Available only to pairs who have successfully passed the Foundation Training Exam.

Conducted live or online by the Do as I Do official team. Online exams are available only to students enrolled in Do as I Do online classes taught by Official or Certified Do as I Do trainers listed in the registry.

Theory part:
Consists of 10 multiple-choice questions. The topics are those that are explained during the Do as I Do seminars and courses, and can also be found in the book and DVD:

• • Social learning, imitation, and other social learning processes.

  • Do as I Do training protocol, training phases.

Practice part:
The dog is tested with a novel handler demonstrator in a Do as I Do session, where he/she is required to reproduce various actions:

• • The dog is tested by an examiner in 2 sessions of 6 trials each, on 6 familiar actions (at least two without objects) chosen by the owner.

  • The dog will then be tested on a novel action.

  • The dog must be able to reproduce actions shown on objects behind itself and the novel demonstrator.

  • The ‘Do it!’ cue is given while the novel demonstrator is looking straight ahead and not at the dog.

Theory part: minimum 7 correct answers out of 10

Practice part: at least 9 successful trials out of 12, with no mistakes on the same action

Novel action: successful reproduction of action within a reasonable time frame, as judged by the examiner (novel handler).