MH - Mentalbeskrivning Hund - Mentality Evaluation
Date: 2003-07-26 (15 months old)
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| 1a. CONTACT Greeting |
Rejects contact by snarl and / or attempt to bite. | Avoids contact - shrinks and pulls away. | Accepts contact without responding. Does not withdraw. | Makes contact by own initiative or anwers friendly when contact is made. | Intense contact behaviour, for example jumps repeatingly, barks, whines. |
| 1b. CONTACT Collaboration |
Does not follow, despite repeated attempts to entice. | Follows reluctantly. Striving towards owner or toil in another direction. | Follows the whole distance, neutral. | Follows willingly. Shows interest in the unknown person. | Follows willingly, is very much interested in the unknown person. For example jumps, whines. |
| 1c. CONTACT Handling |
Rejects. Growls and / or bite-attempt. | Avoids the physical contact, withdraws or seek support from owner. | Accepts examination. Neutral. | Accepts examination, responds with contact behaviour. | Accepts examination, responds with intensive contact behaviour. |
| 2a. PLAY 1 Playfulness |
Does not play. | Doesn't play, but shows some interest. | Plays - starts slowly but becomes active. | Plays actively, starts quickly. | Playing very actively, starts very quickly. |
| 2b. PLAY 1 Bite / Grab |
Does not grab. | Doesn't grab obejct, only smells it. | Grabs gently or pinching the object. | Grabs directly with whole mouth. | Grabs directly, strikes the object. |
| 2c. PLAY 1 Tugdetermination |
Does not grab. | Grabs gently, drops, holds, doesn't tug. | Grabs - tugs, releases, new grab. | Grabs directly with whole mouth, tugs until unknown person lets go. | Grabs directly with whole mouth, pulls, tugs until unknown preson lets go. |
| 3a. HUNTING Pursuit |
Does not start. 1st time. |
Starts but interrups. | Starts or run slowly. May increase the speed. Completes. 2nd time. |
Starts with high speed, goal-oriented - is decelerating at the prey. | Starts directly with high speed. Runs past the prey. May turn back. |
| 3b. HUNTING Bite / Grab |
Ignores the prey / doesn't run up to the prey. 1st time. |
Doesn't grab, but smells the object. | Grabs doubtfully or with some delay. 2nd time. |
Grabs directly, lets go. | Grabs directly. Holds the prey at least 3 seconds. |
| 4. ACTIVITY | Is inattentive, uninterested, inactive. | Is alert yet calm - standing, sitting or lying. | Is attentive and mainly calm. Occasional increase of activity. | Is attentive but somewhat restless, walk around and sniff. | Is worried. Switches activities quickly. |
| 5a. PLAY FROM AFAR Interest |
No involvement of figure. Uninterested. | Control. Pauses may occur. | Interested, follows figure without interruption. | Interested, wants to go. Occasional start attempts. | Very interested. Wants to go. Repeated start attempts. |
| 5b. PLAY FROM AFAR Menace / Agressive |
No barks or growls. | Occasional barks and / or growls during the first part. | Occasional barks and / or growls during the first and second part. | Dog shows threat-behaviour, barks and growls during the first part. | Dog shows threat-behaviour, barks and growls during the first and second part. |
| 5c. PLAY FROM AFAR Curiosity |
Does not approach the figure. Uninterested. | Approaches the figure when the f. is speaking or juggles the object. | Approaches the figure when f. is making itself known. | Approaches the figure with low body position and / or some time delay. | Approaches the figure directly and without help. |
| 5d. PLAY FROM AFAR Playfulness |
Shows no interest. | Doesn't play but shows interest. | Plays, grabs with caution, lets go, doesn't tug. | Grabs directly. May let go and take a new grip. Tugs. | Grabs directly with whole mouth. Tugs, won't let go. |
| 5e. PLAY FROM AFAR Collaboration |
Shows no interest. | Becomes active, but interrupts. | Is active with the figure when f. is active. | Is active with the figure, also when f. is passive. | The dog encourages the passive figure to continue to play. |
| 6a. SURPRISE Fear |
Stops, short stop. | Squats and stops. | Make evasive action without loosing sight of the object. | Fleeing more than 5 meters. | Escapes more than 5 meters. |
| 6b. SURPRISE Menace / Aggressive |
Shows no threats. | Shows occasional threats. | Shows several threats during a longer time period. | Shows several threats and some attack. | Threats and attacks that may end with full charge/biting. |
| 6c. SURPRISE Curiosity |
Approaches when the owner put the overall/suit down. | Approaches when the owner is squatting by and speak to the overall/suit, calling the dog. | Approchaes the overall/suit when owner is standing by the object. | Approchaes the overall/suit when owner has walked half the distance. | Approaches the overall/suit without any help. |
| 6d. SURPRISE Remaining fear |
No change in tempo - or evasive action. | Small curve in movement, or small change in tempo, or looks away during one of the passages. | Curve in movement or change in tempo during 1st passage. Reduced response at 2nd passage. | Surve in movement or change in tempo during both passages, same amount of response both times. | Shows a large amount of fear or increasing fear after both passages. |
| 6e.SURPRISE Remaining interest |
No interest in the overall/suit. | Stops. Sniffs/looks at the overall/suit once. | Stops. Sniffs/looks at the overall/suit at least two times. | Bites or plays with the overall/suit. The interest gradually reduces. | Bites or plays with the overall/suit during two or more passages. |
| 7a. NOISE SENSITIVE Fear |
Stops, short stop. | Squats and stops. | Make evasive action without loosing sight of the object. | Fleeing more than 5 meters. | Escapes more than 5 meters. |
| 7b. NOISE SENSITIVE Curiosity |
Won't approach object. | Approaches when the owner is squatting by the object while speaking to it - calling the dog. | Approaches to the noiseobject when owner is standing next to it. | Approaches the noiseobject when owner has walked half the distance. | Approaches the noiseobject without help. |
| 7c. NOISE SENSITIVE Remaining fear |
No change in tempo - or evasive action. | Small curve in movement, or small change in tempo, or looks away during one of the passages. | Curve in movement or change in tempo during 1st passage. Reduced response at 2nd passage. | Surve in movement or change in tempo during both passages, same amount of response both times. | Shows large amount of fear after all passages. |
| 7d. NOISE SENSITIVE Remaining interest |
No interest in the noiseobject. | Stops/sniffs the noiseobject at one occasion. | Stops. Sniffs / looks at the noiseobject at least two times. | Bites / plays with the noiseobject. The interest gradually reduces. | Bites / plays with the noiseobject during at two or more passages. |
| 8a. GHOSTS Menace / Aggressive |
Shows no threats. | Shows a few threats. | Show signs of several threats during a longer period of time. | Shows several threats and occasional attack. | Shows several threats and several attacks. |
| 8b. GHOSTS Control |
Occasional control, no interest afterwards / shields off. | Glances at the ghosts now and then. | Controls/acts towards the ghosts. Long pauses. | Controls/acts towards both ghosts. Short interruptions. | Controls/act towards both ghosts during the whole element. |
| 8c. GHOSTS Fear |
Stays mainly in front or next to the owner. | Stays mainly in front or next to the owner. Some distance adjustment. | Stays mainly in front of or next to the owner. Oscillates between flight and control. | Stays mainly behind the owner. Oscillates between flight and control. | Flee beyond the length of the leash. May seek support from the audience or leave the premises. |
| 8d. GHOSTS Curiosity |
Approaches when the owner removes the figures clothing. | Approchaes when owner is speaking to the ghost, while calling upon the dog. | Approchaes the ghost when owner is standing next to it. | Approaches the ghost when the owner has walked half the distance. | Approaches the ghost without any help. |
| 8e. GHOSTS Contact |
Rejects or avoids attempts of contact from ghost. | Accepts contact - unengaged. Does not escape. | Responds to contact-attempt from the ghost. | Takes contact on it's own. Balanced. | Intense contact-response towards the ghost. May jump and whine. |
| 9a. PLAY 2 Playfulness |
Does not play. | Doesn't play, but shows some interest. | Plays - starts slowly but becomes active. | Plays actively, starts quickly. | Playing very actively, starts very quickly. |
| 9b PLAY 2 Bite / Grab |
Does not grab. | Doesn't grab directly, but sniffs the object first. | Grabs with caution or pinching the object. | Grabs directly with the whole mouth. | Grabs directly, strikes the object. |
| 10. SHOTS | Showing no interest. Quick check and then completely calm. | Control that disappears with the first shootings. Interrupts but re-engages in acitivity again. | Decreasing reaction to shots / turn interest against the shooter / return to activity and inactivity. | Interrupts activity / lock attention towards the shooter. Can not return to play / passivity. | Remaining anxiety after several shots. Cancelling after flight-attempts / refrains from fire any shots. |
MT - Mentaltest / Korning - Swedish Mentality Test
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Judges: Elisabeth Boqvist & Kjell-Åke Persson
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