In this BSc thesis we used the Dog mentality assessment test designed by Svartberg (2003) to evaluate dog's personality. The dogs of Tibetan Terrier breed were tested. The test consisted of ten parts: social contact, play 1, chase, passive situation, distance play, sudden appearance, metallic noise, ghosts, play 2 and gunshot. Testing took place in an outside area. In the test, the owner, his dog, a test-leader, an observer and an assistant were present. We tested thirteen dogs between the age of one and three years and between 20 to 30 minutes per dog. Our hypotheses were that we can evaluate individual dog's personality using the above described test as well as the personality of a breed. We assumed that younger dogs would be more playful and less aggressive, while males more aggressive than females and dogs with more schooling more sociable. Based on dogs behavioural responses, we divided personalityinto five dimensions: playfulness, chase-proneness, curiosity, sociability and aggressiveness. The results showed that Tibetan Terrier has a high chase potential and is very social. Tibetan Terrier showed more Playfulness than Curiosity. The lowest score was achieved for aggression. Females, young dogs and dogs with less schooling showed a higher potential in chasing, while males, older dogs and dogs with a higher schooling got higher scores in social behaviour.
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