Raw Data (Internal xlsx) rsos171040_si_001.xlsx- The questionnaire used is a safe, easy to deploy and time-efficient tool to reliably assess certain owner-directed aggressive tendencies of family dogs. Web page article at: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/10/171040 Authors: Anna Bálint, Gabriella Rieger, Ádám Miklósi, Péter Pongrácz Published 18 October 2017.DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171040
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The Swedish Kennel Club (SKK) is the organization mainly responsible for BPH. SKK educates the BPH officials and carry out quality assurance of the observers and the sites of BPH. Breed clubs and regional SKK clubs arrange BPH based on the rules of SKK. Moreover, SKK is responsible for registering and publishing all BPH results. BPH should be helpful for breed clubs, breeders and dog owners to describe the personality of the dog, whether it is a potential breeding animal, pet or work- Would you like to learn more about your dog's behavior? Since 2012 the Swedish Kennel Club, SKK, offers a new official behavior and personality assessment in dogs, BPH. The assessment is designed to fit all dogs, regardless of breed. The BPH takes about 30 minutes and consists of 7 parts. The aim is to give a summary of how the dog reacts in and handles various situations. SKK: Beteende- och personlighets-beskrivning hund – BPH
