Is My Dog Aggressive Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. What is the closest your dog's teeth have come to a person or animal during a warning incident?
I have not observed an air-snap, attempted bite, or tooth contact.
My dog snapped while still clearly separated from the person or animal.
My dog snapped close enough that the person or animal had to move quickly to avoid contact.
My dog's teeth touched the person or animal, or contact was prevented only at the last moment by restraint or a barrier.
2. After the trigger has left or been blocked from view, how does your dog typically recover?
My dog remains at their usual baseline without a warning episode.
My dog settles within moments once adequate distance is available.
My dog remains tense, watchful, vocal, or difficult to redirect for several minutes.
My dog stays highly aroused for a prolonged period or quickly redirects or re-escalates toward another target.
3. On seeing another dog during a walk, which response is closest to your dog's strongest observed behavior?
My dog notices and can reorient without sustained tension or threatening behavior.
My dog watches for a prolonged period or becomes tense but continues moving.
My dog barks, growls, or pulls hard toward the other dog while remaining at a distance.
My dog lunges, snaps, escapes restraint to approach, or tries to attack through a barrier.
4. How much distance from a trigger does your dog usually need before warning behavior begins?
Ordinary proximity does not produce warning behavior that I have observed.
Signals appear only during very close approach, direct contact, or a specific confined interaction.
Signals begin while the trigger is still several steps away or before contact occurs.
Signals begin at long range, from another room, or as soon as the trigger becomes visible or audible.
5. When an unfamiliar person approaches your dog directly, what is the strongest response you have observed?
My dog notices the person but remains loose or calmly creates distance without warning behavior.
My dog becomes watchful or tense but can turn away as the person gives space.
My dog stiffens, growls, snarls, or repeatedly barks while focusing on the person.
My dog charges, lunges, snaps, or attempts to make contact with the person.
6. When your dog is highly aroused by something outside a fence, window, or doorway, what happens if a person or animal passes nearby?
My dog does not redirect tension or threatening behavior toward the nearby individual.
My dog briefly turns with a tense body, then returns attention to the original trigger.
My dog growls, air-snaps, or rushes toward the nearby individual without contact.
My dog bites or forcefully attacks the nearby person or animal.
7. Over recent weeks or months, how have the concerning behaviors changed?
I have not observed warning or threatening behavior during this period.
An isolated or narrowly triggered behavior has remained at about the same level.
The behavior has become more frequent or appears in more situations.
The behavior has become more intense, happens with less warning, or now includes attempts to make contact.
8. Think of the closest call involving a person, pet, or other animal. What prevented or ended contact?
There has not been a threatening approach or close call requiring intervention.
Increasing distance early ended the dog's tense focus or warning display.
A leash, gate, crate, muzzle, or other barrier stopped a forceful approach or lunge.
The target had to flee, was trapped or knocked down, or contact or injury occurred before the incident ended.
9. Which description best matches the most serious sequence during a confrontation?
There was no snap, attempted bite, or bite sequence.
There was one air-snap and the dog disengaged as distance increased.
There was one brief inhibited contact without broken skin, followed by disengagement.
There were repeated contacts, a sustained hold, pursuit after retreat, or a bite causing injury.
10. If your dog's mouth has made contact during a tense incident, what was the most serious result?
There has been no mouth or tooth contact during a tense incident.
There was a muzzle bump or brief grab of loose clothing without tooth contact on skin.
Teeth touched skin or fur and left temporary redness or pressure but no broken skin.
There was broken skin, a puncture, bruising, crushing, shaking, or another physical injury.
11. When an everyday change occurs—such as a visitor entering, a gate opening, or another dog appearing unexpectedly—what best describes your dog's response?
My dog adjusts without warning behavior or a threatening approach.
My dog becomes tense or vocal but can move away and settle with added distance.
My dog repeatedly rushes, lunges, or challenges the barrier, making the situation hard to manage.
My dog breaches or defeats restraint, redirects toward someone nearby, or continues pursuing the trigger.
12. If someone approaches food, a chew, a toy, or another valued item, how does your dog respond?
There is no visible guarding response or change in body tension.
My dog eats faster, hovers over the item, carries it away, or blocks access.
My dog freezes, hard-stares, growls, or shows teeth over the item.
My dog snaps, lunges, or bites when the person or animal is near the item.
13. During necessary handling, such as checking a paw or fastening equipment, what has happened?
My dog remains loose or simply moves away without a warning display.
My dog pulls the body part away, turns the head sharply, or becomes mildly tense.
My dog freezes, hard-stares, growls, or curls the lip during handling.
My dog snaps or makes tooth contact during or immediately after handling.
14. During the most intense incident involving another animal, what did your dog do?
My dog did not chase, trap, snap at, or make contact with the other animal.
My dog chased or crowded the animal but stopped when distance opened.
My dog air-snapped or briefly grabbed without a visible injury.
My dog injured, pinned and bit, shook, or continued attacking after the other animal tried to escape.
15. Across people, animals, places, and activities, how broad are the situations that bring out warning or threatening behavior?
I have not observed warning or threatening behavior in these situations.
It occurs in one narrow, identifiable situation, such as a specific handling task.
It occurs in several related situations, such as around multiple valued objects or unfamiliar visitors.
It occurs across unrelated situations or sometimes without a trigger I can identify.