Understanding your dog better

MyDogType started from a simple idea: understanding your dog better usually makes living with them easier.

Behind a behaviour we are quick to call "stubborn", "fearful", "hyper" or "aloof", there is most often a particular way of taking in the world, of learning, and of interacting.

MyDogType turns everyday observations into a profile that reads easily. The point is not to file dogs into boxes, but to help their owners see what motivates them, what puts them in difficulty, and how to fit interactions and exercises to that.

The ten archetypes make profiles easier to discover and to remember. But it is the eight dimensions measured by the questionnaire that give each dog an individual profile.

MyDogType is an educational tool. It replaces neither a veterinary surgeon, nor a veterinary behaviourist, nor a professional dog trainer. When certain answers suggest a professional opinion would be preferable, we say so before anything is offered for sale.