Dog Care and Training
Requirements
1. Describe the steps you should take in the following areas of dog care:
- a. Selection
- b. Registration
- c. Shots
2. Do at least two of the following:
- a. Describe what can be done to remove fleas, ticks, and lice from your dog.
- b. Mention some of the diseases, pests, and worms that dogs can get.
- c. Explain what you should do for a dog bite.
3. Describe how to housebreak a puppy.
4. Explain in detail how you would wash a dog and care for its general hygiene.
5. Take full responsibility for feeding and watering a dog for two or three months.
6. Train your dog until you can successfully demonstrate the following:*
- a. Heel: Your dog walks close to your left side and sits when you halt.
- b. Figure 8: Your dog stays close to your side without sniffing people, fire hydrants, or other dogs.
- c. Stand for examination: Your dog allows strangers to touch him.
- d. Recall: Your dog comes when called, sits directly in front of you, and moves to your left side on command.
- e. Long sit and long down: Your dog stays in either position while you attend to other business.
- * If at all possible, dogs and handlers should get instructions from a qualified teacher, preferably in a class. A certificate of completion of training in any dog obedience class with a qualifying score of 170 out of the possible 200 will be accepted for this honor.
Answer key & resources
Master awards
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Investiture Achievement
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