That is not my dog. It is just a random video from YouTube. Sadie and I took the test in the beginning of this month. Sadie turned 2 in January. Like Ruth said, if it is being done by ATTS, minimum testing age is 18 mos.Wow, what a great video of the test. Your dog did great. I have been reading all I can find on this test to see if there is an age restriction to take it and can't find one. Could you tell me at what age your dog took it?
That's cool!
Denna and I did the Canine Good Citizen test - which they say is also an intro to Delta Society's Pet Assisted Therapy test... but it's only half of that. No walking on strange surfaces, no threats. And, in the CGC, it's a handler & dog test... that one looked like the handler was just a quiet guide through the process, not much for encouragement - other than touching the umbrella. Didn't hear a lot of spoken commands or praise, which they welcome in the CGC.
I was wondering about the threat as well. Sadie had never been in a situation like that, but she did great. She reacted exactly like I had hoped. Just observing the guy at first and then stepping in front of me and barking at him as he was "charging" us. I was very pleased.Thanks bh-k9
I think from everything that I seen in the video. The only thing I might really have to work on is where the guy comes out yelling at them and the dog protects. He has never been in any situation where everyone has not been nice to him. He is only 11 months so his attitude could even change between now and then on that, but I would like him just to stay calm even in that situation.