The Puppy Coach Behavior Quiz
Your name
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Your email address
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Your puppy's name
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Your puppy's age, breed and gender
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Is your puppy spayed/neutered
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Yes
No
One is/One is not
Is there any other information (health, rescue, etc.) about your puppy that you would like to provide?
What best describes your pup's living arrangements?
My pup lives outdoors and never comes into the house.
My pup mostly lives outdoors but does occasionally come inside.
My pup spends most of his day inside but is left out occasionally.
My pup spends all of his time inside.
When you leave your pup at home alone, does he...
Seem very stressed.
Seem a little stressed.
Sleep or relax the whole time.
Don't know.
When you come home, does your puppy...
Throw himself at you as you come through the door, nipping and biting at you or 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 puppy...
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 puppy...
Get under foot or knock you over 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 and/or enter your home, does your puppy...
Growl, snap, bite or snarl at you or your guest.
Run and hide or alarm from a distance.
Bark and/or jump up.
Get excited but calms in less than two minutes.
Pee at the sound of the door activity or at the sight of your guest.
Sit patiently awaiting your command.
At home does your puppy...
Sleep on the furniture and show aggression if you join him or attempt to remove him.
Sleep on 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 puppy, does he...
Show aggression to you and refuse to give the toy up.
Treat it as a game, but eventually surrendering the toy.
Let you take it out of his mouth.
Drop it as soon as you approach him.
He is not interested in toys at all.
When feeding your puppy, does he...
Show aggression (bark, growl, tension) if you approach him or his food.
Get over-excited and finish his food in seconds.
Get excited but will sit for his dinner.
Sit calmly and wait for your permission to eat.
When you are eating, does your puppy...
Attempt to try to steal food from your plate.
Sit staring at you, possibly salivating, while you eat.
Beg for food during your mealtime.
Lay patiently until you are finished, then beg for scraps.
Never bothers anyone for their food.
How would you best describe your puppy's general behavior and mood at home? (choose all that apply)
My puppy appears restless and paces frequently.
My puppy is generally calm but gets excited if there is a noise outside.
My puppy is generally calm most of the time.
My puppy follows me everywhere I go - even into the bathroom if allowed.
My puppy seems quite anxious.
My puppy is very hyperactive.
My puppy is very bossy.
My puppy seems territorial.
My puppy is protective of me or another member of my family.
My puppy is constantly begging for attention and gets frustrated when he doesn't get it.
My puppy sometimes begs for attention, but will eventually give up if I ignore him.
My puppy rarely comes looking for attention.
My puppy knows where the treats are kept and will let me know if he wants one.
My puppy is fussy with his food and will only eat human food.
My puppy is fussy with his food and I sometimes have to encourage him to eat.
I feel like I am constantly having to tell my puppy off.
My puppy seems to be constantly pushing his luck.
My puppy knows what he shouldn't do, but still does it anyway.
My puppy is not housetrained at all.
My puppy is mostly housetrained, but still has the odd accident.
My puppy is 100% housetrained.
My puppy barks constantly.
I have considered giving my puppy up because of his behavior.
Is there any other information you would like to add about your puppy's behavior at home?
Has your puppy received any obedience training?
We are currently attending classes.
I took him to a couple of classes, but they did not seem productive.
I am training my puppy myself.
We have never attended classes.
We have had a trainer to the house.
Which of the following commands does your puppy recognize and/or obey?
Sit
Stay
Down
Leave it
Off
Wait
Come
When you give your puppy an obedience command he knows, does he...
Show aggression.
Ignore you.
Sometimes follow commands as long as there is a reward and no distractions.
Always follow commands as long as there is a reward and no distractions.
Follow your command right away, no matter what.
Do you think your puppy is smart?
Yes, he is very smart.
Maybe, he seems to learn quickly.
No, not really.
Is there any information you would like to add about your puppy's obedience?
When walking on a leash, does your puppy...
Pull hard and choke himself.
Pull on the lead at the start of the walk, then relax.
Walk on a loose lead, but still ahead of you.
Walk beside you on a loose lead.
Walk behind you.
Refuse to walk.
When meeting other dogs away from home, does your puppy...
Behave aggressively - growl, snap, bite, etc.
Pull to get closer and barks and whines.
Show interest, but walks past reluctantly.
Pay no attention and walks past loosely on lead.
If off lead on a walk or at an off-leash park, does your puppy...
Attack other dogs.
Run up to every dog, looking to play.
Run up to other people and jump up at them.
Find everything else more interesting than you, but will come back eventually.
Walk close by and always return promptly when called.
Do you walk your puppy...
Less than once a week.
2-3 times a week.
Every day.
More than once a day.
How long do you walk your pup each time?
Less than 15 minutes.
15 - 30 minutes.
30 minutes - one hour.
One hour or more.
How would you best describe your walks? (choose all that apply)
My pup is very excitable on our walk.
My pup seems very anxious on our walk.
I find walks very frustrating.
I dread taking my pup out for a walk.
I look forward to taking my pup out for a walk.
I haven't walked my pup for more than a week.
I haven't walked my pup for more than a month.
Is there any other information you would like to add about your pup's walks?
What would you most like to change about your pup's behavior?
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