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Nervous System Style Quiz

Select the answer that best describes your dog most frequently. 

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After a stressful event, your dog...
Comes to you for comfort or hides in a small space
Zooms, vocalizes, does circles
Removes themselves to another room (to be alone)
Shuts down, slows, avoids eye contact
When someone knocks on your door, your dog...
Freezes, barks, retreats, looks to you
Explodes - barking, running, jumping
Stares briefly, maybe barks once, then walks away
Gets quiet, ears back, body stiff, might hide
Your dog relaxes best when...
Snuggled near you or under a blanket
After a burst of activity (play, zooms, training)
They're given space with no one bothering them
They're given quiet encouragement but not pressure
In new environments, your dog...
Is unsure, clings to you, scans a lot
Gets amped - vocal, pulling, excited
Observes, stays composed, chooses calm engagement
Becomes overly polite, slow, or disengaged
When you come home, your dog...
Soft-excited, but needs reassurance
Explodes with joy (wiggles, barks, jumps)
Greets calmly or from a distance
Approaches hesitantly or not at all
When another dog approaches on a walk, your dog...
Gets worried/nervous, maybe reactive
Gets wildly excited or frustrated
Observes neutrally or avoids
Goes still, stiff or overly polite (submissive)
If something unexpected happens (object falls, loud noise), your dog...
Jumps, then seeks you or hides
Reacts loud and fast
Looks, assesses, then goes back to normal
Freezes or creeps away
During training, your dog...
Tries hard but gets nervous with pressure
Gets overexcited and impulsive
Works steadily but prefers short sessions
Obeys but looks shut down
Which bedtime behavior fits your dog best?
Wants to be under the covers, or very close to you
Takes a while to settle, up and down a lot
Sleeps alone or at a distance by choice
Sleeps very still, curled tightly or flat
During downtime around the house, your dog...
Follow you or stays near
Pops up at every sound/activity
Does their own thing independently
Seems "quiet", but not really relaxed
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