OBEDIENCE STANDARDS
TESTING CRITERIA
The candidate team will be asked to perform the following exercises
with the dog on and off leash and the handler using voice and/or hand signals.

EXERCISES
1. Heel.
2. Jog at heel.
3. Sit at heel.
4. Down at heel.
5. Stay.
6. Recall (come from distance of 15 meters).
7. Stay on recall.
8. Sit at a distance of 10 meters.
9. Down at a distance of 10 meters.
10. Finish – “heel”.
11. Evaluation of prey drive – demonstration of the dog’s desire to
bring back a thrown article of the handler’s choice.


AGILITY STANDARDS
TESTING CRITERIA
The candidate team, working on and off leash, will be asked to
negotiate an agility course consisting of:

1. Four hurdles not to exceed one meter in height;
2. A culvert, maximum eight meters in length and maximum one meter
in diameter, laid horizontally on the ground by going straight through
without stopping;
3. An “A” frame scramble ramp, minimum height of 1½ meters;
4. Raised log/plank not less than two meters long and 20 centimeters
wide, no higher than one meter off the ground; and
5. A platform raised at least one meter off the ground.

The handler will move at a comfortable pace with the dog under control
at his/her side.


SEARCHING STANDARDS
TESTING CRITERIA
A. The candidate team will be asked to search for a concealed person
in a rural/wilderness environment.

The handler must accurately indicate to the tester, before the testing
begins, what form of alert the dog will perform.

The search will include:

1. Quartering – pattern and proper use of wind;
2. Bush and open area;
3. Approximately one square kilometere; and
4. Time allotment will be determined by the environmental conditions
at the time (approximately two hours).

B. Each candidate will also be asked to search for and locate two,
medium-sized scented articles of clothing (e.g. a T-shirt) or other
items of similar size (i.e. wood, metal, leather, etc.) in a
rural/wilderness area. Articles will be placed in light concealment
and will not be buried. The handler will be informed if a metal article
is used. One article must be cloth.

NOTE: The dog may retrieve article, or down on article, bark alert on
article, or indicate by standing over it. The handler must accurately
indicate to the tester, before the testing begins, what form of alert the
dog will perform.

The search will include:

1. Quartering – pattern and proper use of wind;
2. Articles concealed up to 24 hours prior* to commencement of search;
3. Approximately 200 meters by 200 meters; and
4. To be completed in 30 minutes (may vary depending on environmental conditions).

**IF METAL ARTICLES ARE USED, CONCEALMENT TIME WILL BE LESS THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO SEARCH.


TRACKING STANDARDS
TESTING CRITERIA
The candidate team will be asked to work a 1-hour-old track (depending on weather).
The track will lie in a bush/rural area. The track will include:

1. Two kilometres in length;
2. Three road crossings;
3. Right angle turns (no less than four turns);
4. One dead end (not over 15 metres in country area);
5. Start track in bush, work to rural -- approximately ½ track in each;
6. Approximately 20 metres on low scent area (railway, dirt, gravel);
7. Human/animal scent distractions.