• Does your dog enjoy meeting and greeting new people?
• Is your dog comfortable with being handled by new people?
• Does your dog walk on the lead without pulling?
• Can your dog walk on a fixed lead using a comfortable, flat neck collar or properly fitted body harness? (No chain or half check collars can be used).  It is possible to visit in a head collar if absolutely necessary, but your dog must be assessed without it.
• Will your dog "sit" and "settle" when asked?
• Can your dog sit politely and happily accept a pat from friendly strangers without jumping up or barking repeatedly?
• Can your dog walk past people with minimal reaction to unusual noises or distraction?
• Does your dog show little reaction to clumsy or heavy stroking?
• Does your dog react well to unexpected or unusual noises?
• Will your dog take food gently and leave dropped food when asked?
• Can your dog walk past another dog on a lead and show no more than a passing interest?
• Can you confirm that your dog has never bitten anyone?
• Do you and your dog work well together as a team?

If you answered YES to all of these questions, then your dog stands a good chance of passing our assessment and becoming a Wag Friendship Dog.

If you answered NO to any of these questions, you may want to undertake some training before attending one of our assessments.