Today Tito passed his temperament evaluation, the TEC. This is awarded by the German Shepherd Dog Club of Canada. Tito's temperament was never in question, and I enter these tests merely for fun and to support the club. I feel temperament is extremely important in any breed, but especially for the German Shepherd Dog. This evaluation is similar to the TT, the American temperament test, and the temperament portion of the Bh evaluation. Tito is only 13 months old, and had little to no preparation (meaning training for the various exercises) for this test. This makes the evaluation even more genuine, as his reactions to the various stimuli are for the most part natural behaviours, not learned responses. Tito is handled by Sean.
The tattoo check. Sean is in the blue shirt, judges Pando (black shirt) and Sharon (shorts).
Greeting a friendly stranger who ignores the dog.
Greeting a friendly stranger who ignores the handler and interacts with the dog.
Reaction to unknown noise... Helper Josie has some stones in a metal bucket, she rattles the bucket and walks out perpendicular to the dog, ignores the dog, places the bucket on the ground and walks away... the dog should investigate the bucket.
Reaction to gunfire. Not in the photo is a helper hiding behind a blind, to the right of the dog. As the dog approaches the pylon, the gun is fired once, a pause, then the gun is fired 2 more times in short succession. The helper is approximately 15 feet away. Tito shows no reaction, relaxed body posture, does not startle or look concerned.
Umbrella... as the dog approaches, the helper opens an automatic umbrella. The dog is allowed to startle, but should recover quickly and should investigate the umbrella.
"Bad Guy"... Here a person comes out of hiding wearing a rain poncho and holding a riding crop. The person approaches the dog head on, yelling in an angry and convincing voice. The person makes eye contact with the dog, and hits the ground in front of himself with the riding crop three times. He then pauses briefly and then retreats away from the dog. Here dogs should at minimum stand their ground, or ideally, bark at the person. Any retreat behind the handler or attempt to bolt is an automatic fail. Tito is seen here barking at the helper.
Traffic portion. The dogs are walked in a line and a jogger, a cyclist, and various cars pass by. Tito is at the back.
Tie out isolation. The dog is tied up, and the handler moves out of sight. The judge passes by the dogs in a neutral way. The dogs should remain calm and self assured. Fear, panic, attempts to bolt or lunging at the judge are not allowed. Tito remained calm and relaxed.
Loud and Rowdy group... here the dog and handler approaches a loud and rowdy group. Tito looks quite happy.
Tito and Sean after passing their test, Congrats! Good Boy Tito!
The tattoo check. Sean is in the blue shirt, judges Pando (black shirt) and Sharon (shorts).
Greeting a friendly stranger who ignores the dog.
Greeting a friendly stranger who ignores the handler and interacts with the dog.
Reaction to unknown noise... Helper Josie has some stones in a metal bucket, she rattles the bucket and walks out perpendicular to the dog, ignores the dog, places the bucket on the ground and walks away... the dog should investigate the bucket.
Reaction to gunfire. Not in the photo is a helper hiding behind a blind, to the right of the dog. As the dog approaches the pylon, the gun is fired once, a pause, then the gun is fired 2 more times in short succession. The helper is approximately 15 feet away. Tito shows no reaction, relaxed body posture, does not startle or look concerned.
Umbrella... as the dog approaches, the helper opens an automatic umbrella. The dog is allowed to startle, but should recover quickly and should investigate the umbrella.
"Bad Guy"... Here a person comes out of hiding wearing a rain poncho and holding a riding crop. The person approaches the dog head on, yelling in an angry and convincing voice. The person makes eye contact with the dog, and hits the ground in front of himself with the riding crop three times. He then pauses briefly and then retreats away from the dog. Here dogs should at minimum stand their ground, or ideally, bark at the person. Any retreat behind the handler or attempt to bolt is an automatic fail. Tito is seen here barking at the helper.
Traffic portion. The dogs are walked in a line and a jogger, a cyclist, and various cars pass by. Tito is at the back.
Tie out isolation. The dog is tied up, and the handler moves out of sight. The judge passes by the dogs in a neutral way. The dogs should remain calm and self assured. Fear, panic, attempts to bolt or lunging at the judge are not allowed. Tito remained calm and relaxed.
Loud and Rowdy group... here the dog and handler approaches a loud and rowdy group. Tito looks quite happy.
Tito and Sean after passing their test, Congrats! Good Boy Tito!
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