Behavior Checklist (BCL) Workshop – with Helen West

This focus day showcases multiple dogs as they complete a Behavior Checklist and includes discussion on grading the dogs as per the BCL definitions. The content has been divided into six shorter video sessions.

The recordings of this day have been broken into 5 videos. The first video is a discussion/review of the BCL and some analysis of video footage of dogs performing BCL in external environments. The following videos are recordings of dogs performing the BCL live during the workshop. Due to the nature of the workshop there are some variance in sound quality, however we hope you still find these recordings a useful resource.

Helen West has a background in human and canine psychology, and is a Canine Behavior Specialist with Guiding Eyes for the Blind. She performs the behavioral selection of dogs for raising, training and breeding using the Behavior Checklist (BCL). Over eleven years, Helen has evaluated over seven thousand adult dogs and puppies with the BCL. She is working with IAABC and IWDR on a BCL Certification qualification where Helen is a Gold Standard scorer.

Helen also hosted a global webinar series on temperament evaluation using the BCL, available on IWDR. Helen helped create, and maintains the Puppy Socialization Program at Guiding Eyes.

She enjoys woodworking and hiking with her family.