VETERINARY MEDICINE: Canine 'aptitude test for working dogs.

VETERINARY MEDICINE: Canine 'aptitude test for working dogs.The canine labor market is diverse and expansive. Assistance dogs may be trained to work with the visually or hearing impaired, or with people in wheelchairs. Detection dogs may be trained to sniff out explosives, narcotics or bedbugs. Other pups even learn to jump out of helicopters on daring rescue missions. VETERINARY MEDICINE: Canine 'aptitude test for working dogs. A canine cognition test could help organizations that train working dogs identify the dogs that are most likely to succeed, according to new research. If organizations could better predict which dogs will succeed in working roles, it could save thousands of dollars in training costs and ensure people in need get dogs faster.