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Define your language before comparing your observations.
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Threat, pressure, sensory load and focus are not interchangeable labels in our work. I separate them because I need to know what the dog encountered and what response followed. Calling everything pressure hides the distinction I am trying to expose.
Describe the condition first. Then describe the behavior. If you are explaining why the behavior occurred, identify the basis for that explanation. An observation, a behavioral explanation and a clinical diagnosis are different parts of the record.
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This article records my findings, observations and professional standards. No external references are cited in this edition.
I have worked as an operational K9 handler since 2009 and have seen more than 44 dogs go through our unit's program. These articles draw on that work and the feedback I bring to our K9 specialists.
These are our working definitions. They do not replace a clinical diagnosis.
References support the specific subjects for which they are cited. My operational findings are presented in my own voice. Individual medical and legal questions require the appropriate professional.