Temperament Testing for Private Individuals: Are you thinking of acquiring a new dog for your family and want to make sure the dog you are considering is safe and a good choice for your lifestyle and environment? Having conducted almost one thousand temperament tests of her own research and design, Sarah Kalnajs can give you the answers you seek. A Blue Dog temperament test is similar to a personality test in people. It can tell you what the dog will act like in many situations to a high probability. It can tell you if the dog has a tendency towards aggression or resource guarding. It can tell you whether the dog is a good choice for a home with children or a home that is planning to have children during the dog's lifetime. With so many dogs adopted and then surrendered because they weren't a good "fit", many clients have been thrilled with the help from Blue Dog in selecting their new pet.

There are hundreds of wonderful dogs in shelters and rescues across the country. Puppies are cute, but they are a lot of work and often times an adult dog is a better choice for a home with children because you know what you're getting. Please consider adoption from a shelter or rescue.

Additionally, if you are involved in a dispute over your dog’s behavior with neighbors, landlords or other individuals, or an Animal Control Dangerous Dog Investigation is being conducted, a temperament assessment and written evaluation by professional behavior consultant Sarah Kalnajs can be a great asset to you. If your dog is deemed to be dangerous during the testing procedure, you will be informed of the potential risks as well as any proactive steps you can take to improve the situation.


Temperament Testing for Animal Shelters: Blue Dog offers contract temperament testing services throughout southern Wisconsin on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. Sarah comes to your shelter with a fully trained assistant and the dogs your shelter chooses are tested with full documentation provided (written and videotape) as well as placement recommendations. Temperament testing increases the adoptability of animals in your shelter as it gives adopters a better understanding of the dog they are considering and gives the shelter a better idea of the ideal adopter match for each dog.

Additionally, Blue Dog offers temperament test training for shelter staff along with all the required tools and documentation so that your shelter can have it's own objective and consistent method of assessing dogs prior to placement. Generally this training is done with a minimum of four individuals (two trained as primary testers and two trained as secondary testers) in four half-day or two full-day sessions. The training also includes behavior modification techniques that can help increase each dog’s adoptability. Please contact sarah@bluedogtraining.com for more information.

Blue Dog Temperament Test Safety Belt: Having the right tools is critical to safe testing. Blue Dog has designed the first-of-its-kind Temperament Test Safety Belt for shelters and animal control facilities to use when handling and testing dogs.

The belt gives you full mobility while testing, is strong enough to withstand the pulling of the strongest and largest breeds, has a quick release for safety, and Kevlar construction that stands up to the most determined leash-chewers. It also allows you to change leash length on-the-fly (3, 4 or 6 feet) without ever unhooking the dog! Please contact fidofixer@aol.com to order your belt or for more information