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About Your Dog(s)

Dogs name(s)            

Breed of dog(s)         

Dogs age(s)              

Is your dog neutered?    Yes       No     Other 

Any other Information about your dog? 

eg Is your dog a rescue dog? Any health problems etc

At home

What best describes your dogs living arrangements?

    My Dog lives outdoors and never comes into the house

    My Dog mostly lives outside but comes in for part of the day most days

    My Dog spends most of his time in the house but is left outside occasionally

    My Dog spends all his time in the house

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

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

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

     Sleeps the whole time

     Don't know

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

     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

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

     Get excited and nip/bite at you

     Jump immediately to attention and races you to get there

     Calmly follow you wherever you go

     Doesn't move

Walking through doors or up stairs, does your dog..?

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

     Rush past you in a hurry

      Follow behind you

     Wait patiently to be invited

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

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

     Bark and/or jump up

     Get excited but calms in less than two minutes

     Sits patiently awaiting your command

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

     Never gets on the furniture

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

    He is not interested in toys at all

When feeding your dog, does your dog..?

     Growl or show aggression if you approach him and his food

     Get over-excited and finishes his food in seconds

     Get excited but will sit for his dinner

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

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

     The dog has food left down all day

     The dog always gets fed first

     Sometimes the dog gets fed first

     The dog never gets fed first

When you are eating, does your dog..?

     Always try to steal food from your plate

     Sit staring at you while you eat, salivating

     Lays patiently by the table until you are finished and then begs for food

     Never bothers anyone for their food

How would you best describe your dogs generally behaviour and mood at home? (tick all that apply)

    My Dog appears restless and paces frequently

    My Dog is generally calm but gets excited if there is a noise outside

    My Dog is generally calm most of the time

    My Dog follows me everywhere I go - even into the bathroom if he could

    My Dog seems quite anxious

    My Dog is very hyperactive

    My Dog is very bossy  

    My Dog is territorial

    My Dog is very protective of me or another member of the family

    My Dog is constantly begging for attention and gets frustrated when he doesn't get it

    My Dog begs for attention sometimes but will eventually give up if I ignore him

    My Dog rarely comes looking for attention

    My Dog knows where the treats are kept and will let me know if he wants one

    My Dog is fussy with his food and will only eat human food

    My Dog is fussy with his food and I sometimes have to encourage him to eat

    I feel like I am constantly having to tell my dog off

    My Dog seems to be constantly pushing his luck

    My dogs knows what he shouldn't do but still does it anyway

    My dog is not housetrained at all

    My dog is mostly housetrained but still has the odd accident

    My dog is 100% housetrained

    My Dog barks constantly

    I have considered giving my dog up because of his behaviour

Is there any other information you would like to add about your dogs behaviour at home?

Basic Obedience

Has your dog received any obedience training?

    Attended classes as a pup

    We are currently attending classes

    I took him to a couple of classes but they were a waste of time

    I trained my dog myself

    We have never attended classes

    We have had trainers to the house

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

     Sit                                                                                                                                  

     Down                                                                                                                             

     Leave                                                                                                                      

     Stay/Wait                                                                                                                     

     Recall/Come

When you give your dog a command he knows, does your dog..?

    Show aggression

     Look at you like you have two heads

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

     Sometimes follow commands - if it suits him!

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

     Do it straight away, no matter what

Do you think your dog is particularly smart?

    Yes, he is very smart

    Maybe, he seems to learn quite quickly

    No, not really

Is there any other information you would like to add about your dogs obedience?

On the walk

When walking on the lead, does your dog..?                                                  

     Pull hard and choke himself             

     Pull on the lead at the start of the walk then relaxes                                          

     Walk on a loose lead but still ahead of you                                                                

     Walk beside you on a loose lead                                                                     

     Walk behind you                                                                    

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

     He behaves aggressively – growl, snap, bite etc

     He pulls badly to get closer and barks and whines

     He shows interest but walks past reluctantly

     He pays no attention and walks past loosely on the lead                                                 

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

    I never let my dog off lead

    He would attack other dogs

    Run up to every dog looking to play

    Run up to other people and jumps up at them

    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 straight back to you when called

Do you walk your dog..?                                                           

     Less than once a week                                                           

     2-3 times a week                                                                    

     Everyday                                                                                 

     More than once a day 

How long do you walk your dog each time..?                                       

     Less than 15 minutes                                                             

     15 – 30 minutes                                                                      

     30 minutes – 1 hour                                                               

     1 hour or more                                                                        

How would you best describe your walks? (tick all that apply)

    My dog is very excitable on the walk

    My Dog seems very anxious on the walk

    I find walks very frustrating

    I dread taking my dog out for a walk

    I look forward to taking my dog out for a walk

    I haven't walked my dog for more than a week

    I haven't walked my dog for more than a month

Is there any other information you would like to add about your dogs walks?

What would you most like to change about your dogs behaviour?

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