Table 2.

Study 1: Median scores given by handler for own dog's performance and scores given by other handler and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks statistic (z) comparing within dog, across all 12 handlers.

Difference	Control	Motivation	Stamina	Distraction	Confidence	Independence	Indication	Overall ability
Z	−2.658**	−3.251**	−3.390**	1.858 p = 0.063	−2.726**	−1.147	−2.853**	−3.236**
Median score given to own dog	3.5 (4)	3.9 (4)	4.1 (4)	2.0 (2)	4.3 (4)	3.9 (4)	3.9 (4)	7.1 (7)
Median score given to other dog	3.2 (3)	3.6 (4)	4.0 (4)	2.2 (2)	4.1 (4)	3.8 (4)	3.6 (4)	6.8 (7)

^**p < 0.01.