The owner will be asked to place at special mark, with his back to the group. The dog must be kept in a long leash, and it may not be commanded “in place”. The owner may not draw contact to the dog during the process, and he may also not look after it. The owner and the dog must stand there in three minutes, meanwhile the group and the describers observe them. Nobody can talk during the process. It is the dogs reaction, when expected activity absents, that is described here. The dog has, until now, been exposed to things that had speed and movements, and no nothing happens.
Some dogs will be stressed, and find something to do on their own, and others will relax and maybe lay down while waiting. The dogs stress level during the
last 3 minutes, will be described.