Table 3.

Study 1: Significant differences within pairs of handlers for each trait as shown by Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests.

Difference		Control	Motivation	Stamina	Distraction	Confidence	Independence	Indication	Overall ability
Pair 1	1			own*	other*			other*
	2	own*						own**	own*
Pair 2	3
	4				other*
Pair 3	5						other*	other*
	6		own*			own**	own**	own*
Pair 4	7		own*	own*					own*
	8	own*	own*		other*		own**	own*	own*
Pair 5	9					other*	other*
	10		own**	own*
Pair 6	11	own**	own**				other**
	12					own*	own*	own*	own*

Own denotes the dog's handler scored them significantly higher, other denotes the other handler rated the dog higher (p < 0.05*; p < 0.01**).