Practical tool · A new caregiver
Give the next person a usable plan.
A familiar dog can meet an unfamiliar version of a familiar routine: a different person, word, gesture or ending. A good handover makes the agreed instructions easy to explain before the caregiver starts. Begin with one routine the team has confirmed for that person.
A cue list is only the beginning.
“Sit, down, heel” does not explain where the routine begins, what help the caregiver should use or how it ends. Record the word or signal, the intended response, the assistance demonstrated, the feedback and what follows. Include the conditions under which this person was taught to use it.
In Bo’s owner discussion from 8:38, the trainer talks about giving other caregivers the known commands and usual handling approach. The published handler-transfer research also points to coached practice with different people. A brief supports that practice; handing over a document alone does not establish that the caregiver and dog can use it together.
For the whole household’s ongoing lesson instructions, use the shared practice card. This shorter brief focuses on what one incoming caregiver has been shown and may do.
Let the person explain the sequence.
Ask the caregiver to read the brief and describe the beginning, request, help and ending in their own words. Resolve different interpretations with the team before turning them into different handling. A useful check is whether they can distinguish praise from the instruction that ends the exercise.
When practical and agreed with your trainer, use the lesson to let that person take an active turn while the trainer observes. Keep the trainer’s feedback beside the written instructions. The Films handler-change pathway explains why a trainer demonstration and a household handover answer different questions.
Write down what remains with the team.
Do not give someone a new handling task merely because a recording shows another person doing it. Crate conflict, difficult greetings and other challenging situations need the plan your team has agreed for this dog and caregiver. Put an unconfirmed activity in the questions field, rather than converting a video into permission to try it.
Keep the actual team-supplied contact and emergency instructions in your private care records. This public worksheet does not collect those details, replace a care plan or grant access to your private intake.
Build your caregiver practice brief.
Fill this from the instructions you received. Your entries stay in this page; this tool does not send or automatically save them. Download or print to keep a copy before leaving. Use names or household roles without contact details.
Keep the handover current.
Download the brief after reviewing it, then share the saved copy through your existing private care channel. Your entries are not sent to Angier K9, stored by this tool or turned into a training result. The browser may retain unsaved form values during this visit; download before leaving if you want a copy.
After a team-approved change, update the brief and make sure the caregiver is using that version. If the response differs, describe the person, setting, request, help, response and ending. Use household observations to keep different people’s examples separate, and the lesson record for the team’s next instruction.