Elements and Performance Criteria
- Prepare for greyhound suitability assessment
- Collate relevant information about the greyhound to be assessed, and schedule arrangements for assessment
- Review background information provided by owner for individual greyhound, and identify factors that may impact on greyhound transitioning to a pet
- Check assessment area to identify hazards and minimise risks to people and welfare of animals
- Organise equipment, support personnel and companion animals needed for assessment process
- Confirm identity and prepare greyhounds for assessment according to organisational procedures
- Carry out initial greyhound suitability assessment
- Move the greyhound from holding area to a safe assessment environment
- Identify health status of greyhound according to organisational procedures
- Observe greyhound behaviour in a range of contexts, applying knowledge of context-appropriate and abnormal canine and breed-specific behaviour
- Record the greyhound's behaviour using organisational criteria, tools and/or formats
- Review greyhound suitability assessment outcomes
- Collate all information about individual greyhound
- Review notes and assessment outcomes to identify any behaviours likely to affect the suitability of an individual greyhound to transition to a pet
- Gather further information to confirm or clarify the initial assessment outcome, or refer to other suitable personnel according to organisational procedures
- Finalise greyhound suitability assessment outcome
- Make a judgement on the greyhound's suitability for transitioning to a pet based on information gathered using organisational tools, criteria and procedures
- Advise owner of assessment outcome and/or acceptance to program according to organisational procedures
- Discuss outcomes for greyhounds assessed as unsuitable for transitioning to pets at this point in time, according to organisational procedures
- Determine any further action or behaviour modification required for greyhounds accepted to program, and refer to appropriate personnel
- Complete all documentation accurately and file according to organisational procedures