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Example radar chart from the results of the BPH. The individual dog's results are comparable against the breed's average. The results include a score sheet, summary graph, and a subjective summary from the observer. The score sheet describes the behaviour of the dog in each of the 7 (or 8, if chosen) steps.
Temperament testing in wolfhounds is an old and proven form of mild dog fighting used in young dogs to test their temperament. For example, an American standard for an Irish Wolfhound is defined as "a large, rough-coated, greyhound-like dog, fast enough to catch a wolf and strong enough to kill it."
[1] [68] [71] There are versions for screening child temperament in English and Russian for the ages 0–3, 4-7, 8-11 and 12-16, freely available on the website of test developers. There are also several child versions in other languages.
Coren's book presents a ranked list of breed intelligence, based on a survey of 208 dog obedience judges across North America. [10] When it was first published there was much media attention and commentary in terms of both pros [11] and cons. [12] Over the years, Coren's ranking of breeds and methodology have come to be accepted as a valid description of the differences among dog breeds in ...
In 1945, the Black and Tan Coonhound became the first of the six breeds of coonhounds to be recognized by the American Kennel Club, in the Hound Group. [8] The other breeds, which were not recognized until the 2010s, are the Redbone Coonhound , Plott Hound , Bluetick Coonhound , the American English Coonhound , and the Treeing Walker Coonhound .
The American Kennel Club describes the Siberian Husky's eyes as "an almond shape, moderately spaced and set slightly obliquely". The AKC breed standard is that eyes may be brown, blue or black; one of each or particoloured are acceptable (complete is heterochromia). These eye-color combinations are considered acceptable by the American Kennel Club.
From 1953 to 1959 the beagle was ranked No. 1 on the list of the American Kennel Club's registered breeds; [18] in 2005 and 2006 it ranked 5th out of the 155 breeds registered. [19] In the UK they are not quite so popular, placing 28th and 30th in the rankings of registrations with the Kennel Club in 2005 and 2006 respectively. [ 20 ]
Ruby Cavaliers should be entirely chestnut, [18] although some can have some white in their coats that is considered a fault under American Kennel Club conformation show rules. [19] The fourth colour is known as Tricolour, which is black and white with tan markings on cheeks, inside ears, on eyebrows, inside legs, and on underside of tail. [17]