The Alternative to Canine Behavior ‘Tests’

Devan
6 min readMay 15, 2020

Formal “Behavior Tests” are killing more dogs than they’re helping. There is an alternative.

Have you seen those rubber hands on sticks in animal shelters? You know, the ones that they use to move food bowls away from dogs to see if they’re aggressive?

Yeah, those rubber hands are more dangerous than a toddler with a flamethrower.

At least the toddler needs to know how to operate the flamethrower to cause any damage. The adults who use these rubber hands…

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Devan

Certified dog trainer and behavior consultant, college instructor, etc. AnimalWelfareUnited.com