Congratulations on completing your Gold level online course!
Please see below the information you need to know to carry out a Gold Online Trial.... We look forward to seeing your videos, remember to have fun with it!
IMPORTANT: You have
90 days from date of purchase to submit your trial via the online learning portal!
Requirements
- Video each of the 4 searches with your dog
- Log into the UKSD Learning Portal (details provided upon purchase) for further instructions on how to conduct the trial and how to submit your videos.
- Please let us know when you submit your videos if you're happy for them to be posted on our social media!
- Your video will then be assessed by a UK Sniffer Dogs Gold Coach.
We are happy for you to feed at source on all finds, but indication must be clear enough to camera, the passive indication we are looking for is a nose hover or nose contact, for any hides that are inaccessible we are looking for a sit/down and stare.
On searches where there are multiple hides out, please remove the hide when the dog finds it before continuing to search for the remaining hides.
1) Water Search Line up / Carousel / River Bank - Kong 1 Hide
2) People Search - KONG 1 Hide
3) Novel Search - 3 Hides Truffle oil, 3 Hides Gun Oil
4) Retrieve Search - Catnip 3 Hides, Different Objects
Total 11 Hides - 2 Kong , 3 Gun oil , 3 Truffle, 3 Catnip
You can find more information about how the trial should be set up and times etc on your Gold online course.
Successful Trials will receive a Gold Rosette & Handlers Pin Badge… Good luck !!!