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Ahh got it, she's already a mix. While temperament CAN be bred for, service work can. It still stands that you'd need a dog proven in what I mentioned above, since she's a mix agility or flyback could be best. You could still do the breeding, flyback especially has a lot of purpose bred mixes but you'd still need a mentor, that's the main thing. Mentors can be found in every dog sport, not just agility
but why do I need to prove her in a sport? I don’t get it. Assistance dog work is hard! (Not that sports aren’t) dogs sport are done in dog friendly fairly controlled areas, assistance dogs most go in to none dog friendly areas a lot of things that I have no control other are going to happen! And she most stay calm and focused through all of it that takes a very specific temperament. I can prove her in obedience but that doesn’t mean she would be any good at assistance dog work, specially what I need from her

she is going to have to be very good at problem solving, making decisions, finding things, calm laying in very distracting places, no issue with people randomly touching her, different floors, places she has never been to, loud noises, high pain tolerance for people standing on her feet, etc

there is a lot that goes in to a assistance dog, a lot that people don’t realise! it is its own dog sport!

I do want to do sports with her though
 
Thats where I disagree assistance dog work can be bred for, just the same as anything else. a lot of assistance dogs charities breed their own dogs for this reason! It takes a specific temperament to be assistance dog. assistance dog work can be considered a dog sport with how much goes in to it, if you wanted to do a specific sport wouldn’t you pick a breeders who's dogs where proven to do that sport?

and thats what my rant was about how am I supposed to find a mentor with out all ready being part of the dog showing community?

She is a giant schnauzer cross lab there are many reasons why I would consider breeding her, I don’t think I can find a dog breed that has her temperament
Temperament, energy and intelligence can be bred for. But you have to remember, with guide dogs for example, only one or two are likely to thrive in training and pass their tests. Nothing is guaranteed from breeding, even if the parents are perfect on paper

I don't know a lot about the topic. I just remember bits n bobs from a documentary I once watched
 
Facilities that breed for service work choose dogs with the right temperament and breed, they still don't know for sure if all the puppies will be up for the task. But it really comes down to selecting temperament, not service work ability. Also out of curiosity, what is her temperament like? Really important to do the health testing as well, if she doesn't pass that unfortunately she shouldn't be bred
of course she will be heath tested. Really hard for me to describe a temperament. She is outgoing but not too out going, confident, difficult to startle but when she is startled she has a quick look then moves on if its nothing wrong, friendly, high pain tolerance, biddable but will think for her self, intelligent, velcro dog, very persistent
 
Temperament, energy and intelligence can be bred for. But you have to remember, with guide dogs for example, only one or two are likely to thrive in training and pass their tests. Nothing is guaranteed from breeding, even if the parents are perfect on paper

I don't know a lot about the topic. I just remember bits n bobs from a documentary I once watched
Yes the breeding of the temperament makes the failure rate lower, which is extremely important for people who owner train. Which is why if I all ready have a dog that does well then I would want another with a similar temperament, so best way might be to breed from my dog rather then having to go get a dog I have less of a idea about
 
Yes the breeding of the temperament makes the failure rate lower, which is extremely important for people who owner train. Which is why if I all ready have a dog that does well then I would want another with a similar temperament, so best way might be to breed from my dog rather then having to go get a dog I have less of a idea about

It's great that you want to do dog sports! Thing is, I would say service and assistance work is work, not a sport. All working dogs come from working breeds, but not all working breedings will produce working dogs. Some of the puppies just won't have it in them. Here is where proving your doh in sport comes in. Sports guarantee that the dog is structurally sound, so if a puppy does not have the working ability, it can still be a really good sport dog
 

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