Your Name                     

Your e-mail address   

Dogs name(s)                

Breed of dog(s)             

Dogs age(s)                    

Away from home

On a walk, does your dog..?                                                  

     Pull hard to get in front                                                         

     Walk ahead of you                                                                

     Walk beside you                                                                     

     Walk behind you                                                                    

When meeting people or dogs away from home, does your dog..?

     Behave aggressively – growl, snap, bite etc

    Pull badly to get closer and bark and whine

    Show interest but walk past reluctantly

    Pay no attention/ignores and walks past loosely on the lead

Do you walk your dog..?                                                           

     Less than once a week                                                           

     2-3 times a week                                                                    

     Everyday                                                                                 

     More than once a day                                                             

When off lead on a walk, does your dog..?

    Attack other dogs and/or people

    Run off not to be seen again until he is bored and comes back by himself

    Finds everything else more interesting than you but will come back eventually

    Walks close by and always comes back to you when called

How long do you walk your dog..?                                       

     Less than 15 minutes                                                             

     15 – 30 minutes                                                                      

     30 minutes – 1 hour                                                               

     1 hour or more                                                                        

After your walk is your dog..?

    Fresh and ready to go again

    A little tired

    Ready for a nice drink of water and a nap

     Really thirsty and exhausted

At home

If you get up and move into another room, does your dog..?

     Get excited and nip/bite at you

     Jump immediately to attention and race you to get there

     Calmly follow you wherever you go

     Doesn't move

When you leave your dog at home alone, does your dog..?

     Bark or howl constantly and chew and scratch until you return, is very stressed

     Bark for a while and soil in the house, is a little stressed

     Don't know

     Sleeps the whole time

When you come home, does your dog..?

     Throw himself at you as you come through the door, nipping and biting at you and your clothes out of extreme excitement

     Get very excited and rush all around your feet and/or jumps up at you

     Is always pleased to see you

     Sits or lays down calmly waiting for you to greet him

Walking through doors, does your dog..?

     Knock you over as he pushes you out of way to get through the door first

     Rush past you in a hurry

      Follow behind you

     Wait patiently to be invited through the door

When people come to your front door, does your dog..?

     Growl, snap, bite or snarl at you or the visitor

     Bark uncontrollably, takes more than two minutes to calm down

     Get excited but calms in less than two minutes

     Sits patiently awaiting your command

When meeting people at home, does your dog..?

     Bite or nip at your guests

     Jump up uncontrollably

     Get excited but calms quickly (less than five minutes)

     Sit quietly awaiting your instruction

At home does your dog..?

     Sleep on the furniture and show aggression if you join him or attempt to remove him

     Sleep on the furniture but jump off if asked

     Sleep on the furniture only when invited

     Wouldn’t dare get on the furniture, he has his own bed on the floor

If you try to take a toy away from your dog, does he..?

     Show aggression to you and refuse to give the toy up

     Treat it as a game by tugging the toy or running away with it, but eventually will give it up

     Let you take it out of his month

     Drop it as soon as you approach him

When feeding your dog, does your dog..?

     Growl or show aggression if you approach him and his food

     Get over-excited and finish his food in seconds

     Get excited but sit for his dinner anyway

      Sit calmly and wait for you to give him permission to eat

Do you feed your dog after your have eaten your meal..?

     Never, dog always gets fed first

     Sometimes

     Always

When you are eating, does your dog..?

      Always try to steal food from your plate and even become aggressive in order to get your food 

     Sit staring at you while you eat, salivating

     Lay patiently by the table until you are finished and then beg for food

     Never bothers anyone for their food

Basic Obedience

Which of the following commands does your dog know..?                           

     Sit                                                                                                                                  

     Down                                                                                                                             

     Give Paw                                                                                                                      

     Stay/Wait                                                                                                                     

     Recall/Come

Does your dog..?

    Never follow commands

    Sometimes follow commands as long as there is a reward and no distractions

    Always follow commands as long as there is a reward and no distractions

    Always follow commands no matter what

If you restrained your dog by holding his collar, would he..?                       

     Bite you until you let go                                                                                               

     Struggle and mouth at your hand until you let go                                                    

     Stand still but is clearly stressed                                                                               

     Hardly notice                                                                                                                

When you groom your dog, does he..?

    Bite you and/or the brush

    Roll around and mouth you and/or the brush

    Wriggle a bit and pants but otherwise fine

    Stand still and enjoys the attention

If you could change one thing about your dogs behaviour, what would it be?