How are dogs evaluated in a Hunt Test?
Dogs are evaluated by the judges in several categories to determine their value as a hunting retriever: *MARKING (memory) *STYLE *PERSEVERANCE *TRAINABILITY Each category is graded on a scale of 1-10 on both land and water. For a dog to pass a test, the dog must receive an average score of at least “5” in each category, as well as an overall score of at least “7”. In addition a dog cannot receive a score of “0” (zero) on any category of the test.
