This new AKC title entails you and your dog going through 12 tasks that would be typical on a ranch or farm. All work is done on leash and as an individual. You have to have two passing tests under two different judges to get your title.
OPEN TO ALL BREEDS • NO HERDING REQUIRED • ALL WORK DONE ON LEASH
A brief overview of the tasks include those listed below. You can learn more about this fun test and new title by visiting www.akc.org/news/farm-dog-certified-test/
OPEN TO ALL BREEDS • NO HERDING REQUIRED • ALL WORK DONE ON LEASH
A brief overview of the tasks include those listed below. You can learn more about this fun test and new title by visiting www.akc.org/news/farm-dog-certified-test/
- GREET JUDGE – INITIAL DOG APPRAISAL • The handler approaches the Judge with the dog at side on a loose lead.
- PERFORM A WALKING PATTERN AROUND FARM ENVIRONMENT / PASSIVE STRANGER Dogs walk on leash through
- JUMP ON HAY/STRAW BALE
- WALK BY FARM ANIMALS (animals are enclosed in separate area)
- WALK OVER OR THROUGH UNUSUAL SURFACES • The handler walks the dog over or through three different unusual surfaces
- SUPERVISED SEPARATION • The handler places the dog in a free standing kennel or dog crate, removes the leash and walks out of sight for a minimum of 2 minutes
- PASS THROUGH A GATE
- HANDLER FEEDS LIVESTOCK • The handler performs a farm chore of feeding farm animals. At no time will the handler or the dog enter an enclosure or have direct contact with the animals(s). All feeding of livestock shall be over or through a fence or enclosure
- REACTION TO ANOTHER DOG • The handler is positioned in a designated area with the dog at side on a loose lead. The dog may stand, down or sit. Another dog is walked by twice on lead approximately 10 feet away.
- REACTION TO NOISE DISTRACTION • The handler may stand or quietly walk in a designated area with the dog at side on a loose lead. The assistant creates two background noises typical to a working farm environment.
- DOG APPROACHES LIVESTOCK • The handler, with the dog at side on a loose lead, enters a fenced area that contains livestock within a separate inside enclosure. The handler and the dog approach penned livestock, close enough so that the dog can clearly observe the stock.
- PHYSICAL EXAMINATION • The handler examines the dog for any plant material, debris or objects that the dog may have collected while working on the farm.