How plastic is your dog

Dogs are very plastic animals. For example, German Shepherds can be trained as police dogs, Golden Retrievers often become guide dogs, and even some pampered pet dogs can cooperate with their owners to complete complex tasks. To find out how plastic your dog really is, why not try the following little test.

1. Take a toy it usually likes in your hand and move it left and right in front of it or keep tossing it up, it will:

A: Ignore you 1 point

B: Compete with you for it 2 points

C: Sometimes look at you, sometimes look elsewhere 3 points

D: Keep staring at your hand 4 points

2. When you throw the toy, it will:

A: Ignore 1 point

B: Just chase after it 2 points

C: Chase and play with the toy briefly then leave 3 points

D: Chase and hold onto the toy 4 points

3. When taken to a place it has never been before, it will:

A: Keep looking around 1 point

B: Occasionally look around 2 points

C: Very "calm" 3 points

4. If you deliberately ignore the dog for a while and then leave, it will:

A: No reaction 1 point

B: Look at you 2 points

C: Get up and follow you while watching where you go 3 points

D: Stay right by your side 4 points

5. When you pick up the usual walking tools in front of the dog, it will:

A: No reaction 1 point

B: React when you reach the door, ready to go out 2 points

C: Immediately get excited 3 points

6. When a big towel covers the dog’s head, how long does it take to shake off the towel:

A: More than 30 seconds 1 point

B: 20-30 seconds 2 points

C: 10-20 seconds 3 points

D: Within 10 seconds 4 points

7. If the dog is left alone in an unfamiliar environment, it will:

A: Completely no reaction 1 point

B: Watch you leave 2 points

C: Follow you initially, then calm down allowing you to leave 3 points

D: Wants to follow you, unwilling to stay alone 4 points

8. When left alone in an unfamiliar environment and you leave its sight, it will:

A: Look around and sniff the ground for a long time 1 point

B: Look around and sniff the ground for a short time 2 points

C: Quickly calm down and relax 3 points

D: Quickly calm down but stay alert to surroundings 4 points

9. When alone in an unfamiliar environment and seeing a stranger in the distance pass by, it will:

A: Doesn’t care 1 point

B: Glance twice 2 points

C: Stare continuously 3 points

Time to reveal the results:

Score 28-33: Your dog is extremely plastic, mastering daily skills quickly, understanding commands rapidly, and capable of challenging difficult tasks.

Score 23-27: Your dog is smart and has great potential; it depends on the owner's ability to develop it.

Score 15-22: It may take longer to learn skills than other dogs, but it is very obedient; it might not solve any problems for you but will surely stay by your side.

Score below 15: If your dog is happy, you are happy; if you are happy, the dog is happier. Why aim for high plasticity? We're not trying to make a 00 dog anyway.