puppy aptitude testing

[hoghunterdfw]

Saw this posted on another forum - http://www.volhard.com/pages/pat.php - and thought it was interesting, especially since I have pups on the ground right now.

Was wondering if anyone on here has tried this method or uses any similar type of puppy testing where you actually go through a few test with each pup in your litter and try to give them a score based on different traits the pup is displaying.

would be interesting to see the statistics on the average puppies in a litter that display confidence or shyness.

Also for those who have tried it before, how effective was is as a tool for predicting how the puppy would act/behave after it grew up.

[Reuben]

I am one of the few that say a hunting pup can be picked if you see them every day and know the strain.
Testing for trailing, winding and ranging out are the main traits I look for as well as finding. Then I try to never pick a dominant or a shy pup. It seems that the best and most intelligent pups are not hyper.

Then the pups should be socialized and exposed to different conditions.