Rocky Road

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Puppy #8 - Rocky - The eighth puppy born at 9:25pm PST weighing in at 1 lb 4 oz.

Note: All puppies were not affected in any way by a loud, sudden clanging sound. They did not flinch and hardly moved. They were awake and aware, but not traumatized or otherwise fearful of the sudden piercing sound. All puppies receive high scores on this section of the test.

This puppy came into the world very quiet and calm. He is quiet when eating and moving about. He remained quiet and unconcerned when pet by the handler. He became agitated and annoyed when lifted and turned. He grunted softly and kicked/pumped his feet vigorously during this time. When he was turned, however, he did finally submit about a minute in and gave a huge sigh and then completely relaxed. This puppy turned in the wrong direction when placed back in the den. When he did not recognize where he was, he grunted constantly and remained in the same place in which he was placed and did not try to turn himself or figure out where to go. This puppy receives a score of 8.57 for this temperament test.

During the rough pet, this puppy moved his head slightly and yawned several times, but was quiet. During the lift, he was loose and quiet. However, when he was turned over on his back, he wailed and flailed. It took 5 seconds for him to decide, but once he did, he screamed and flailed about fiercely. Then, his body relaxed at the 20 second mark but continued to cry out, just not as loudly. He moved about the basket all around grunting. He was not still. At one point, he looked up and learn onto the sides at the corner, as if searching for a way to get out. This puppy appears to be extremely smart and aware - problem solver. When placed back, he sniffed the handler's sock for 15 seconds before going back toward the pack. He was silent when sniffing, but then began grunting slightly on his way back to the pack. He did go back in a straight line. 

This puppy receives a score of 8.3 for this temperament test.

TT 1: 8.57

TT 2: 8.3

silver wolf gray male with white paws