Angier K9 Field Notes
Compare two training observations
Put two observations beside the same question, with changed conditions kept visible.
This worksheet helps you compare recordings or lesson notes. It does not score a dog or decide why a change occurred. Label the sources A and B until their filming order is established.
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Name the behavior or teaching question. Do both recordings actually address it?
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Link the recording and record start/end times. Include the dog identity and filming date only when known.
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Use a second bounded interval. Upload order alone does not establish which event happened first.
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Describe surfaces, space, other animals and other visible conditions.
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Record the same kinds of detail so differences remain visible.
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Who handles the dog, what is requested, and what prompts or help are visible or described?
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Distinguish independent action from coaching, prompts and other assistance.
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Describe the bounded sequence and how it ended. Attribute reports rather than presenting them as observed behavior.
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Describe the response with the same level of detail. Leave an untested behavior untested.
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Compare handler, task, setting, assistance, timing and source quality. Note unknowns.
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Write a bounded description. Two different recordings do not isolate a cause or establish reliability everywhere.
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Name the missing observation or a question for your trainer. Do not invent a test that puts a dog in difficulty.
Keep this session
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Try the reasoning before drawing a conclusion
Work through the changed-conditions exercise · Read the Coco comparison (coming soon) · Open saved notes
For later practice, follow the instruction appropriate to your dog. A comparison of footage does not determine readiness for a harder situation.
What does the evidence support?
Check the starting point, changed conditions, assistance and follow-up before making a progress claim.
Use the progress-evidence checklist (coming soon)