Description
Rules:
What are Trick Dog Masters Titles?
Masters titles are optional titles and are not required in your pathway toward earning your standard titles. You can earn your NTD, ITD, ATD, ETD, and Champion titles without ever earning your Masters titles.
Masters titles are additional honors to show further mastery of each level (the Novice Masters title shows mastery of Novice tricks). Each Masters title must be earned consecutively, and each Masters title may be earned only after earning the corresponding standard title.
All of the same rules apply to Masters titles as to the standard titles, except that there are more tricks, and the tricks must be of only that level. A Novice Masters title must show 30 Novice tricks, and no intermediate or higher tricks.
NOVICE TRICK DOG MASTERS (NTD-M) RULES: 30 Novice level tricks. They must be Novice tricks, and not other levels. PRE-REQUISITES: Novice Trick Dog (NTD)
- Demonstrate 30 Novice level tricks. They must be Novice tricks, and not other levels.
- You can use the Novice tricks that you used to get your NTD title. If you use the same evaluator, you do not need to show them those tricks again.
- Tricks do not have to be performed on the same day. Your evaluator may sign of on each one individually.
- You may submit video of your trick for evaluation.
INTERMEDIATE TRICK DOG MASTERS (ITD-M) RULES: 20 Intermediate level tricks. They must be Intermediate tricks, and not other levels. PRE-REQUISITES: ITD, NTD-M
- Demonstrate 20 Intermediate level tricks. They must be Intermediate tricks, and not other levels.
- You can use the Intermediate tricks that you used to get your ITD title. If you use the same evaluator, you do not need to show them those tricks again.
- Tricks do not have to be performed on the same day. Your evaluator may sign of on each one individually.
- You may submit video of your trick for evaluation.
ADVANCED TRICK DOG MASTERS (ATD-M) RULES: 10 Advanced level tricks. They must be Advanced tricks, and not other levels. PRE-REQUISITES: ATD, ITD-M
- Demonstrate 10 Advanced level tricks. They must be Advanced tricks, and not other levels.
- You can use the Advanced tricks that you used to get your ATD title. If you use the same evaluator, you do not need to show them those tricks again.
- Tricks do not have to be performed on the same day. Your evaluator may sign of on each one individually.
- You may submit video of your trick for evaluation.
EXPERT TRICK DOG MASTERS (ETD-M) RULES: 10 Expert level tricks. PRE-REQUISITES: ETD, ATD-M
- Demonstrate 10 Expert level tricks. They must be Expert tricks, and not other levels.
- You can use the Expert tricks that you used to get your ETD title. If you use the same evaluator, you do not need to show them those tricks again.
- Tricks do not have to be performed on the same day. Your evaluator may sign of on each one individually.
- You may submit video of your trick for evaluation.
TRICK DOG CHAMPION MASTERS (TDCH-M) RULES: Submit an additional 31 tricks of any level, which will equal a total of 101 tricks that you’ve shown. PRE-REQUISITES: ETD-M, TDCH
- Masters titles are about quantity of tricks. By achieving Novice through Expert Masters titles you have already demostrated 70 tricks. To earn the Champion Masters title you will demonstrate an additional 31 tricks, bringing your total to 101. You must also submit to your evaluator a written list of all 101 tricks.
- The 31 tricks may be of any level. Luring may not be used for these 31 tricks.
- *Note that the pre-requisites for this trick are the Expert Masters (ETD-M), and Trick Dog Champion (TDCH) titles.
How to Earn this Title:
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Choose your tricks from the Tricktionary.
See the Rules about for each title. For the Novice Masters title, you will need 30 Novice level tricks. For the Intermediate Masters title you will need 20 Intermediate level tricks. For Advanced Masters you will need 10 Advanced level tricks. For Expert Masters you will need 10 Expert tricks.
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Show your tricks/exercises to a Certified Trick Evaluator
Join one of our free Facebook Spark Teams and post videos (or photos) of your tricks/exercises there. Each team is coached by a certified evaluator.
Prefer to work with evaluator in person? Click here.
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Submit the form above
Once a certified evaluator has OK’d your tricks/exercises, submit your application using the form above. You can choose your certificate and swag items.