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A great live video including some excellent steps to take when choosing a pup to be an Assistance (Service) Dog! And a bonus is her pup is a full sibling to Beni, from the repeat breeding of Beni’s litter. I’m so excited to watch her pup grow up! If he’s anything like Beni, he is going to be one stellar Assistance Dog!

My love for this boy can easily skew my opinion of his performance, but numbers aren’t easily swayed by his sweet face. And this little Irish boy’s numbers are mighty amazing!
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When my DADs are on conditional placement (with their family every day but contingent on their alerting success and behavior) the family has to log every alert, false alert, and missed alert. This ensures that we can look at the dog’s success objectively - not thinking about how hard they are trying, or how much we want them to be right. Today I want to share the actual numbers and part of Beni’s report to provide transparency - while numbers don’t tell you everything, they can certainly tell you some things!
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At the start of transition training, the alert success is the lowest typically because the dog is leaving everything they’ve known, Mahm isn’t around, and the new family has a steep learning curve. This is part of the process and is normal. As they become a team, alert accuracy improves and they find a rhythm.
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This usually happens over months. And the minimum for completion of my transition training is usually 80% success (dependent on the situation). But Beni never does anything halfway. 2 weeks ago his weekly alert success was ALREADY at 80%, and last week his weekly alert success was at 90%! This is absolutely incredible! And especially for this early on!
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Beni’s success will continue to bounce around - I don’t expect him to remain at 90% continuously as he’s still transitioning and learning, and so is his family. However, the fact that for 2 weeks in a row they had such high accuracies is incredibly encouraging and promising for the B&B team and shows that they are both working hard over there to become the best they can be. Good boy Sprout, good boy.
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Photo by LaTara Rose Photography