【Animal Modeling】-The influence of Labrador Retriever’s behavior and heart rate changes on the success rate of guide dog training in distance test

  Purpose: Use the distance test (DT) to evaluate the behavior and heart rate characteristics of Labrador dogs, and provide effective behavioral methods and physiological basis for the pre-screening of guide dogs.

  Method: The 60 Labrador dogs (8-15 months old, 22 females, 38 males) used in this experiment were provided by the Dalian Guide Dog Training Base in China. Among them, 30 were trained and evaluated and successfully trained as guide dogs, and the remaining 30 were excluded as unsuitable guide dogs. The three variables of interest in distance test, exploration, and game invitation are used for dog behavior testing to monitor heart rate changes in real time.

  Result: The change of the average heart rate in the distance test of the guide dog was significantly lower than that of the excluded dog (P0.05).

  Conclusion: The heart rate of the guide dog in the long-distance test is significantly lower than that of the guide dog, and the psychological quality and emotional control ability are more stable than that of the guide dog. This study can provide a theoretical basis for the combination of distance test and heart rate to predict the success rate of guide dog training