Practice case assessment, with expert feedback
How it works
Pick a category and a case. The case appears the way it arrives in a consultation: as an account of what is happening, not as a question.
Assessment, missing observations, safety, training plan, scope of practice. Bullet points count just as much as prose, and a shorter answer is not penalized.
Points for each criterion with reasons, plus a coherent written feedback. After that you can open the reference answer.
What you are graded on
Six criteria, but not weighted the same in every case. Where a veterinary examination is not professionally indicated, you lose no points for not suggesting one; those points go to the other criteria instead. Where there has been a bite incident, safety counts double.
- Problem identification and hypothesis formation
- Differential assessment
- Medical examination
- Safety and risk assessment
- Concrete, prioritized training plan
- Defining the limits of one's own competence
This weighting is set individually for each of the 100 cases. It is the real work behind the tool, and the reason it does not reward answers that merely sound good in an exam.
Answers that rely on aversive methods or on dominance and pack-leader concepts are capped, and so are answers that miss an evident safety risk.
The cases
Ten categories, 100 cases, five levels of difficulty.
- Leash reactivity & dog encounters 10
- Insecurity & fear 10
- Resource guarding 10
- Impulse control & frustration 10
- Aggression toward people 10
- Separation-related problems 10
- Hyperactivity & inability to settle 10
- Predatory behavior & hunting motivation 10
- Adolescent dogs & setting boundaries 10
- Special situations & everyday life 10
Every case comes from everyday consulting practice. Each one has a fully worked reference answer covering assessment, differential considerations, the medical side, safety measures, approach and scope of practice.
What access costs
You can try 5 evaluations for free, without payment details. 5 cases are unlocked for the trial.
Every access option includes all 100 cases with no limit on the number of evaluations. No subscription, no automatic renewal. Prices include the sales tax or VAT of your country, and you can pay in your local currency.
Further reading
- unterHUNDs Research The English research library behind our work: studies on dog behavior and training.
- Workbooks for dog owners Practical workbooks on everyday behavior problems, from leash reactivity to noise sensitivity.
Who it is for
For dog trainers who work with real cases, and for everyone on their way to that work. Basic professional knowledge is assumed; the point is not to quiz you on facts but to apply them to a case.
The cases are for practice and professional development. They replace neither an in-person assessment of a dog nor a veterinary examination. The feedback is generated automatically.