The Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ©) (http://www.cbarq.org) has been used to measure behaviors associated with release or graduation from several assistance dog programs, however it has never been evaluated within a prison environment. This study investigated whether a modified version of the C-BARQ© can be utilized in a prison puppy-raising program (Puppies Behind Bars, PBB) to identify behaviors that are associated with dogs’ career outcomes. PBB dogs that successfully complete the program are placed as service dogs or explosives detection dogs (EDD). Dogs are released from the program as a result of behavioral or medical problems. The PBB program has more than one career outcome, facilitating an assessment of the C-BARQ© as a tool to identify specific working dog roles based on differences in C-BARQ© subscale scores. We examined the associations between subscale scores and career outcomes by comparing the scores of dogs with successful outcomes (service or EDD) with those released for behavioral reasons. We assessed the questionnaire’s application to the PBB setting and its ability to distinguish between outcomes. 314 paper copies of the C-BARQ© were completed by puppy raisers from seven correctional facilities in the New York area when their assigned dog was between 6 and 16 months old. Dogs that had successfully completed the PBB program or had been released due to behavioral issues were included, whereas dogs still in training and those released for medical reasons were excluded. A total of 271 completed C-BARQ© questionnaires were analyzed. Service dogs and EDDs were compared with released dogs to determine whether C-BARQ subscale scores were associated with outcome. Multinomial log-linear models containing one subscale score and fixed factors (age group, medical category, sex, neuter status within sex, the interaction between age group and medical category) and outcome as the dependent variable, were fitted for each subscale. Service dogs had lower stranger-directed aggression, owner-directed aggression, dog-directed aggression, dog-directed fear, dog rivalry, chasing, stranger-directed fear, and separation-related problems than released dogs. EDDs had lower trainability, dog-directed fear, dog rivalry, and attachment/attention-seeking behavior than released dogs. These findings suggest that some of the C-BARQ© subscales might be used in the future to predict outcomes for young dogs. Results show that the C-BARQ© can be applied to the PBB program; however, the omission of seven questions is recommended.

犬行为评估和调查问卷（C-BARQ©）（http://www.cbarq.org）已用于测量与几种援助犬计划的释放或毕业相关的行为，但是从未在监狱中对其进行评估环境。这项研究调查了是否可以将C-BARQ©的修改版用于监狱幼犬饲养计划（PBB，PBB）中，以识别与犬的职业成就相关的行为。成功完成程序的PBB狗被用作服务狗或爆炸物检测狗（EDD）。由于行为或医疗问题，狗会从程序中释放。PBB计划有多个职业成就，促进对C-BARQ©的评估，以作为根据C-BARQ©子量表得分的差异来识别特定工作犬角色的工具。通过比较具有成功结果（服务或EDD）的狗的得分与因行为原因而释放的狗的得分，我们研究了分量表得分与职业结果之间的关联。我们评估了问卷在PBB设置中的应用及其区分结果的能力。314名C-BARQ©的纸质副本由纽约地区七个教养所的幼犬饲养者完成，他们指定的狗在6到16个月大之间。成功完成PBB计划或因行为问题而释放的狗也包括在内，而仍在训练中和因医疗原因而释放的狗不包括在内。总共分析了271份C-BARQ©问卷。将服务犬和EDD与释放犬进行比较，以确定C-BARQ分量表分数是否与预后相关。包含一个子量表评分和固定因素（年龄组，医学类别，性别，性别中的中性状态，年龄组和医学类别之间的相互作用）和结果作为因变量的多项式对数线性模型适用于每个子量表。与获释的狗相比，服务犬的陌生人攻击，主人主导攻击，警犬攻击，警犬恐惧，狗竞争，追赶，陌生人恐惧和与分离有关的问题要低。与释放的狗相比，EDDs的可训练性，狗导向的恐惧，狗竞争以及依恋/注意行为较低。这些发现表明，将来可能会使用某些C-BARQ©分量表来预测幼犬的结局。结果表明，C-BARQ©可以应用于PBB程序；但是，建议省略七个问题。