Laika working trials

Wild boar at fenced enclosure

1. Test can be performed all year with temperature not above 20°C and not under -20°C

2. Dogs have to be between 1 - 10 years old. Dogs of type laika, ....

3. Single dogs or two dogs regardless of breed or age. Tow dogs from one or two owners. Diploma given to a team of two dogs. In this test session dog can perform in one team only.

4. It has to be only one boar at fenced enclosure at least 100 kg weight.

5. Test performed in fenced forest not less than 4 hectares. Before the start boar released to the fenced area. Forest has to be of hard wood in middle age (forest age) has to have at some spots heavy bush or heavy covered with young trees. For referees safety has to have tree stands around.

6. At the test dogs guide can be inside fence to search together with the dog and send encourage command to start search. After dog finds boar guide has to follow referees instructions.

7. Before test dogs are test for a gun shyness from 30m to 50m distance. Gun shy dogs are not allow to participate in test.

8. 10 minutes are given to the dog or team of dogs to find boar. Time limit for dog or team for the work with a boar after boar was found is a choose of referees but not more then 15 minutes.

9. Dog or team disqualifies if

- not leaving guide to start search in 3 minutes

- after finding boar not showing willing to work, not chasing boar in 5 minutes

- working on bayed boar without barking in first 5 minutes

*** If dog or team bayed boar and hold him without barking in 5 minutes dog or team are not getting diploma

10. Tested skills are: sense (smell, hearing, sight), search, courage and malignancy, bark, how good dog "stays close, flowing" boar, quality of attack, dexterity, obedience and team work (for teams)

- sense - how well using smell, hearing, sight dog find boar

- search - speed dog moving with while searching, search range

- courage and malignancy - dogs behavior when dog seas boar and dogs reaction

- bark - loudness of barking, breedness (from breed), rate of return (guess echo)

- Вязкость - how good dog "stays close, flowing" boar, barking

- quality of attack - way dog working close to boar and dogs behavior until guide is coming to shoot distance

- dexterity - swiftness and ease of movement while baying and attacking boar. How good dog or team can escape boars attacks

- obedience - sharp without declining obedience to guides commands

- team work - how well dogs work together, search together, come to a bark, helping each other in attack, helping each other when boar attacks.

Translated by user "alpom". Original link: http://www.laikaforum.org/forum/discussion/87/big-game-testing-in-europe-and-other-countries#Item_18

P.S.: How we may translate term "вязкость"? Viscidity?