It's an older book (1980), not sure if it has been updated now or not. I've had it for quite a long time now. It only has AKC breeds that were recognized at that time, so it does have Akita but not Shiba Inu, sorry
For GSD, just going to list the well bred scale and not puppymill variety
Indoor activity: high
Outdoor activity: high
Vigor: high
Behavioral constancy: high to medium
Dominance to strange dogs: high
Dominance to familiar people: medium
Territoriality: high
Emotional stability: high
Sociability within family: medium
Sociability with children: very high (with puppymill varieties can go from very high to very low)
Sociability with strangers: medium to low
Learning rate: very high
Learning obedience: very high to high
Learning problem solving: very high
Watchdog ability: very high
Guard dog ability: very high to high







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