Predictive Evaluation of the Success Rate of Guide Dog Training by the Seven-Month-old Pup Courage Test
Objective To explore the predictive effect of courage test of puppy test on the training success rate of seven-month-old puppies.Method Through the improvement of puppy test,a total of 32 7-month-old puppies from 4 litters bred in Dalian training base of Chinese guide dogs were tested by noise test and umbrella holding test.The scoring standard was refined,and the puppies were divided into 1-5 points according to their performance.The relationship between the result of noise test and umbrella holding test and the success rate of guide dog training was evaluated respectively.Result In the noise test,there was no significant difference in courage scores between guide dogs and eliminated dogs.(P>0.05).In the umbrella test,there was no significant difference in courage scores between guide dogs and eliminated dogs(P>0.05).There was no significant difference in the scores of different sex puppies in the courage test(P>0.05).However,there is a significant correlation between gender and training success rate(P<0.05).Conclusion The courage test of seven-month-old puppies can't effectively predict the training success rate of guide dogs.It is related to the training success rate of sex guide dogs.