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A) The fiery : animated, full of character, optimist.
B) The quick-tempered : irritable, ardent, he is always ready to get
angry.
C) The melancholy : sad, near to be depressed.
D) The phlegmatic : slow, heavy, slow on the uptake.

Toman ddefines four types of dogs :

L : dog of type chief of pack
F : docile and obedient dog
G : dog of type impervious, indifferent
A : dog of type fearful, timid

We can establish from these two classifications a board permiting to define possible affinities between human and dog :

HUMAN

DOG

FIERY

QUICK-TEMPERED

PHLEGMATIC

MELANCHOLY

type L (male and female)
type F (mâle)

type F (male and female)

type F (female)
type G (male)

type G (male and female)

To realize this test the puppies must be six months old at least. It can vary from breed to breed.

The puppies must be alone with the person that realizes the test and that they don't know. No stimulation arround has to remember them what is familiar and known. They don't must hear their mother otherwise they are anxious and the results of the test are not reliable. The breeder must move away.

SITUATION A Observe the reactions of the puppies

TYPE L Doesn't bark and explores calmly the new environment

TYPE F Barks against type L and try to train it in its play.

TYPE G Stays often without mouving, or looks arround him groaning
softly. He is disconcerted and lost and bellows the others.

TYPE A He goes round in circles at the same place and weeps, he crawls
more than he run.

After about 10 minutes :

The type L and the type F play together.

Possibly the type G plays with them, but he stops at the slightlest defeat. During the play he move away crawling backwards. After a few moments, he comes again.

The type A go round in circles and weeps and retreat from the way of the puppies playing.

Then the breeder comes :

The types A and G generally first run towards him.

The type F comes taking his time.

The type L goes about his business or looks at distance.

When someone brings food, their behaviour is different :

The more they are old the more the type L and F attract attention. Even satiated, they attack the types a and G and the breeder must often restore order so that all the puppies will eat.

SITUATION B      After about 10 minutes you throw an object on the ground in
                                the middle of the puppies. You don't have to touch the puppies
                                when you throw the object on the ground to avoid that types L
                                and F be they frightened.

TYPE L He hurries towards the object to discover and bite it.

TYPE F He walks prudently arround the object, and quickly is drawn into
playing with the object by type L.

TYPE G He is frightened. He stays carefully put or move away groaning
softly.

TYPE A               He is frightened and move away from the object weeping. Even
                              he calms down after a while, he remain at a respectable distance
                             and never approaches.

SITUATION C TEST OF SOUND EFFECTS
The sound caused must be unknown from the puppies.

TYPE L He stays put surprised.

TYPE F He panics and tries to run away.

TYPE G He panics and tries to run away.

TYPE A He panics and tries to run away.

SITUATION D Put a clock in the middle of the puppies and set the alarm for 2
minutes later.

TYPE L He is going first in search of the object.

TYPE F He runs away. He stops first and waits.

TYPE G He runs away.

TYPE A He runs away.

SITUATION E The breeder stand in the middle of the puppies without moving
or saying anything.

TYPE L He is interested in something else.

TYPE F He stays nearby.

TYPE G He comes and jumps on the breeder.

TYPE A He comes and jumps on the breeder.

SITUATION F The breeder stays at the middle of the puppies and the mother
is puting back near them.

TYPE L               Goes to meet his mother. he rushes towards her posteriors teats
                              because they contain more milk and he fights to have access to
                              them.

TYPE F Follows the type L to mett his mother.

TYPE G Comes after the types L and F.

TYPE A Comes after the types L and F.

SITUATION G You serve food to the puppies watching that the access be easy
for all of them.

TYPE L Goes calmly to the food and eat until he is satiated without to
have to fight for eating. The others doesn't try to push him.

TYPE F He often changes of place during his feed but eats calmly.

TYPE G He wrangles with the type A.

TYPE A He wrangles with the type G.