BASIC EXAM

FIRST LEVEL DO AS I DO 

ONLINE EXAM CERTIFICATION

* This exam is only available for the students enrolled in the Do as I Do online classes taught by Official or Certified Do as I Do Trainers listed in the registry (https://www.doasido.it/certified-trainers/)

The online exam will be held on Zoom.

This exam is divided into two parts: theory and practice.

THEORY PART:

The exam questions will be presented on the screen and the candidate will type her/his answers in the chat box.

The theory part consists of a 10 multiple choice and true or false questions.

The topics are taken from material presented during DO AS I DO seminars and courses as well as books and DVDs we have referenced.

Social learning, imitation, other social learning processes.

Do as I Do training protocol, training phases.

PRACTICE PART:

• The practice part of the exam will be conducted by the candidate herself/himself with the dog she or he trained. The candidate will test the dog in 2 sessions of 6 trials each, on 6 familiar actions (at least two without objects) chosen by the candidate. The judge will determine the order of the 6 actions. The candidate will turn around before she/he gives “Do it” cue so he/she is not facing the dog when the dog is reproducing the actions.

• The camera must be set so the judges can see the candidate’s and the dog’s whole bodies as well as the objects. Every candidate is required to set up a backup camera to record the exam session. The second camera must be set in the same way as explained above. The recording will need to be submitted later.

• The dog will then be tested on the spot on a novel action chosen by the judges. The ‘Do it!’ cue is given while looking straightforward and not looking at the dog.