Foundation Training Program dogs are continually evaluated and rated to the breed standard for service potential in the areas of
overall health and intelligence, nerve costume, genetic drives and traits, soundness of temperament, balance
in character, and trainability criteria.
Following is a sample Preliminary Trait/Drive Summary Checklist for a typical dog in program.
Preliminary Trait/Drive Summary
| TRAIT/DRIVE |
NOT EVALUATED |
NONE TO LOW |
MODERATE |
HIGH |
PRONOUNCED |
| Prey |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Play |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Food |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Trailing |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Hunt |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Retrieve |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Biddability |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Ball/Toy |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Tug |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Object Guarding |
- |
- |
| |
- |
- |
| Food Guarding |
- |
| |
- |
- |
- |
| Socialness |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Child friendly |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Ability to settle |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Dog friendly |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Suspicion |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Rebound/Resilience |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Handler Focus |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Independence |
- |
- |
- |
| |
- |
| Variable noise threshold |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Variable height threshold |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Variable surface threshold |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Agileness |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
| Athleticism |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |