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Moving the puppy from the pen on the left to the pen on the right created some acute stress. A good detection dog can accommodate and adapt to environmental stress without impacting his performance. This is a minor change–just imagine a dog only accustomed to his own home and property being assessed in a strange environment. It is something we must prepare them for in their development.

Attached is a great publication on resilience, enjoy!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6863117/pdf/vmrr-10-159.pdf