Section 03 of 08 · 3 entries
Assessment
What a standardised behaviour test can ask, what it answers, and what it has no way of knowing — against the weeks of daily notes that quietly outperform it.
Entries in Assessment
in the order they happen- 03.1What a test asksStandardised behaviour tests measure responses in a kennel on a given day, which is not the same as measuring an animal.
- 03.2What it cannot tell youHow the animal will be in a home, with a routine, after three weeks of sleep.
- 03.3The observation that beats the testWeeks of daily notes from the people who clean the run.
The other seven sections
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01IntakeArrival, the card, and the first seventy-two hours. 4 entries
02The Kennel WeeksRuns, rotas, noise and length of stay. 4 entries
04FosteringThe single thing that changes an animal's chances most. 3 entries
05The MatchHow a match is made, and how it is refused. 4 entries
06The ReturnThe one everybody dreads, and what it teaches. 3 entries
07DecompressionThe fortnight after the animal gets home. 3 entries
08The TradeThe people who do this work. 3 entries