Mentalbeskrivning av Qi

Mentalbeskriver: Barbro Börjesson

 

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CONTACT
Greeting

Rejecting contact growls and/or tries to bite

Avoid contact - Shy and withdraws

Accepting contact - not engaged but does not withdraw

Makes contact itself or when handler makes contact. Balanced

Intensive contact behavior with the test leader. Can leap and whine.

CONTACT
Cooperation

Does not follow despite several attempts to allure

Follows reluctantly. Strives to handler or to different direction

Follows the whole distance, neutral

Follows willingly. Engaged

Follows willingly. Showing intense interest in testleader, leaps, whine

CONTACT
Handling

Rejects. Growls and/or tries to bite

Avoiding withdraws, seeks support by the handler

Accepting. Neutral

Accepting. Answers to contact

Accepting. Intesive contact behaviour with testleader

PLAYING
Disposisjon to play

Does not play

Does not play, but shows interest

Plays - stats slowly but becomes active

Playing actively, stats quickly

Playing very actively, starts very quickly

PLAYING
Catching/holding/ grabbing (object )

Does not grab

Does not grab, but sniffs the object

Grabs carefully or nips the object

Grabs directly with full mouth

Grabs directly. Bites the object

PLAYING
Tug-of-war (object)

Does not bite

Bites carefully, releases it's hold, holds on again, does not stride

Bites - strides, releases it's hold, bites again

Grabs directly with full mouth, strides until testleader releases the object

Grabs directly with full mouth, tugs, strides until testleader releases the object

HUNTING
chase

Does not start

Starts, but interrupts
(both times)

Starts or runs slowly- Can increase speed. Goes all the way

Starts with high speed, targets - slows down at the prey

Starts directly with high speed. Run past the prey. Can return

HUNTING
Catching/holding/ grabbing (object)

Ignores the prey / does not approach the prey

Does not grab but sniffs the object

Grabs doubtfully or with time delay

Grabs directly, releases the object

Grabs directly, holding on for at least 3 seconds

ACTIVITY

Inattentive, uninterested, inactive

Attentive and calm - stands, sits or lays down

Attentive and mostly calm. Occasional raising of activity

Attentive, a bit restless. Strolls after a while

Restless. Changes activity quickly

PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
Interest

No interest in figurant. Uninterested

Control. Interruptions occurs

Interested, follows the figurant without interruptions

Interested, wants to go. Occasional intentions to start

Very interested. Wants to go. Repeatedly intentions to start

PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
Threat/ aggressiveness

No barking nor growling

Occasional barks and/ or growls during the first part of the moment

Occasional barks and/ or growls during the first and second part of the moment

Shows threat behaviour, barks and growls during the first part of the moment

Shows threat behaviour, barks and growls during the first and second part of the moment

PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
Curiosity

Does not approach the figurant. Uninterested

Approaches when figurant talks and plays with an object

Approaches the hidden but talking figurant

Approaches figurant with a low body and/ or with time delay

Approaches figurant with no help

PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
Disposition to play

Does not show any interest

Does not play but shows interest

Plays, grabs carefully, releases, does not stride

Grabs directly. Can release and take again. Strides

Grabs directly with full mouth. Strides and does not release

PLAYING AT A DISTANCE
Co-operation

Does not show any interest

Becomes active but interrupts

Active when figurant is active

Active with the figurant also interested when figurant is passive

Urges passive figurant to go on playing

SURPRISE
Fear

Stops. Short stop

Crouches down and stops

Does an evasive action without turning head

Escapes no more than 5 meters

Escapes more than 5 meters

SURPRISE
Threat/ aggressiveness

Shows no threat behaviour

Shows occasional threat behaviours

Shows several threat behaviours during a longer period

Shows several threat behaviours and some attack

Shows threat behaviours and attacts which can end with a bite

SURPRISE
Curiosity

Approaches when handler is laying down the overll/ does not approach

Approaches when handler sits down and speaks to the overall - alluring the dog

Approaches the overall when handler is standing beside it

Approaches the overall when handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the overall without any help

SURPRISE
Remaining fear

No change of speed or any evasive action

A little curve or a little change of tempo, or looking away sometimes during the passages

A curve or a change of tempo at the first passage. Less deviation at the second passage

A curve or a change of tempo during at least two passages without reduced intensity between moments

Shows a great deal of fear after all passages

SURPRISE
Remaining interest

No interest in the overall

Stops. Sniffs/ looks at the overall at one occasion

Stops. Sniffs/ looks at the overall at least during two occasions

Bites/ plays towards the overall. Interest reduces gradually

Bites/ plays with the overall during two or more passages

SOUND SENSIBILITY
Fear

Stops. Short stop

Crouch down and stops

Does an evasive action without turning the head

Escapes no more than 5 meters

Escapes more than 5 meters

SOUND SENSIBILITY
Curiosity

Does not approach

Approaches when handler sits down and speaks to the rattle - alluring the dog

Approaches the rattle when the handler stands beside it

Approaches when the handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the rattle without help

SOUND SENSIBILITY
Remaining fear

No change of speed or any evasive action

A little curve or a little change of tempo or looking away sometimes during the passages

A curve or a change of tempo at the first passage. Less deviation at the second passage

A curve or a change of tempo during at least two passages without reduced intensity between moments

Shows a great deal of fear or increased fear after all passages

SOUND SENSIBILITY

No interest in the source of sound

Stops. Sniffs/ looks at the source of sound at

Stops. Sniffs/ looks at the source of sound at least

Bites/ plays towards rattle. Interest reduces gradually

Bites/ plays with the rattle tow or more

GHOSTS
Threat/ aggressiveness

Shows no threat behaviour

Shows occasional threat behaviour

Shows several threat behaviours during a longer period

Shows several threat behaviours and some attack

Shows threat behaviours and several attacks

GHOSTS
Control

Occasional controls afterwards no interst/ cuts off

Looks at the ghost now and then

Controls/ acts against the ghosts. Long interruptions

Controls/ acts against both of the ghosts. Shorter interruptions

Controls/ acts towards both ghosts during the whole moment

GHOSTS
Fear

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler. Some adjustment of distance

Stays mainly in front of or beside the handler. Oscillate between start to escape and control

Stays mainly behind the handler. Oscillates between start to escape and control

Escapes more than the length of the lead. Can try to get support from audience or leaves the place

GHOSTS
Curiosity

Approaches when handler has taken the disquise off the figurant

Approaches when handler is talking to the figurant/ alluring the dog

Approaches the ghost when handler stands beside

Approaches the ghost when handler has gone half the distance

Approaches the ghost without any help

GHOSTS
Contact

Rejects or tries to avoid contact

Accepting contact. Not engaged but doesn't withdraw

Returning contact when figurant bids

Makes contact itself. Balanced

Intensive contact behaviour towards the figurant, can leap and whine

PLAYING
Disposition to play

Does not play

Does not play but shows interest

Plays - starts slowly but becomes active

Plays actively, starts quickly

Plays very actively, starts very quickly

PLAYING
Catching/ holding/ grabbing (object)

Does not grab

Does not grab but sniffs the object

Grabs carefully or nips the object

Grabs directly with full mouth

Grabs directly, bites the object

GUN-SHOTS

Unaffected. Quick control and then totally unaffected

Controls that disappear after the first shot. Breaks but takes up started activity

Decreased reaction to the shots/ direct interest in the marksman/ returns to playing/ passivity

Interrupts activity/ gets locked with the marksman. Cannot return to playing/ passivity

Remaining anxiety after several shots. Interrupts after obvious tendency to escape/ renounce shots