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Guide dogs are dogs trained to support independent travel for people who are blind or partially sighted, working as a team with a handler who has little or no useful vision [1]. Candidate dogs are screened with structured evaluations of behaviour and temperament [2], and the predictive validity of such evaluations for later working outcome has been examined in young guide and service dogs [3]. Selection research has also tested motor laterality, behavioural reactivity and salivary cortisol concentration against success in formal training programmes [4]. Dogs withdrawn from guiding are removed chiefly for environmental anxiety, training difficulty and fear or aggression [1].
- guide dogs
- behaviour and temperament evaluation
- selection
- training outcome
- visual impairment
References
- Geoffrey Caron-Lormier; Naomi D. Harvey; Gary C. W. England; Lucy Asher; Using the incidence and impact of behavioural conditions in guide dogs to investigate patterns in undesirable behaviour in dogs. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 23860, 10.1038/srep23860.
- James.A Serpell; Yuying Hsu; Development and validation of a novel method for evaluating behavior and temperament in guide dogs. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2001, 72, 347-364, 10.1016/s0168-1591(00)00210-0.
- Deborah L. Duffy; James A. Serpell; Predictive validity of a method for evaluating temperament in young guide and service dogs. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2012, 138, 99-109, 10.1016/j.applanim.2012.02.011.
- Lara S. Batt; Marjolyn S. Batt; John A. Baguley; Paul D. McGreevy; Factors associated with success in guide dog training. J. Vet. Behav. 2008, 3, 143-151, 10.1016/j.jveb.2008.04.003.
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