Shyness-boldness predicts performance in working dogs

By K. Svartberg. 2002

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Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Genetics, Small Animals

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Factors associated with success in guide dog training (2008, methodology): “This test was based on the Sudden Appearance Test developed by Svartberg (2002), the Startling Test by King et al. (2003), subtest 29 from Netto and Planta (1997) and Startling Test 1 from Wilsson and Sundgren (1997).”
The Development of a Psychometric Scale for the Evaluation of the Emotional Predispositions of Pet Dogs (2002, unknown): “On a related note, it has recently been reported that shyness-boldness as assessed from behavioural tests is predictive of performance in working dog trials (Svartberg, 2002).”
Personality and performance in military working dogs: Reliability and predictive validity of behavioral tests (2010, background): “…personality variation between dogs and how these dispositions relate to important working domain tasks remains an outstanding issue for working dog programs whose mission it is to procure and train dogs (Goddard and Beilharz, 1983; Slabbert and Odendaal, 1999; Svartberg, 2002; Rooney et al., 2007).”
Risk-taking behavior predicts aggression and mating success in a fiddler crab (2007, background): “…in the presence of a predator has been shown to correlate to seemingly unrelated behaviors in a growing number of species, including spiders (Riechert and Hedrick 1993), fish (Ward et al. 2004), lizards (Stapley and Keogh 2004), birds (Westerberg et al. 2004), and domestic dogs (Svartberg 2002).”
Traits and genotypes may predict the successful training of drug detection dogs (2007, background): “selected, females can be trained to become proficient search dogs (Svartberg, 2002; Rooney and Bradshaw, 2004).”
Consistency in Context-specific Measures of Shyness and Boldness in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (2005, background): “Analogous patterns of individual variation have been noted in a number of species (e.g. Wilson et al. 1993; Re´ale et al. 2000; Svartberg 2002), suggesting that the shy–bold continuum may be widespread in many taxa, including ﬁsh (e.g. Coleman & Wilson 1998; Fraser et al. 2001; Sneddon 2003).”
Behavioural testing in dogs: A review of methodology in search for standardisation (2006, background): “For example, the factor ‘aggressiveness’ in a personality test of German Shepherds and Belgian Tervueren (Svartberg, 2002) is not comparable to the factor ‘aggressiveness’ from six breeds of laboratory dogs in Royce (1955), nor to the personality trait ‘aggression’ when assessing sheltered dogs (Led”
Are there differences between behavioral measurement methods? A comparison of the predictive validity of two ratings methods in a working dog program (2012, unknown): “Aggression has also been found to be largely independent of other personality traits in other studies (Svartberg, 2002; Svartberg et al., 2005).”
Breed-typical behaviour in dogs—Historical remnants or recent constructs? (2006, unknown): “The behavioural data was collected in a standardized test, from which scores for four behavioural traits related to social fear, non-social fear, play interest and aggressiveness were calculated according to previous results based on data from the same test (Svartberg and Forkman, 2002).”
A comparison of behaviour in test and in everyday life: evidence of three consistent boldness-related personality traits in dogs (2005, background): “and trainability, together with previous results that suggests a relationship between boldness and success in working dog trials ( Svartberg, 2002 ), indicate that the DMA may be useful in selection of potential working or service dogs, as well as in breeding of this type of dogs.”
Behavioral differences among breeds of domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris): Current status of the science (2014, background): “Svartberg (2002) observed that German Shepherd Dogs tended to perform better than Belgian Tervurens, but detected a threshold effect amongst high-performing dogs, such that no breed or sex differences were found.”
Consistency of personality traits in dogs (2005, background): “Studies have suggested that the behaviour registered in the DMA test is predictive for behaviour in other situations, such as performance in working dog trials (Svartberg 2002) and behaviour in the home environment (Svartberg, in press).”
Direct genetic, maternal and litter effects on behaviour in German shepherd dogs in Sweden (2005, methodology): “For more details on the test procedures and the scored behavioural variables, see Svartberg (2002), Svartberg and Forkman (2002) and Svartberg (2003).”
Shoal composition determines foraging success in the guppy (2009, background): “This behavioral axis has been identified for a wide range of taxa including mammals (Svartberg 2002; Armitage and Van Vuren 2003), birds (Dingemanse et al. 2004; de Azevedo and Young 2006), fish (Huntingford 1976; Wilson et al. 1993; Coleman and Wilson 1998; Sneddon 2003; Brown et al. 2005),…”
Temperament and personality in dogs (Canis familiaris): A review and evaluation of past research (2005, unknown): “…Svartberg and Forkman (2002) and Saetre et al. (in press) 15329 f NR NR 15329 0 0 7878 g (NR) 7451 g (NR) 19.72 c,h 0 0 0 0 15329 Privately owned Svartberg (2002) 2655 2219 0 2655 0 0 1381 (NR) 1274 (NR) 12–18 0 0 2655 0 0 Privately owned van der Borg et al. (1991) 81 NR NR NR NR 81 NR (NR) NR…”