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Month                                                                                                                         Title

April                 UWP CH Int’l CH UCH Beltane’s Bodacious Blue WC
                        CGC SS SWET WETT BPS TDI CD                                                         CD

June                 AG1 UWP CH Int’l CH UCH Beltane’s Bodacious Blue WC
                        CGC SS SWET WETT BPS TDI CD                                                        AG1

June                 AGI UWP CH Int’l CH UCH Beltane’s Bodacious Blue WC
                        CGC SS SWET WETT BPS TDI CD TT                                                    TT

June                 CH UCH Int’l CH Summerwind Rainbow’s Promise SS SWET
                        CGC BPS TDI TT                                                                                    TT

What is TT?                              (Sammy CGC TT in this photo)

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Description of the Temperament TestThe ATTS Temperament Test focuses on and measures different aspects of temperament such as stability, shyness, aggressiveness, and friendliness as well as the dog's instinct for protectiveness towards its handler and/or self-preservation in the face of a threat.

The test simulates a casual walk through a park or neighborhood where everyday life situations are encountered. During this walk, the dog experiences visual, auditory and tactile stimuli. Neutral, friendly and threatening situations are encountered, calling into play the dog's ability to distinguish between non-threatening situations and those calling for watchful and protective reactions.

Dogs must be at least 18 months old to enter this test. The test takes about eight to 12 minutes to complete. The dog is on a loose six-foot (6') lead. The handler is not allowed to talk to the dog, give commands, or give corrections.

Failure on any part of the test is recognized when a dog shows:

  • Unprovoked aggression
  • Panic without recovery
  • Strong avoidance
The ATTS Temperament Test consists of ten subtests divided into five subcategories:

Behavior Toward Strangers
Objective: To measure the dog's reaction to strangers in a non-threatening situation.
Subtest 1: Neutral stranger
A stranger to the dog approaches the handler, shakes hands with the handler and engages the handler in a brief conversation, ignoring the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog's reaction to passive socialization and the dog's protective instinct.


Subtest 2: Friendly stranger
A stranger to the dog approaches happily and briskly, is very friendly to the dog and pets the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog's active social skills.


Reaction to Auditory Stimuli
Objective: To measure the dog's reaction to auditory stimuli and the dog's investigative behavior.
Subtest 3: Hidden Noise
The handler/dog team approaches a hidden assistant who rattles a metal bucket filled with rocks and sets this bucket in the path of the team. The handler may encourage the dog to investigate the bucket only when asked to do so. The handler's focus must be on the bucket, not on the dog.
The purpose of this subtest is to test alertness and curiosity.


Subtest 4: Gunshots
The handler stops at a designated marker with his/her back towards a well hidden assistant. The assistant fires three shots using a .22 caliber starter pistol (SHOT-PAUSE-SHOT-SHOT).
The purpose of this subtest is to measure the dog's recovery response to a sudden noise.


Reaction to Visual Stimulus
Objective: To measure the dog's reaction to a sudden visual stimulus.
Subtest 5: Umbrella
The handler/dog team approaches an assistant sitting in a chair holding a closed umbrella parallel to the ground at a 90 degree angle to the approaching team. When the dog is five feet from the assistant, the umbrella is opened. The handler may encourage the dog to investigate the umbrella only when asked to do so. The handler's focus must be on the umbrella, not on the dog.


Tactile Stimuli
Objective: To measure the dog's reaction to unusual footing.
Subtest 6: Plastic Footing
Both the handler and the dog walk the entire length of a 15-foot by 6-foot clear plastic strip.


Subtest 7: Wire Footing
Only the dog will walk the entire length of a 12-foot by 3-foot unfolded exercise pen.


The purpose of these subtests is to measure the dog's sensitivity to unusual footing, its ability to recover from the fear of unusual footing and to measure its investigative behavior to the unusual footing.

Self Protective/Aggressive Behavior
Objective: These tests collectively evaluate the dog's capacity to recognize an unusual situation, its threshold to provocation, its protective instincts, and its propensity to realize when the situation becomes a threat.
Subtest 8: Non-Threatening
The handler/dog team stops at the designated marker. A weirdly-dressed stranger crosses the path 38 feet in front of the team.
The purpose of this subtest is to test the dog's alertness to an unusual situation.


Subtest 9: Threatening
The weird stranger advances 10 feet towards the stationary handler in a threatening manner.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog's ability to recognize when an unusual situation turns into a provocation.


Subtest 10: Aggression
The weird stranger advances to within 18 feet of the stationary handler in an aggressive manner.
The purpose of this subtest is to evaluate the dog's protective instincts.


The stranger is never closer than 10 feet from the dog. The handler's 2 foot arm and the 6' lead is added in for a total of 18 feet. Aggression here is checked against the breed standard and the dog's training. A schutzhund trained dog lunging at the stranger is allowed, but if an untrained Siberian husky does the same, it may fail.

At the conclusion of the test, the handler will receive a critique about the dog's performance. Certificate will be mailed within 90 days of the test.

This copyrighted test may not be used in whole or part without the express written consent of the American Temperament Test Society.

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    • Alice Tiggy/Angus 5.7.2016
    • Jenny / Boomer 9.14.2010
  • Girls at Ayershire
    • Kelly - Ayershire She's One Hot Mess
    • Flurry - Brio Daybreak No Snow At Solimar
    • Gaia - Ayershire's Gaia
    • Nellie - Ayershire Western Duchess
    • Lizzy - Summerwinds Western Surprise
    • Ruby - Ayershire Desert Winds of June
    • Breezy - Ayershire Northern Winds
  • Boys at Ayershire
    • Blue - Beltane's Bodacious Blue
    • Dewey - Summerwind Spirit of the Old West
    • Dutch - C D Dutch Argos Anglin
    • Rudy - Marshqurl's Rudy
    • Clyde - Ayershire & Cook'S Black Max
  • Trimming a Curly by Aubrey LaCrosse
  • Clive - Lost Mule Dang It Clive
  • PHOTOS of "Fun with Curlies"
  • Resources
    • Books, Articles and Videos
    • Health and Grooming
  • Why Register Your Puppy?
  • Curlies Remembered
  • ADOPT a Young or Adult Curly & "Maxx's Diary"
  • What it Means to be a Foster.
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