#c-barq

[securityunit-ese]

I did the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) with the dogs, it was interesting. Seems mostly accurate:

C-BARQ scores for your dog

The results of the C-BARQ evaluation for your dog, Thistle, relative to the population averages are shown below.

These population averages are based on all appropriate dogs in the C-BARQ database, and are indicated by the grey line. The bar colors for your dog's scores are determined by how far they differ from these averages, and on the likelihood that the differences will present a problem.

A green bar indicates that your dog is either close to the average and/or very unlikely to pose a problem in this area of behavior.

A yellow bar indicates that your dog has a somewhat higher or less desirable score than average and may pose a minor problem.

An orange bar indicates an even less desirable score and corresponds to a moderate behavior problem.

A red bar indicates that your dog has scored at a level that most experts would consider serious or severe, depending on the particular behavior involved.

I mean yes for most, although I’d put her touch sensitivity at higher. I’m also interested her energy is so “high” but her excitability is not? I’d switch those too personally

Here is Thyme’s:

He’s a pretty average dog it seems!

[fjordfolk]

I saw some other people filling in this C-BARQ thing, figured I’d give it a go for Sparta! I’ve never been good at rating things, though.

Aggression stats seem about right. She has never shown aggressive behaviour towards a person (beyond barking at a mail lady as a puppy, while backing away, which I consider a fear response.) We had some run-ins with on-leash reactivity following the summer of 2015, but lately have only had some minor growling - usually when another dog is straining at the other side.

Chasing is somewhat underrepresented, imo. The questionnaire asks about cats, birds, and other small animals, and she will not chase cats, but she will be triggered by moving things in general and can not be trusted to not chase vehicles.

The problem with Sparta and fear is discerning between learned and legitimate behaviour. She has a tendency to mix signals and realized soon that looking pathetic will earn more attention, so in trying to balance my answers, stats may have turned too low. She does prefer to move away from intense encounters. She does walk right up to strangers now though, especially children. She is timid in new situations but has gotten braver in the last year or so.

Separation issues have gotten worse since we moved. It makes sense, it’s just the two of us now, but it’s still something I want to be careful with. She does fine with our routine (barely even bothers to get out of bed to see me off in the mornings) but gets stressed if I go off schedule or she’s left alone unexpectedly.

Touch sensitivity? She’s not used to rough treatment, but I’m fairly sure I could hold her upside down and shake her if I wanted to. 

Excitability, attention-seeking, energy: She’s a sheltie and I signed up for this. I wanted a dog that was alert and always ready to go.

The Moderate concern: grooming others is the nibbling toys thing, I think. She also licks. I’m not worried.

Serious concern: She’s a hungry hungry hippo

[powerfulexistance]

The results of the C-BARQ evaluation for Horizon c:

[servicedoodle]

Nalla's C-Barq score. Her only yellow bars are energy (not sure why she's pretty chill, just playful at home) and separation. I'm proud that her separation one is so low. She had such severe separation anxiety as a young adult. We had to hire a behaviorist to help her. But we got in under control and she is able to stay home now without many issues (occasionally some whining or barking).

[fluffytales]

Here is Eevee’s C-BARQ. I personally think her dog-directed aggression is reactivity and not aggression and is more of a serious concern but this test really made me realize how much she has improved her aggression/reactivity in the past year. I am so proud of how far she has come and how much she has taught me about dog behavior and training.

[huskychronicles]

I think Kira’s doing pretty good for a shelter pet!

[lambdalupi]

filled in the C-BARQ questionnaire after reading about it on @dogs-on-logs and @nefja ‘s blogs. the classification is confusing, but overall the results are relatively accurate. for me his touch sensitivity and separation anxiety are more than of “some concern”; he does seek attention but it’s mostly his attachment to me that got him the red score, etc.

[darlingtonbubbles]

Jumping on the bandwagon! Nalus scores are rather unsurprising. If anything I expected his excitability to be higher. The chasing is definitely a problem we’ve been working on...but hey, at least he doesn’t want to eat the cat, just lick them to death😂