A Study on the Temperament Type of Puppies in the Animated Toy Test with Regard to Their Proper Socialization and Specific Behaviour Build-up

In order to typify their temperaments and facilitate their training and formation of desired behaviour, 24 7-week-old Pointer, Boxer, and German Shepherd puppies were tested twice in an ethological test. Emphasis was put on behavioural activities such as fear, orientation, purposefulness, curiosity, confidence, indifference and aggression. The Quéinnec animated toy test was applied, the results of which indicated that the German Shepherd breed was the most balanced, oriented, purposeful and non-aggressive. It was followed by the Boxer and the Pointer. According to our experiments, it became clear that this test was easy to perform and did not stress the puppies.