Child Foster and Adoption Assessments

Behaviour assessments are often necessary to assess whether dogs are safe around a child/children within a home. Our lead behaviourist, Daniel Shaw offers expert behavioural assessments throughout England and Wales to identify any risks a dog may pose to children and produce a full behavioural report outlining his recommendations and providing a professional opinion on the risks the dog/s present to children, including children with social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties. Daniel will also provide advice on how to manage the introduction of children and animals where required. The assessment will consider a number of key factors, including:

• The dog's background and any health issues
• The dog's socialisation history and responses in a number of social situations
• Previous training 
• An assessment of the home environment and any changes that may be required to ensure safety
• Temperament and behaviour with members of the household, guests, strangers, and children of different age groups.  

Price: Dog behaviour assessment and full behaviour report - £375. 

Travel is priced at 45p per mile plus £25 per hour of driving. 

We offer assessments throughout England and Wales. 

For more information contact daniel@animalbehaviourkent.co.uk or call 07930672387

About Daniel:

Daniel Shaw BSc (Hons), GMBPsS, CDBC is an animal behaviourist with a background in animal behaviour, psychology and neuroscience. As the owner of Animal Behaviour Kent, Daniel supports dogs and cats with behaviour problems, and has a special interest in aggression, frustration, and the effects of trauma on animals. Daniel provides expert witness assessments for legal cases involving the Dangerous Dogs Act and recently spoke in Parliament on the topic of dog bite reform. Daniel also regularly appears in the media, and has been interviewed on LBC News as well as being interviewed for the Guardian. Daniel is a degree qualified psychologist, a certified dog behaviour consultant with the International Association of Animal Behaviour Consultants (IAABC), and is currently obtaining a masters degree in neuroscience. 

Daniel regularly presents seminars and webinars internationally to other animal professionals and the public and well as running the annual ABK Dog Behaviour Conference. He has presented for a number of leading animal behaviour organisations including Grisha Stewart Academy, Pet Professional Guild, AggressiveDog.com, Behavior Vets, APBC, Family Dog Mediation Centre, Dog and Bone, and DolceVitaDog. His online course platform ABK Learn provides both owners and professionals with insights into the psychological health of dogs and provides a wealth of information on many common behavioural problems.