Sweetness of temperament is the hallmark of our breed. That is what the standard of the Newfoundland says, and is a key element attracting many of us to our dogs. It turns out that the University of Pennsylvania has developed a survey that anyone can take to assess his/her own dog. Thousands of dogs have been evaluated by this survey in the past ten years. The NCA has registered with the University so that we can also see the results of all the Newfoundlands who take the survey (if they follow the instructions below). A big benefit of the survey for you is that it will also tell you whether some of the things your own dog does are, or are not, "typical." The Newfoundland Club of America will use these results to help determine what training materials and information will be of benefit to all Newfoundland owners. So please do your part to learn a little more about your dog and our breed! The NCA's Charitable Trust Management Board, with the approval and support of the Board of Directors of the Newfoundland Club of America is administering a survey on the temperament and behavior of all Newfoundland dogs. http://www.ncanewfs.org/cbarq.shtml#.VsiDHNCT5ix Chris Plum 5452 Kimberly Rd Minnetonka, MN 55345

Hi Chris, I just did the survey and got averages in almost everything but the question about them staring for long periods of time at things in the distance they said is a serious problem. Why would that be a serious problem? She usually does that when we stop during a walk and sit or first step outside she sniffs the air and stares before we start out. (we live in the woods). Any reason this would be a serious behavior problem? Liz Long On Feb 20, 2016 9:26 AM, "Christopher Plum" <christopher.n.plum@gmail.com> wrote: > *Sweetness of temperament is the hallmark of our breed.* > > > > That is what the standard of the Newfoundland says, and is a key element > attracting many of us to our dogs. It turns out that the University of > Pennsylvania has developed a survey that anyone can take to assess his/her > own dog. Thousands of dogs have been evaluated by this survey in the past > ten years. The NCA has registered with the University so that we can also > see the results of all the Newfoundlands who take the survey (if they > follow the instructions below). > > > > A big benefit of the survey for you is that it will also tell you whether > some of the things your own dog does are, or are not, “typical.” > > The Newfoundland Club of America will use these results to help determine > what training materials and information will be of benefit to all > Newfoundland owners. > > > > So please do your part to learn a little more about your dog and our > breed! > > > > The NCA’s Charitable Trust Management Board, with the approval and support > of the Board of Directors of the Newfoundland Club of America is > administering a survey on the temperament and behavior of all Newfoundland > dogs. > > > > http://www.ncanewfs.org/cbarq.shtml#.VsiDHNCT5ix > > > > > > Chris Plum > > 5452 Kimberly Rd > > Minnetonka, MN 55345 > > > > _______________________________________________ > NewfLink mailing list > NewfLink@nsnewf.org > http://nsnewf.org/mailman/listinfo/newflink_nsnewf.org > >