Test and Purpose	Score	Comments
Social Attraction Purpose: Degree of Attraction to people Method: Place pup in testing area 4 feet from tester, who coaxes puppy to her/him.	Comes readily, tail up. jumps, bites at hands ...................................................... 1 Comes readily,tail up paws, licks at hands .....................................................................2 Comes readily, tail up.......................................... 3 Comes readily, tail down .....................................4 Comes hesitantly, tail down ...............................5 Does not come at all ........................................... 6	Black Girl Yellow 2 Black Girl Orange 2 Black Girl Pink 4 Black Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Red 2 Liver Girl Yellow 2 Black Boy Blue 4 Black Boy Green 2 Liver Boy Blue 1 Liver Boy Green 4
Following Purpose: Degree of willingness to follow human leadership Method: Stand up and walk away from puppy, encouraging verbally.	Follows readily, tail up, gets under foot, bites at feet ........................................................... 1 Follows readily,tail up gets under foot...............................................................2 Follows readily, tail up......................................... 3 Follows readily, tail down ...................................4 Follows hesitantly, tail down .............................5 Does not follow at all ......................................... 6	keep in mind this breed is not over exuberant to strangers. Most pups just looked at the tester walking in circles, and decided to explore the room instead. Black Girl Yellow 6 Black Girl Orange 4 Black Girl Pink 6 Black Girl Red 6 Liver Girl Red 6 Liver Girl Yellow 3 Black Boy Blue 4 Black Boy Green 2 Liver Boy Blue 1 Liver Boy Green 6
Restraint Purpose: Degree of dominance or submission; response to social/physical dominance Method: Gently roll pup on its back and hold it for 30 seconds.	Struggles fiercely, flails,bites ............................ 1 Struggles fiercely, flails .......................................2 Settles, struggles, settles with eye contact ........................................................... 3 Slight struggle, then settles ................................4 No struggle, tail tucked .......................................5 No struggle, strains to avoid eye contact ........................................................... 6	Black Girl Yellow 4 Black Girl Orange 4 Black Girl Pink 3 Black Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Yellow 4 Black Boy Blue 4 Black Boy Green 4 Liver Boy Blue 4 Liver Boy Green 2/3
Social Dominance Purpose: Degree of acceptance of human social dominanace; how "forgiving" the pup is. Method: Pup sit facing tester at a 45 angle. Tester strokes pup and puts his/her face close to the pup	Jumps, paws, bites, growls ................................ 1 Jumps, paws, licks ................................................2 Cuddles up to tester, tries to lick face ................................................................. 3 Sits quietly, accepts petting, nudges/licks hands ..............................................4 Rolls over, no eye contact ..................................5 Goes away and stays away ................................ 6	Black Girl Yellow 4 Black Girl Orange 4 Black Girl Pink 5-6 Black Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Red 3/4 Liver Girl Yellow 2 Black Boy Blue 4 Black Boy Green 4/5 Liver Boy Blue 2 Liver Boy Green 4
Elevation Dominance Purpose: Degree of accepting dominance while in postion of no control. Method: Cradle the pup under its belly, fingers interlaced, and elevate just off the ground for 30 seconds.	Struggle fiercely, bites ........................................ 1 Struggles ...............................................................2 No struggle, relaxd, tail wags ............................ 3 No struggle, relaxed .............................................4 No struggle ...........................................................5 No struggle, frozen, tail/rear legs tense ............................................................. 6	Black Girl Yellow 4 Black Girl Orange 4 Black Girl Pink 4 Black Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Red 4 Liver Girl Yellow 4 Black Boy Blue 4 Black Boy Green 4 Liver Boy Blue 3 Liver Boy Green 2/3
Retrieving(Obedience and Aptitude) Purpose: Degree of willingness to work with humans. High correlation between ability to retrieve and successfuk guide dogs, and field trial dogs. Method: Attract pups attention with crumpled paper ball. When it is watching, toss paper 4 feet away. When pup goes after it back up 2 feet and encourage it to come back.	Chases object, picks it up and runs away ............................................................. 1 Chases object stands over it, does not return......................................................2 Chases object, picks it up and returns it to the tester.......................................... 3 Chases object, returns without object to tester ......................................................4 Starts to chase, loses interest .............................5 Does not chase .................................................... 6	Black Girl Yellow 3 Black Girl Orange 1 Black Girl Pink 1 Black Girl Red 5 Liver Girl Red 3 (tiny hold on paper) Liver Girl Yellow 2/3 Black Boy Blue 3 Black Boy Green 3 Liver Boy Blue 3 Liver Boy Green 3
Touch Sensitivity Purpose: Degree of sensitivity to touch. Method: Take webbing of one front foot and place between finger and thumb lightly, gradually increasing pressure on a scale from 1-10. Stop as soon as puppy shows discomfort.	9-10 counts before response ............................. 1 7-8 counts before response ................................2 5-6 counts before response................................ 3 3-4 counts before response ................................4 1-2 counts before response ................................5 Does not respond ......................................... 6	Black Girl Yellow 5 Black Girl Orange 2 Black Girl Pink 3 Black Girl Red 2 Liver Girl Red 5 Liver Girl Yellow 5 Black Boy Blue 3 Black Boy Green 2 Liver Boy Blue 4 Liver Boy Green 2
Sound Sensitivity Purpose: Degree of sensitivity to sound. Method: Place pup in center of testing area and make a sharp noise a few feet away. A large metal spoon struck sharply on a metal pan twice works well.	Locates the sound, walks towards it................. 1 Locates sound, barks ...........................................2 Locates sound, show curiousity, walks towards it.................................................... 3 Locates the sound ...............................................4 Cringes, backs off, hides .....................................5 Ignores sound, shows no curiousity ............... 6	Black Girl Yellow 4 Black Girl Orange 3 Black Girl Pink 4/5 Black Girl Red 4/5 Liver Girl Red 3/4 Liver Girl Yellow 3 Black Boy Blue 3 Black Boy Green 3 Liver Boy Blue 3 Liver Boy Green 5
Chase Instinct Purpose: Degree of response to moving object; chase instinct. Method: Tie a string around a towel and drag it in front of the puppy from left to right.	Looks, attacks, bites ............................................ 1 Looks, barks, tail up, paws at towel .............................................2 Looks curiously, attempts to investigate, follows no bite or contact ......... 3 Looks, does not go forward, tail down ..............4 Runs away, hides ..................................................5 Ignores, shows no curiousity............................. 6	Black Girl Yellow 2 Black Girl Orange 2 Black Girl Pink 1/2 Black Girl Red 3 Liver Girl Red 2 Liver Girl Yellow 2 Black Boy Blue 2 Black Boy Green 1 Liver Boy Blue 1 Liver Boy Green 2/3

Not many of the pups were a basket case during the test.