Canine Connect are proud to be qualified and experienced to perform quality behavioural assessments.
Whether it be for a dog in rescue or shelter, a dog needing to be rehomed, for your local council, or to have a better understanding of your dog, we are here to help shine the light.
During our assessments, your dog will be tested with a variety of stimuli to see how they respond and recover, including:
- Physical touch
- Sound sensitivity
- Food & toys (Resource guarding)
- People
- Cats & other dogs
- Obedience
- Leash skills
- Kennel behaviour
- Overall disposition
These assessments help the assessors develop a plan for each dog and also help the owner, rescue, or council understand the dog’s levels of;
- Arousal
- Resilience
- Energy
- Sociability
- Social tolerance
- Use of space
- Persistence
- Learnability
- Cooperation
- Dog to dog (or cat)
- Confidence with people
- Confidence in the environment
- Patience (impulse control)
These assessments are not designed to be a ‘pass or fail’ but are for assisting in the development of future behavioral and training plan to give the dog the best outcome and a brighter future.
Medical assessments from a qualified Veterinary Surgeon are recommended in-conjunction with our behavioural assessments. Canine Connect can assist in guiding you to an appropriate facility.
Behavioural assessments are $227.80 and include a comprehensive written and digital report.
Dogs are brought to us at one of our facilities in the morning and collected again in the afternoon.
Assessments can also be done during a dog’s boarding holiday at either Hedgegrove or Windamere Pet Retreat.
We Strongly recommend booking a Private Appointment post assessment to discuss the findings and training plan with our trainers.
To book an assessment please contact us.
Assessment Definitions
- Arousal – A state of heightened physiological activity
- Resilience – Recover rate, positive capacity to cope under stress, being competent under stress
- Energy – Physical energy, the pattern of speed and movement for that dog
- Sociability – The tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with others in a friendly manner
- Social Tolerance – Tolerant and forgiving under various provocations
- Use of Space – Deliberately using body and space, yielding or crowding as communication
- Cooperation – Willing to carry out orders or wishes of another without protest
- Patience – Good natured, tolerant of delay or incompetence
- Confidence (social) – Assurance, sureness in social settings
- Confidence (Environment) – Absence of non-social fear. Unphased by assessment location
- Impulse Control – Ability to self-regulate one’s own state of arousal appropriate to context without prompts or assistance