Test Your Knowledge - NCA Water Tests

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1. How old does a dog need to be to be judged at an NCA Water Test

18 months

12 months

6 months

any age is acceptable

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2. How long is the floating line used for the "Take A Line" exercise?

100 feet

75 feet

12 feet

8 feet

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3. What article should be attached to an 8-foot line for the "Tow A Boat" exercises?

A Life Jacket

A Heaving Knot

A Life Ring

A Bumper

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4. What action is a failure common to all exercises?

The dog leaves the test area.

The handler enters the water except as allowed in specific exercises.

The handler physically controls the dog after the exercise begins.

All of the above

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5. How far must the bumper be tossed for the "Single Retrieve" exercise?

50 feet

30 feet

10 feet

75 feet

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6. How far must the paddle be tossed for the "Retrieve off a Boat" exercise?

5 feet

10 feet

15 feet

20 feet

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7. How far from shore is the raft positions for the "Capsized Raft" exercise?

75 feet

100 feet

125 feet

150 feet

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8. What is the best thing about passing a Water Test?

Building a bond with your dog

Working with others who share your passion for the breed

Seeing a Newfoundland perform the instinctive work they were bred for

All of the above

Test Your Knowledge - NCA Water Tests

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* 1. How old does a dog need to be to be judged at an NCA Water Test

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* 2. How long is the floating line used for the "Take A Line" exercise?

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* 3. What article should be attached to an 8-foot line for the "Tow A Boat" exercises?

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* 4. What action is a failure common to all exercises?

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* 5. How far must the bumper be tossed for the "Single Retrieve" exercise?

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* 6. How far must the paddle be tossed for the "Retrieve off a Boat" exercise?

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* 7. How far from shore is the raft positions for the "Capsized Raft" exercise?

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* 8. What is the best thing about passing a Water Test?

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1. How old does a dog need to be to be judged at an NCA Water Test

2. How long is the floating line used for the "Take A Line" exercise?

3. What article should be attached to an 8-foot line for the "Tow A Boat" exercises?

4. What action is a failure common to all exercises?

5. How far must the bumper be tossed for the "Single Retrieve" exercise?

6. How far must the paddle be tossed for the "Retrieve off a Boat" exercise?

7. How far from shore is the raft positions for the "Capsized Raft" exercise?

8. What is the best thing about passing a Water Test?