Canis Testis
In the working dog world, a seller describes, a buyer hopes, and too often, both are guessing.
A dog is not a product with a specification sheet. It has nerve, drive, health, and history — things that cannot be read from a photograph, or from a certificate issued by the person selling it.
So we built something else. An independent assessment. A named team of veterinarians and certified trainers. A written, filmed, and signed report. No commission. No conflict. No interest in whether you buy.
Only in whether the report is true.
That is Canis Testis.
Knowing the dog before you trust the dog.
Independent assessment and certification of working dogs — health, temperament, and capability, verified by veterinarians and certified trainers.
Every year, working dogs are bought on trust. A seller describes the dog. A photograph is sent. A pedigree is shown. And increasingly, a video — carefully chosen, often edited, always filmed by the person who wants to sell.
And the buyer, often a family, a security firm, or a police unit, commits tens of thousands of euros on nothing more than a story.
Some of those dogs are exactly what the seller says. Many are not. Aggression masked by fear. Drive that collapses under stress. Hip and nerve problems that only appear in the field. By the time the buyer knows, the money is gone and the dog is already home.
None of this is the seller's fault alone. There has simply been no independent way to check. No named assessor. No signed report. No registry.
A seller's video shows you what the seller wants you to see. Our assessment films the dog as it is — every test, every reaction, every result, recorded by people with no interest in the sale.
The buyer does not need another opinion. The buyer needs evidence.
The Standard
Every assessment follows a published protocol. Health is examined by licensed veterinarians. Temperament and capability are tested by certified trainers against defined criteria. The same tests, the same scoring, every dog.
The Process
You tell us about the dog. We confirm we can assess it and agree the fee. A named assessor travels to the dog, runs the full protocol, and issues a filmed, signed report. You receive the evidence.
What We Do
We assess working dogs independently.
- Assess — health, temperament, and capability, tested against a published protocol
- Document — every test filmed, every finding written and signed
- Certify — a named report you can rely on, and a public registry
- Advise — buyers, families, security firms, and working units
We do not sell dogs, breed dogs, or take commission from anyone who does.
Why It Matters
A working dog is not a product with a specification sheet. It has nerve, drive, health, and history — things that cannot be read from a photograph or a seller's video.
Getting it wrong is expensive. A dog that fails in the field costs the buyer tens of thousands of euros, months of lost time, and in the worst cases, injury. For police and security units, the cost is measured in operational risk.
The Evidence
Our assessment is built on established working-dog standards and recognised testing practice — the same framework used by police, military, and certified trainers across Europe.
The protocol is published, versioned, and applied the same way to every dog. Every result is filmed. Every report is signed by a named assessor.