Requirements to move up in judging levels
To move from Provisional level to Partner level:
Must have judged at least three assignments at the Provisional level (a two day test counts as one assignment at the Provisional level)
Must have received at least two positive evaluations
Must have judged with at least two different mentor level judges
Must have judged at a minimum of two different sites
Must have exhibited a dog at least once every 3 years
Must pass an open book test once every 3 years
Must earn an additional title for a total of three (3) WRDs, or two WRDs and one NCA WRDX or three DDs or two DD’s and one TDD or NCA DDX
To move from Partner level to Mentor level:
Must have judged at least four assignments at the Partner level
Must have judged with at least three different judges at the Partner level
Must have judged at a minimum of two different sites at the Partner level
Must have judged for at least two different clubs at the Partner level
Must have exhibited a dog at least once every 4 years
Must pass an open book test once every 3 years
Water judges must earn an additional title for a minimum of four (4) WRDs or three (3) WRDs and one (1) NCA WRDX
Draft judges must earn an additional title for a minimum of three (3) DDs and one (1) TDD or two (2) DDs, one (1) TDD and one (1) NCA DDX.