Temperament Puppy Testing

To test if the puppies might be service dog candidates, we present them with different situations and watch how they react!
Though this video you'll get to see how we go about testing puppies for temperament. This is a small piece of a much broader and in-depth training program!

[@ranahuzaifa147]

good ethology. 1st one is more excited, social and curious. while second one is more calm and not much interested in the surroundings.

[@user-po3mh4dy9r]

not enough detail about what you are looking for in terms of response, and what success and fail look like.

[@therealkingfrances3242]

Great work!

[@cydneystrickland5570]

What would you say about the puppy that isn’t socially engaged? I’m testing two rescue pups around the age of 6 months. They love people and other dogs! But I can clap and whistle and make all kinds of noise and they don’t interact with me. But will lay in my lap and play with me. It’s hard to get their attention. I have tested several litters and never come across this. Thank you!!!!

[@squidhands6941]

Are you certain the dog can hear?

[@No-of9cv]

So cute. I Like to have one

[@zinaspuppypalace4031]

interested in the course

[@Nil-tz6gy]

Me too! ^_^

[@hsp.02]

This is so cute 🥺♥️. Wish I wasn't scared of dogs, I'd have got one.

[@lisha1006]

Just get a puppy they are so cute and you won't need to be scared of a puppy you raised

[@hsp.02]

@@lisha1006 okay. I might consider that since I am a rabbit lover it may work. Thank you so much.

[@lisha1006]

@@hsp.02 you're welcome I just know that my mom was scared of dogs but she never was scared of our German Shepherds that we raised from puppies

[@lisha1006]

@@hsp.02 and I just generally think that dogs are amazing I couldn't imagine not having a dog

[@hsp.02]

@@lisha1006 awww, that's so cute. Now you're making me save up to purchase one. There aren't many dog shelters in my part of the country to adopt pups from though hence the "purchasing".

[@Mockturtlesoup1]

Man, these dogs certainly perform better on the bowl drop test that I would, that's for sure.

[@mobstercrow7515]

Usually puppies don't get as scared as adults dogs since they are more outgoing. This is why the puppy phase should be filled with desensitizing. There should be lots of weird objects like wobble boards that move, boxes that they can stand on or climb inside of, skateboards, weird surfaces, inflatable dog training mat things that they can step on, uneven surfaces, people of all ages, loud noises like dropping a metal bowl or shaking a container full of nails and bolts, the TV should play various things 24/7 including: sirens, loud thunder and rain, fireworks, dogs barking, people yelling, the metal pipe sound effect, animal noises, videos of dogs, cats, birds, squirrels and other animals, guns shooting, loud cars and motorcycles, bike riding and other things so they won't get scared or aggressive towards sounds or animals when they get older. I bought 3 types of wobble boards to use with my next service dog prospect.
I've also found that my current service dog is afraid of the big orange carts at home depot, so I trained him to stand on them and do various things on top of them, he isn't scared anymore and he loves standing on them now! He is also afraid of sewer covers, so every time we walk, I make him go over them 3 or 4 times. He is still a bit afraid of them which is understandable (I'm scared of them too) but he will willingly walk over them now instead of stopping and looking at me with a sad face.

[@vtrandal]

Dogs that are not frightened or reactive to the bowl drop test might be deaf or getting that way.

[@karlaedson1003]

They might but that is not common. Plus Medical Mutts would quickly be able to determine if they were dealing with a deaf dog. Medical Mutts actually trained my previous service dog who was completely deaf. They did an amazing job and he was an amazing service dog.

[@fly89]

my dog is healthy, and even on his first new year eve, he wasn’t frightened.. he even chased the source of the firework (wanted to know where it was and so on). and i am sure he isn’t deaf, he could hear whenever i open the fridge, even when he is in the back garten 😂😂😋😂😂. But he is reserved towards new hooman he meets first time.

[@mobstercrow7515]

Puppies usually don't react much, they are more outgoing when they are small and the only thing they care about is food, toys, peeing on things and smelling everything.

[@aliceconnolley3575]

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