MH test

Every single step of the test have five different "parts" in it that is marked and evaluated , depending on how the dog reacts on the situation tested.

Test			1:	2:	3:	4:	5:
1:a	Contact	To take contact	no contact- growl/bite	avoid contact/pulls away	Accept contact not engaged but dossent step away.	Take contact on its own , ballanced.	Intence contact/jumps & barks.
1:b	Contact	Cooperation	Dossent follow eaven after several attempts to get the dog to come	Comes along unwillingly, goes against owner or other direction.	Folows all the way , neutral.	Follows willingly , engaged.	Follows willingly.intensive. jumps/barks happy.
1:c	Contact	Handlig	Rejects , growl/bites.	Avoids , tryes to get away, maby takes contact.	Accepts , acts neutral.	Accelerate , answer with contact behaviour.	Accelerate , answer with intence contact behaviour against fig.
2:a	Play 1	Play-lust	Dont play.	Dont play , shows little intrest.	Play´s -starts slow, but gets active.	Plays active , fast starter.	Plays verry active , verry fast starter.
2:b	Play 1	Grabbing	Dossent grab.	Dossent grab but smells object.	Carefully grabbs , may pinch the fig.	Grabbs emediatly with the whole mouth.	Grabbs directly , snapps at object.
2:c	Play 1	Tug a war	Dossent bite.	Bites carfully , lets go , dossent pull.	Bites-pulls , retake hold.	Grabbs emediatly with the whole mouth. untill handeler lets go.	Grabbs emediatly with the whole mouth. Shakes & pulls untill handeler lets go.
3:a	Hunt	Pursuit	Does not start	Start , but stopps.	Starts or run slow , may speed up , goes though.	Starts off in high speed , focused- stoppes at object.	Starts off in high speed , runs past object. May turn back.
3:b	Hunt	Grabbing	Pays no attention to the object.	Does not grab , smells the object.	Grabbs with doubt or time-delay.	Grabbs directly, but let go.	grabbs directly, holds object 5 sec minimum.
4	Activity		Pays attention not active unintrerested.	Pays attention is calm stands sitt or lay down.	Pays attention and stays calm , with single activity bursts.	Interested abit worried walks around and smells.	Worried , fast up and down in activity.
5:a	Stop in play	Interest	Not engaged un- interested.	In controll some stops may acurr.	interested goes along with fig , no abruptions.	Interested wants to go , some start atempts.	very interested wants to go- some start atempts.
		Threat/anger	No barking orgrowling	Single bark/growl, during moment 1.	Some bark/growl during mom 1 & 2.	Shows threat display barks / growls during mom 1.	Shows threat display barks / growls during mom 1 & 2.
5:b	Stop in play	Curiosity	Dont aproach fig. Not interseted.	Walks forward when fig talks jongle with object.	Meets the figurant when he invite himself to the dog.	Meets the figurant , low body stance/ time delay.	Meets the figurant directly , no help.
5:c	Stop in play	Play-lust	No interest	Shows interest dossent play.	Plays , grabb´s carefully , does not pull.	Grabbs imediatly, may let go and grab again , pulls.	Grabbs emediatly with the whole mouth.Pulls anddoes not letgo.
5:e	Stop in play	Cooperation	No interest	Gets active , but stopps.	Is active with the figurant, when the figurant is active.	Active with fig , but also against passive fig.	Encurrage passive fig to continue play.

Test			1:	2:	3:	4:	5:
6:a	Surprise	Fear	Stopps , short stop.	Bows down stopps.	Avaysive manouver dossent takeeyesoff.	Runs max 5 meters	Runs mor then 5 meters
6:b	Surprise	Threat- Agression	No threat	Some threat	Several threats	Several threats + some attack.	Several threats + some attack.and bites.
6:c	Surprise	Curiosity	Approaches	Approaches when called upon.	Approaches when driver is near by object.	Approaches when driver walks hafe way.	Approaches by it self.
6:d	Surprise	Remaining Fear	No tempo change or awaysive manouver.	Small bow around / small tempo change / looks away som of passes.	Bow or tempo change less at second pass.	Bow or tempo change at least on 2 ocations.	Massive fear at every pass.
6:e	Surprise	Remaining interest	No interest	Stops and smells at object at one ocation.	Stops and smells at object at 2 times.	Bites against object once , dropps of at later passes.	Bites against object 2 or more passes.
7:a	Sound	Fear	Stopps , short stopp.	Bows and stopps.	Avaysive manouver dossent take eyes off.	Runs max 5 meters	Runs mor then 5 meters
7:b	Sound	Curiosity	Approaches	Approaches when called upon.	Approaches when driver is near by object.	Approaches when driver walks hafe way.	Approaches by itself.
7:c	Sound	Remaining fear	No tempo change or awaysive manouver.	Small bow around / small tempo change / looks away som of passes.	Bow or tempo change less at secondpass.	Bow or tempo change at least on 2 ocations.	Massive fear at every pass.
7:d	Sound	Remaining interest	No interest	Stops and smells at object at one ocation.	Stops and smells at object at 2 times.	Bites against object once dropps of at later passes.	Bites against object 2 or more passes.
8:a	Ghost	Threat- Agression	No threat	Some Threat	Several threats during longer time.	Several threats and some attack	Several threats And several attacks.
8:b	Ghost	Controll	Some controll , and there after no interest/ in its own world.	Looks at ghosts some times.	Controlls/handle the gosts , long abruptions.	Controlls- handle the gosts- shorter abruptions.	Controlls handle the gosts att thetime.
8:c	Ghost	Fear	Stands infront/side of owner.	Stands infront/side of owner. some adjustments.	Stands infront/side of owner. goes between running start/controll.	Stands behind the owner. goes between running start/controll	Runs longer then leash length. may seek support from public , or leave area.
8:d	Ghost	Curiosity	Approaches when driver takes of cloths.	Approaches when talking to fig / called upon.	Approaches when driver isnext to ghost.	Approaches after driver walked half distance	Approaches on its own.
8:e	Ghost	Contact	Avoid contact.	Accept contact, dont remove , un-engaged.	Accepts contact when fig gives contact.	Takes contact on its own , ballanced.	Intensive contact , jump and whine.
9:a	Play 2	Play-lust	No play	Interest , no play	Slow start gets active.	Active , starts fast.	verry active , verry fast.
9:b	Play 2	Grabbing	Dont grabb	Smells and grabs after that.	Carfully grabb	Direct grabb with all mouth.	Direct grabb , snapps at object.
10	Shooting	Gun fiered	Not disturbed , fast controll & paining no attention.	Controll dissapers after 1 shot stopps , but plays again.	Lacking reactions/ focus om shooter / plays passive.	Stopps activity/ focus on shooter / dossent return to playing.	Fear of more shots. escaping tendences.

In late december 1999 Lillen stepped up a bit , and did a more serious test. This time 3 situations more were added to the MH-Test above , as you will find below. Further more - the dog also got a more precise judgement and was given points to underline "how" much "social-gameness" (for example) the dog possesed.

This is a good breeding tool , EX : try all pups from a litter at 2-3 year of age -do they all show nervous tendences or are over agressive. Or show anyother incomon undesirable signs - Then dont breed on the pups in the future couse it is a big chance that it may be genetically enharitable.

Of course the same "rule" should be aplied if you do the test singlehanded and get a bad result , dont breed a bad dog...!!

Ex: Compare the example above with "hipp-x-ray" on a dog.....bad hips= undesired in breeding , right ?

( I have tried to translate this to English as good as i can , hope you´ll understand what i mean...)

Mental Quality´s	Possible marks / Test	Result	Amount	Score
Social availability. Approachable. (as in mh 1a-2c) X15	Available , open.	X	3	45 p
	Less available.		2
	Exadurated avalibility.		+1
	Reserved.		-1
	Agressive.		2
	Un-reliable.		3
Fighting spirit-Hunt. ( as in MH 3a-3b.) X8
	Much.	X	3	24 p
	Enough - not more or less		2
	Huge.		+1
	Little.		-1
	Insignifacant.		2
	Undefineable.		3
Fighting spirit. (Social gameness) X6
	Enough - not more or less		3
	Much.		2
	Little.	X	+1	6 p
	Very much.		-1
	Insignifacant.		2
	Undefineable.		3
Temperament. X10	Lively.	X	3	30 p
	Less active.		2
	Very active.		+1
	Impulsive.		-1
	Abit indolent		2
	Indolent.		3
Fucus / -determination- / hardness X5	Moderate - with no reamining agressivness.	X	3	15 p
	Much - with no reamining agressivness.		2
	Small - with no reamining agressivness.		+1
	Insignifacant -with no reamining agressivness.		-1
	Insignifacant -with remaining agressivness.		2
	Much -with remaining agressivness.		3
Defence lust. X5	Moderate.	X	3	15 p
	Much.		2
	Little.		+1
	Very much.		-1
	Insignifacant.		2
	Undefineable.		3
Nerv- constitution. X35	Nerv stabile.		3
	Relative nerv stabile.		2
	Nervous tendeces (not much)	X	+1	35 p
	Relatively nervous.		-1
	Nervous.		2
	Very nervous.		3
Hardness / Roughness. X8	Moderate.	X	3	24 p
	Abit yielding		2
	Hard.		+1
	Little.		-1
	Insignifacant.		2
	Undefineable.		3
Energetic / Curage. X8	Very much.		3
	Much.		2
	Moderate.	X	+1	8 p
	Little.		-1
	Insignifacant.		2
	Undefineable.		3
Reaction to gun fired during play and rest.
	Not afraid (gun-firm)	X	+
	Affected by shots.		-
	Scared of gunshots.		-