Behavioral assessment of guide and service dogs

Abstract

This paper describes the progress of a collaborative project involving 5 guide/assistance dog organizations (Canine Companions for Independence, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Guiding Eyes for the Blind, Leader Dogs for the Blind, and The Seeing Eye) and the Center for the Interaction of Animals and Society at the University of Pennsylvania. The primary goal of this work is the development of a set of standardized measures of canine behavior that can be used by any guide/assistance dog organization to predict dog performance during training.