ESTJ — The Foreman
Somebody has to run this household.
The Foreman has standards. Dinner at the right hour, everyone home by dark, no unauthorised cats. It is confident, vocal and highly trainable — provided it agrees the job matters. Give it responsibility and it thrives.
Strengths
- · Highly trainable with clear structure
- · Confident and outgoing
- · Excellent working drive
- · Naturally protective without panic
Watch-outs
- · Bossy with other dogs
- · Barks about management issues
- · Frustrated by aimless days
Training angle
Give it real jobs with a beginning and an end. Structure is its love language.
Happiest with
A structured owner who enjoys training and wants a dog with a role.
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Structured, dutiful dogs who feel safest with a job and a routine.