Old Time Farm Shepherds

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1. Intro to a Stranger

runs away hides

Hesitant, lies down

Goes to stranger

Jumps on stranger, bites and runs around hyper barks

Goes to the stranger may sit or sniff and walk around stranger

Walks and wags tail sits to be petted,

2. bonding, must be after 4-6 days of ownership

No bonding

Notices people but indifferent

Follows  indifferently

Into self and only responds to humans when it wants to

Stays with it's partner, but will follow others away from it's partner

Bonds closely, follows everywhere, looks for partner when out of sight.

3. Lifted up

Frozen hugs you

Small struggle strong heart beat

Settles down strong heart beat

Struggles, growls bites and jumps down

Struggles slightly, will respond different to strangers than partner

Doesn't care licks your face.Trusts partner and family

4. Restrained on back

Stiff or will not be turned over

No struggle heart beat elevated, white eyes. Stiff.

relaxed

Can not restrain this dog on its back.

Struggles good eye contact. May settle down

Lays there quietly

5. After restraint

Freezes or leaves

Rolls over pees, licks.

Wiggles licks hands

Jumps and licks your face, bites and runs around you.

Stays with human, may lick hands good eye contact

Lays there or may get up. If you get up pup will.

6. Retrieves

Nothing, scared and lays down

Looks away

Doesn't notice

Chases picks up and runs away with, shakes it.

Chases but comes back to human.

Doesn't care to but watches. May follow the ball.

7. Loud noises

Freezers or runs to hide. Wide eyed.

Startles may  try to hide behind you. May get defensive

Listens, locates, ears up. interested

Startled, runs away barks, runs back to human. Tail under

Stays with human ears up may go toward noise but comes back to human and ignores.

Looks up investigates if no one is around. If you are there he may look over but is not concerned.

8. Tease with rag then drop it.

Runs away

Defensive hides

Curious but wants human attention. May bite or hold rag.

Attacks, bites, shakes runs away with and may come back with

While teasing pup is interested and may take the rag. When dropped ignores

May hold rag but doesn't care

Herding

Scared of livestock

Watches but hides from stock

Curious, may follow but then run away

Attacks, bites, chases, circles constantly

Watches closely, will follow you around livestock

Watches closely, relaxed and confident around stock

10 Open umbrella

Startled and runs to hide

Startled no investigation.

Ears up and stares. Elevated heart beat.

Leaps at bites at growls barks runs in all directions and barks a lot.

Startled, may run a few steps but doesn't leave human

Looks up ears up, is interested may go investigate but returns to human wagging tail.

11. Energy

Frozen or runs to hide

Cautious, runs but not close to people

Trots and walks

Gallops everywhere. Runs.

Gallops, trots.

walks quietly

12. Hunting

Afraid of open space

Stays close to human

Trots around loosely, some smelling

Runs around out of control

Always conscious of where you are, but trots in front sniffing ground

Will quarter in front of you on walks

13. Hide treat under dish

No persistence

Some persistence but may  not eat.

Finds it, moves dish and eats.

Persistent until it gets the treat and looks for more may jump on you or tear up dish.

If human leaves this pup leaves with human. May not remember treat

Lays down and waits, when human leaves remembers treat is there and gets it later.