Kingsley At Your Service

I went to Connie's beautiful farm in Selingsgrove to evaluate the two cream Standard poodle puppies. They're both 10 weeks old and from the same litter.

Connie was incredibly welcoming and had even set up an area for us to test so that we didn't have to lug our x-pen out! It was a beautiful day of low 70's and a slight breeze. We tested in the grass next to a quaint barn, on a hill where neither puppy had never been.

Both puppies passed the evaluations (and passed better than most puppies i've tested in a year or so!)

"Collar" Puppy, as we referred to him as because he was the one in a collar - did well with the test over all. His highest point was wearing the harnesses, and his lowest point was his response to the 30 second light/sound portion.

"Naked" Puppy, who wasn't wearing a collar, - did great on his test. He recovered great from the 30 second light/sound portion, accepted the harness, walked over the under footings and my favorite moment with him was with the loud sudden sound:

When the tin with rocks was shook 1 foot from his head he noted it, but did not move away. When we sat it down he immediately sniffed it to check it out. We responded by saying "yes!" and giving him a treat, which he gladly ate. He stop for a BRIEF second before tapping the tin with his paw, holding his paw there and looking up at the tester, waiting for another treat! GREAT - and IDEAL - response for a service dog!!!

Needless to say, although both puppies passed I quickly chose "Naked" puppy. There were other areas he excelled in as well such as calming down in the middle of play time when toys are removed, staying near the tester when they disconnect, and over all being interested in the test but not rude.

Enjoy the photos!

"collar" puppy enjoys the tarp underfooting...a bit much!