Hi Everyone! 

As most of you know, I temperment test each pup that crosses my path. It gives me insight on things like sight, touch or sound sensitivities. Because the focus is Service Dogs, none of those things can be passed onto Handlers. 

Temperament is like left/right handed. Its where the pup will default. Absolutely you can train, reward and desensitize the pup to daily events. The challenge comes when the days are unpredictable, like with kiddos. One day it's Christmas, the next they are teens having meltdowns. Each stage/age and event brings new movement, sounds and people. 

Currently I have Red Collar Boy he's been a deeply independant thinker from birth, literally. He's the first pup I've ever struggled to feed. Most catch the bottle quickly. I was supplementing this litter (they were so large and Momma/Frankie was struggling to keep up). He will challenge other adult dogs and the littermates. He's a whole lot of fun for someone who wants a thinking kind of pup. Not so much for families that are busy with kiddos and work. This boy is fearless and reminescent of dogs gone by. By Comparison, his littermates are very bideable and easy going pups. 

At 3 days, he was showing me who he was. 

Service Dogs need a very specific temperament. It rarely happens organically. So we breed for it. And attempt to perfect the temperament as each generation goes forward. 

The females with the best temperament from each litter, moves forward as a potential Momma dog. She is placed, for free, in a guardian home. 

My next girl turns 2 in June. Loved her temperament, and her genetic diseases outcomes. She will go for OFA after her birthday and away from a heat cycle.