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Originally Posted by BLEU BOY BARBER  I Would Be Interested In The Things That He Had To Pass If You Have The Paperwork Post It Here I Wonder How Well We Might Or Might Not Do!
Eddie You Rawk Little Man You Are Adorable And I Know You Are Gonna Touch Many Lives Im So Proud Of You As Is Your Owner And Everyone Else...
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Thanks! Here are the categories they tested us on:
1. Accepting a friendly stranger
2. Accepting petting
3. Appearance and grooming.
4. Out for a walk (this is all about having a loose leash and changing directions)
5. Walking through a crowd.
6. Reaction to distractions (visual and audible).
7. Sit on cue or pass between strangers. (Since we did the little-dog test, all I had to do was carry him and walk between other people).
8. Stay in place. (A sit-stay for 30 seconds. Eddie tested as a small dog, so he sat on someone else's lap for 30 seconds without my involvment.
9. Come when called. (They put him on a long leash and had him stay, then come when called)
10. Reaction to neutral dog. (You walk past a person with another dog. Your dog can't go crazy).
11. Exhuberant and clumsy petting. (This simulates a person with palsy petting your dog).
12. Restraining hug. (Simulates someone else hugging your dog).
13. Staggering, gesturing individual.
14. Angry yelling. (As I was talking to a "patient," two others argued 10 feet from us. The two arguers then broke up and one approached us.)
15. Bumped from behind. (One person walked past me and bumped into me).
16. Crowded and petted by several people. (This was our worst exercise, and it was all my fault. Eddie got nervous when three people crowded him. The instructors wanted me to tell one or two people to back off. They wanted me to take care of my dog's needs first.)
17. Leave it. (A nonissue if you're carrying your dog.)
18. Offered a treat (this is up to the handler. You can just so "no, I don't want you to feed my dog." I opted to allow it, but I told them to feed them them with their hand flat and open. Eddie can be nippy, so I didn't want to take any chances.