Table 1.
Descriptions of 16 socially acceptable behavior subtests from Gobbo and Zupan Šemrov (8).
Subtest | Description |
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1 | The dog is approached by one tester and petted with an artificial hand |
2 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar visual stimuli (a blanked is pulled up and down) |
3 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar visual stimuli (sudden appearance of a cat on a sledge) |
4 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar sound (sudden activation of a horn) |
5 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar sound (sudden rattle of metal cans) |
6 | The dog is slowly approached and surrounded by three testers |
7 | The dog is rapidly approached and surrounded by three testers |
8 | The dog is approached by one tester with a dummy dog |
9 | The dog is slowly approached by one tester and petted using an artificial hand |
10 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar sound (a bell is rang in front of the dog) |
11 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar visual stimuli (an umbrella is rapidly opened and closed in front of the dog) |
12 | The dog is exposed to an unfamiliar visual stimuli (a life-sized doll, standing on top of a sledge is pulled in front of the dog) |
13 | The dog is approached by one tester and petted with a doll fixed on a pole |
14 | The dog is approached by one tester staring. |
15 | The dog is approached by the same tester as in subtest 14 and petted with an artificial hand |
16 | The dog is approached by the owner or handler and petted with a doll |