RE: [pyrnet] Romy and the Temperament Test

["Viney, Bethany" <Bethany.Viney@tdstelecom.com>]

This sounds exactly like a big Pyr is suppose to act.  My Czar is the exact
same way....he can be protective when he senses that he needs to be, but an
absolute gentle giant when we do our pet therapy work with residents at a
local nursing home.  It still absolutely amazes me how they adjust their
personality and temperment to whatever situation and surroundings they are
in.
Congratulations on passing the test!
 
Beth, Czar and Raisa in Rural Wisconsin

-----Original Message-----
From: LESRVG@aol.com [mailto:LESRVG@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 9:31 PM
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Subject: [pyrnet] Romy and the Temperament Test


Hello,
Over the past weekend we entered Romy in a temperament test.  The chief
tester said he passed with "flying colors" and so he will receive a TT
title.  I wanted to share this with the group and also tell you more about
how he responded during the test.
 
For those of you who are not familiar with the test, there are 10 stations.
The handler is there just to hold on to the leash and is not allowed to
interact with the dog in any way.  The second station was interesting...it
was the friendly stranger.  Well, Romy loves everyone and everything.  He
really got into it.  In about 10 seconds he was encouraging play with the
station worker doing "play bows" to invite play.
 
The last three stations were also interesting.  They were a wierd stranger
that then progressed into an aggressive stranger and finally a threatening
stranger (it all stops at about 10 feet away).  Romy saw the person come out
from his blind and immediately stepped between me and the stranger.  He
wagged his tail a bit...then when the stranger turned aggressive he took a
few more steps forward and got a very serious look upon him...head held
high, chest puffed up.  Then when it escalated to a threat, he again took
another step forward to the end of his leash and more or less said "bring it
on!!!"...absolutely unafraid yet not aggressive to the stranger.  I am so
proud of him!
 
Doesn't this sound just like what our beloved Pyrs are supposed to do?
 
Later!
 
Keith, Soo, Dusty, and Romy (TT)