[nagdu] Age of Qualifying Guide Dogs

[Tami Jarvis]

Ooh! Research! Poodles are said to mature later, both physically and 
mentally, and I did find that with mine. She really came into her own 
between 3 and 4. Then again, I've heard of a few people getting really 
young poodles that seem to work out well. Okay. Off to read. /smile/

Tami

On 02/19/2014 10:22 AM, "Leye-Shprintse Öberg" wrote:
> BS"D
>
> Raven,
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> * "... I did some research and found a study on Seeing Eye dogs that concluded that goldens and GSds are more successful as guide dogs if they're formal guide training is longer than the standard 4 months. This is because these dogs mature around age 2, not 1.5 or 1.75 years, which is when many schools seem to be pushing dogs through. Here's the link to the abstract. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1558787806000256  ..."
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> I think this is very interesting. I know that SRF:s Ledarhundsverksamhet (Guide Dogs Sweden) took the decision that the dogs needed to be between the age of 2 and 3 years when they did the qualifying test some years ago. The dogs here generally get around seven months of training by a guide dog trainer. Anyhow, they think this has led to more stable partnerships; I've any statestics tough.
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> Kind regards,
> Leye-Shprintse and Hera <3
>
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