There are conflicting opinions about the weight given to temperament testing, but canine behavior specialists and shelter/rescue folks agree that it can
yield valuable insight about a puppy or adult dog.

Following is a new article about one approach to temperament assessment, covering shelter dog specialist Sue Sternberg's recent Assess-a-Pet
workshop in Washington, DC.

Just click the link below or paste it into your internet browser. 

http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_AgressionAssessment.php

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For free, detailed Dog Tips on canine behavior, health, training, management and other issues -- plus some tipsheets relevant for folks with cats and other
species -- go the Robin's Dog Tips index at
http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/dog_tips.php

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Robin

Editor, Robin's Dog Tips
Writer, weekly Pets feature in regional newspapers

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