So I know you might want to know what your dogs have to do.
Pet Partners Skills Test
1. Review Handlers Questioner
2. Accepting a Friendly Stranger
3. Accepting Petting
4. Appearance and Grooming (The examiner really took time to check Haruka. Good 5 minutes I think. She asked me to bring a comb or brush. SO she checked all over to make sure there wasn't mutt.-I took Haruka to a groomer a couple days before the test..
She may have done that because the examiner herself was being relaxed by combing her.)
5. Out for a walk. (I had to walk the line with Haruka and turn right and walk straight then come back.-the dog had to walk right besides me and not to pull you or being pulled by you.)
6. Walk through a crowd. (At my test, there were a couple volunteers helped with this test)
7. Reaction to destruction.-One visual and one auditory. (There will be something falling near you and examiner sees how you and your dog react to that or to some other destructive noise.
8. Sit on Command (for medium and large dogs) -Haruka is 3 lb so she didn't have to do that, but she sat down with my command when we finished the walk part.
9. Down on Command (for medium and large dogs)
8. and 9 Animal passed to three strangers. (Small animals) (For Haruka, I had to bring a towel or a small blanket to put people's laps. Then I had to pass Haruka to three different people. Of course harness and leash have to be on and you cannot just totally let go and my hands were right besides her. )
10. Stay in Place 10 feet line with 2-3 seconds pause (for medium and large dogs) I actually had to do that too because of the next test)
10. Placed on lap or table (small dogs or cats) stay for 30 seconds. -not jumping or being hyper etc..
11. Come when called. -about 10 feet away (I was very nervous with this task because I thought Haruka would get so destructed by other people. There was another dog in presence for other type of test. So with nervousness, I called her twice... so I didn't get perfect score for this one.)
12. Reaction to neutral dog. (it is because Haruka is so small, I got to carry her. so it wasn't too bad. I was kinda surprised that she didn't become hyper to say hello to another dog. I think she knew that it was a test.)