Dot’s 4-29-21 ABCA Registered Border Collies

Sire: Rex

All dogs are being sold at $600.

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At Abiding Farm, we use the Monks of New Skete’s Puppy Aptitude Test to see how a puppy would be better suited for our customers.

What the test is:

Fluffy:

Social Attraction- Came readily with tail up

Following- went in the other direction

Restraint- struggled 

Elevation Dominance: no struggle

Retrieving- chased object, picked up, and ran away

Touch sensitivity- 2-4 seconds until response

Sound sensitivity- showed no interest 

Sight sensitivity- looks, barks, tail tuck

……………………

Purple:

social attraction- came readily, pawed, licked hands

Following- followed readily

Restraint-struggled fiercely 

Elevation-relaxed

Retrieving-chased object and returned

Touch sensitivity- 1-2 seconds before reaction

Sound sensitivity- locates sound and walks to it

Sight sensitivity- looks and attempts to investigate

…………………..

Cream:

Social attraction- came readily, pawed, licked hands

Following- followed readily

Restraint-no struggle, straining to avoid eye contact

Elevation- no struggle, froze

Retrieving-chases object, does not return

Touch sensitivity-1-2 seconds before response

Sound sensitivity- ignores sound

Sight sensitivity- looks and attempts to investigate

……………………

Freckle:

Social attraction- came readily, tail up

Following- followed readily

Restraint- settled, struggled, settled with eye contact

Elevation-relaxed

Retrieving-chased object and returned

Touch sensitivity-1-2 seconds before response

Sound sensitivity-backs off and cries

Sight sensitivity-looks and attempts to investigate 

………………….

Yellow:

Social attraction-came readily, tail up

Following-followed readily

Restraint-settled, struggled, settled with eye contact

Elevation-relaxed

Retrieving-chased object

Touch sensitivity-2-4 seconds before response 

Sound sensitivity-listens and locates sound

Sight sensitivity-looks and attempts to investigate. 

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