1. Bumble for 1 to 2 minutes. The dog explores the environment while maintaining connection with the handler.
2. Recall from the bumble. The dog responds to the whistle recall while engaged with the environment.
3. Heel on lead, 30m. The dog and handler complete a 30m route around three marker posts.
4. Sit on a verbal cue. The dog responds to the handler’s verbal sit cue at the starting marker.
5. Remove lead and stay or wait. The dog remains in place while the handler walks away to place the memory retrieve.
6. Basic memory retrieve. The dog is sent to the placed dummy and returns it to within 1m of the handler.
7. Replace lead and park / relax for 30 seconds. The dog remains settled while the handler disengages for 30 seconds.
8. Stop whistle demonstration. The handler demonstrates one trained response to the stop whistle.
9. Marked retrieve onto open ground, 30m to 40m. The dog completes a marked retrieve at a distance of 30m to 40m.
10. Marked retrieve into light cover, 20m to 30m. The dog completes a second marked retrieve at a distance of 20m to 30m.

Exercises 1 and 2 should be combined.
Exercises 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 should be combined.
Exercises 8, 9 and 10 should be completed as standalone exercises.

1. Heel off lead, 30m. The dog heels off lead around three marker posts arranged in a triangle.
2. Sit or wait while the handler places a dummy. The dog remains in position while the handler walks away to place a dummy approximately 30m away.
3. Memory retrieve. The dog is sent to the remembered location and returns with the dummy.
4. Stop whistle. The dog responds to the stop whistle after travelling at least 5m.
5. Right or left cast. From the stopped position, the dog takes a directional cast to a dummy placed to the right or left.
6. Double marked retrieve (mark and memory). Two dummies are thrown in opposite directions. The second is retrieved first and the first becomes a memory retrieve.
7. Retrieve and steadiness. The dog completes heelwork, watches a dummy being thrown, then remains steady while the handler returns to the starting point.
8. Back cast retrieve. The handler casts the dog back towards the placed dummy from the starting point.
9. Hunting. The dog demonstrates breed appropriate hunting or searching in light cover.
10. Whistle recall from hunting. The dog responds promptly to the whistle recall cue while working in the hunting area.

Exercises 1, 2 and 3 should be combined.
Exercises 4 and 5 should be combined.
Exercise 6 should be completed as a standalone exercise.
Exercises 7 and 8 should be combined.
Exercises 9 and 10 should be combined.

1. Heel off lead with turns and distractions. 50m (retrievers), 30m (spaniels and HPRs) figure of eight with dummies on ground and one dummy thrown.
2. Sit / wait. In heel location while four dummies are thrown with shot in two separate areas of open ground, 90° apart and 30m from the dog. One dummy from each area is picked up by the dummy throwers.
3. Two memory marked retrieves. The handler chooses the order in which the dog retrieves the dummies from Exercise 2 and sends the dog in their own time.
4. Memory marked retrieve. Two dummies are thrown with shot to the same place at 25m. The dog and handler turn away while one dummy is removed by the dummy thrower and placed 20m to right or left of the first dummy (downwind if possible and not visible at distance). The dog is sent for first dummy at 25m.
5. Stop whistle. When asked by the assessor, the handler lines the dog up to the original area of fall of the two dummies (25m). When the dog reaches the area, the assessor will ask the handler to blow the stop whistle.
6. Blind directional cast retrieve following the stop whistle. After the stop, there is a pause, and then the assessor will instruct the handler to cast the dog left or right for the second dummy retrieve.
7. Blind back cast retrieve. The dummy is placed 20m along a hedge/fence line not visible on ground (very light cover). The handler should be 10m from the dog.
8. Water marked retrieve. A marked retrieve with shot. The dummy should be 10m to 15m distance from the bank, with the handler 2m from the edge.
9. Hunting. Retrievers: sweeping up exercise. The handler and dog are static, with the dog in heel, shot is fired from between the handler and towards the hunt area. The dog is sent to retrieve the dummy placed in an area 30m x 30m. The handler walks forward after the dog. Spaniels and HPRs: hunting and stop exercise. A hunting distance of up to 100m (HPRs) and 50m (spaniels) with one stop whistle. The handler returns to the dog, shot is fired and a dummy is thrown 40m (HPRs) and 30m (spaniels).
10. Retrieve following the hunting. This is the retrieve that was hidden for the retrievers or after the shot during the hunting for the spaniels and HPRs in Exercise 9. For the retrievers, it should be retrieved during the sweeping up. For the spaniels and HPRs, the assessor will instruct the handler when to carry out the retrieve.

Exercises 1 , 7 and 8 should be completed as standalone exercises.
Exercises 2 and 3 should be combined.
Exercises 4, 5 and 6 should be combined.
Exercises 9 and 10 should be combined.

1. Heel off lead with turns and distractions. 50m figure of eight heel work with a fur and a feather dummy on the ground.
2. Sit / wait. The dog maintains a sit/wait while the handler collects the two dummies from Exercise 1 and returns.
3. Heel off lead towards or alongside water. 20m to 30m.
4. Marked retrieve along the bank. 50m to 80m, with shot.
5. Over water marked retrieve. The handler and dog stand 5m to 10m from the bank while shot is fired and a dummy is thrown onto the opposite bank. The dog must swim between 10m and 20m.
6. Over obstacle marked retrieve. 40m to 80m from the handler and dog who will be positioned 10m from the obstacle, with shot.
7. Single dog walk up. Heel off lead for at least one minute before the first shot. Continue to heel for a minimum of 15 seconds before a second shot is fired and a dummy is thrown.
8. Marked retrieve following the walk up. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the dummy thrown in Exercise 7.
9. Blind retrieve. The dummy is placed 40m along a line of sight (e.g. path, fence line, headland). A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 80m into light cover (e.g. crop, pasture, white grass, light bracken) at an angle of approximately 45° from the line of the blind. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the blind first. 
10. Long memory marked retrieve with a  distraction on the way back. Having completed Exercise 9, the handler is instructed to send the dog for the memory mark. While the dog is on the way back, another distraction dummy is thrown without shot.

All marked retrieves should be with shot except for the distraction mark in Exercise 10.
Exercises 1 and 2 should be combined.
Exercises 3, 4 and 5 should be combined.
Exercise 6 should be completed as a standalone exercise. 
Exercises 7 and 8 should be combined.
Exercises 9 and 10 should be combined.

1. Heel off lead with turns and distractions. 30m figure of eight heel work with a fur and a feather dummy on the ground.
2. Sit / wait. The dog maintains a sit/wait while the handler collects the two dummies from Exercise 1 and returns.
3. Wait and recall alongside water. The handler cues the dog to wait and walks 20m to 30m to the post 5m to 10m from the water’s edge before recalling the dog.
4. Marked retrieve along the bank. 40m to 60m, with shot.
5. Over water marked retrieve. The handler and dog stand 5m to 10m from the bank while shot is fired and a dummy is thrown onto the opposite bank. The dog must swim between 10m and 20m.
6. Over obstacle marked retrieve. 25m to 45m for spaniels and 30m to 60m for HPRs from the handler and dog who will be positioned 10m from the obstacle, with shot.
7. Hunting. This should take place in woodland, cover crops, heather or bracken at least 30cm high. Hunting for at least one minute before the first shot. Continue to hunt for a minimum of 15 seconds before a second shot is fired and a dummy is thrown.
8. Marked retrieve following the hunting. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the dummy thrown in Exercise 7.
9. Blind retrieve. The dummy is placed 20m for spaniels and 40m for HPRs along a line of sight (e.g. path, fence line, headland). A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 40m for spaniels and 60m for HPRs into light cover (e.g. crop, pasture, white grass, light bracken) at an angle of approximately 45° from the line of the blind. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the blind first.
10. Long memory marked retrieve with a  distraction on the way back. Having completed Exercise 9, the handler is instructed to send the dog for the memory mark. While the dog is on the way back, another distraction dummy is thrown without shot.

All marked retrieves should be with shot except for the distraction mark in Exercise 10.
Exercises 1 and 2 should be combined.
Exercises 3, 4 and 5 should be combined.
Exercise 6 should be completed as a standalone exercise. 
Exercises 7 and 8 should be combined.
Exercises 9 and 10 should be combined.

1. Walk up in a pair. Two dog and handler teams complete a walk up on open ground covering 60m to 80m.
2. Marked retrieve in the walk up. During the Exercise 1 walk up, a dummy is thrown with shot approximately 120m ahead. Each dog completes one marked retrieve.
3. Honouring in the walk up. One dog remains steady and honours as the other completes the Exercise 2 marked retrieve. Each dog honours one marked retrieve. The dogs then change roles.
4. Challenging marked retrieve. 80m to 100m across challenging terrain. The dog must remain visible and have a clear opportunity to mark the dummy.
5. Challenging blind retrieve. The dummy is placed 40m to 60m away, across challenging terrain. The blind position and set up must differ from the Exercise 4 marked retrieve.
6. Blind retrieve along the water’s edge. The dummy is placed 60m to 80m along the water’s edge. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 40m across water. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the blind first.
7. Over water memory marked retrieve. Having completed Exercise 6, the handler is instructed to send the dog for the water memory mark. The dog must swim for at least 15m.
8. Long marked retrieve with a distraction on the outrun. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 100m to 120m away. When the dog has travelled approximately 30m on the outrun, a second dummy is thrown with shot at least 60m from the start point and at approximately 90° to the original line.
9. Memory marked retrieve. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the dummy thrown in Exercise 8.
10. Hunt up in dense cover. A 250g canvas bird type dummy is hidden in an area of dense cover measuring approximately 20m × 20m. The dog is sent from 10m away to hunt for and retrieve the dummy.

Exercises 1, 2 and 3 should be combined.
Exercises 4, 5 and 10 should be completed as standalone exercises.
Exercises 6 and 7 should be combined.
Exercises 8 and 9 should be combined.

1. Hunting in a pair with a walking Gun ahead of the line. Two dogs hunt as a beating team for up to five minutes. Each dog works its normal beat within 25m of its handler. One dummy thrower remains approximately 40m ahead of the line and another remains approximately 20m behind it.
2. Stop to shot and fall. During Exercise 1, a dummy is thrown with shot approximately 40m ahead. At the same time, the second dummy thrower places a blind dummy 20m behind the line without the dogs seeing it. The dogs are expected to stop to shot and remain steady to the fall.
3. Blind retrieve behind. Following Exercise 2, the handler on the assessor’s right is instructed to send their dog for the blind dummy placed behind the line.
4. Memory marked retrieve off the walking Gun. Following Exercise 3, the same dog is sent for the memory mark thrown ahead of the line in Exercise 2.
5. Honouring two retrieves. The dog on the assessor’s left remains steady and honours as the other dog completes the blind retrieve and memory marked retrieve. On completion of Exercise 5, the ‘drive’ will be repeated. The second dog is now retrieving, and the first dog is honouring.
6. Challenging marked retrieve. 40m to 50m across challenging terrain. The dog must remain visible and have a clear opportunity to mark the dummy.
7. Challenging blind retrieve. The dummy is placed 20m to 30m away, across challenging terrain. The blind position and set up must differ from the Exercise 6 marked retrieve.
8. Blind retrieve along the water’s edge. The dummy is placed 30m along the water’s edge. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 40m across water. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the blind first.
9. Over water memory marked retrieve. Having completed Exercise 8, the handler is instructed to send the dog for the water memory mark. The dog must swim for at least 15m.
10. Long marked retrieve with distraction on the way back. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 60m to 80m away. As soon as the dog has picked, a second dummy is thrown with shot at least 40m from the start point and at approximately 90° to the original line.

Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 should be combined.
Exercises 6, 7 and 10 should be completed as standalone exercises.
Exercises 8 and 9 should be combined.

1. Hunting with a walking Gun ahead of the line. The dogs hunt forward for up to five minutes a minimum of 40m from the handler. One dummy thrower remains approximately 60m ahead of the line and another remains approximately 20m behind it.
2. Stop to shot and fall. During Exercise 1, a dummy is thrown with shot approximately 60m ahead. At the same time, the second dummy thrower places a blind dummy 20m behind the line without the dogs seeing it. The dog is expected to stop to shot and remain steady to the fall.
3. Blind retrieve behind. Following Exercise 2, the handler on the assessor’s right is instructed to send their dog for the blind dummy placed behind the line.
4. Memory marked retrieve off the walking Gun. Following Exercise 3, the same dog is sent for the memory mark thrown ahead of the line in Exercise 2.
5. Honouring a marked retrieve. The dog under assessment must honour another dog carrying out a marked retrieve.
6. Challenging marked retrieve. 40m to 50m across challenging terrain. The dog must remain visible and have a clear opportunity to mark the dummy.
7. Challenging blind retrieve. The dummy is placed 20m to 30m away, across challenging terrain. The blind position and set up must differ from the Exercise 6 marked retrieve.
8. Blind retrieve along the water’s edge. The dummy is placed 30m along the water’s edge. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 40m across water. The handler is instructed to send the dog for the blind first.
9. Over water memory marked retrieve. Having completed Exercise 8, the handler is instructed to send the dog for the water memory mark. The dog must swim for at least 15m.
10. Long marked retrieve with distraction on the way back. A marked retrieve with shot is thrown 60m to 80m away. As soon as the dog has picked, a second dummy is thrown with shot at least 40m from the start point and at approximately 90° to the original line.

Exercises 1, 2, 3 and 5 should be combined.
Exercises 5, 6, 7 and 10 should be completed as standalone exercises.
Exercises 8 and 9 should be combined.

1. Steadiness on a Drive. Dog is at heel position for three minutes while shot is fired, two shots per minute on report. Additionally, three dummies go out with the shot, one is to be from a dummy launcher. Distances 60m to 80m, 100m to 140m, and 150m to 200m.
2. First memory marked retrieve from the Drive. Once Exercise 1 has been completed the dog is then sent for a retrieve. The retrieve selected for Exercise 2 can be any of the three retrieves from Exercise 1.
3. Second memory marked retrieve from the Drive. Once Exercise 2 has been completed, the dog is then sent for another retrieve. The retrieve selected for Exercise 3 can be either of the two remaining retrieves from Exercise 1.
4. Third memory marked retrieve from the Drive. Once Exercise 3 has been completed, the dog is then sent for the remaining retrieve from Exercise 1.
5. Walk up with distraction and blind retrieve. On an area of light cover a bolting rabbit is set up to cross 10m in front of the walking dog and handler. A blind fur rabbit dummy is placed out at a distance of 80m. The dog and handler are to turn and take the blind retrieve.
6. Blind retrieve over water. A blind retrieve is placed over water a minimum of 30m from the bank and in light cover hidden from view. Distance 80m to 100m including the swim.
7. Lost bird retrieve of a feather dummy. A feather dummy is placed in heavy cover. The dog should be sent from a distance of max 80m to 100m. The handler follows behind using search cue, not close hunting.
8. First blind retrieve over obstacle. Two blind dummies are placed in the same area 3m apart and up to 10m of the far side of a natural feature e.g. a ditch, a low fence/wall, gulley, stream, thin hedgerow. Two shots are fired and the dog is sent for the first blind retrieve. Distance 100m to 120m.
9. Second blind retrieve over obstacle. Once Exercise 8 has been completed, the dog is sent for the final blind retrieve. This retrieve will be the remaining dummy from Exercise 8. Distance 100m to 120m.
10. Bonus points. In lieu of Exercise 10, a total of three bonus points are available throughout the assessment.

Exercises 1, 2, 3 and 4 should be combined.
Exercises 5, 6 and 7 should be completed as standalone exercises.
Exercises 8 and 9 should be combined.

This assessment must be held on a shoot day. 

1. First drive with the picking up team.
2. Second drive with a walking Gun.
3. Sweeping up / searching at the end of the drive.

1. Hunting with a walking Gun in the line. The dog hunts an area for up to ten minutes. A ‘bird’ is shot from a dummy launcher out in front of the dog at approximately 40m.
2. Stop to shot and fall. The dog is expected to stop to shot and fall and remain steady while a second ‘bird’ is shot out at 90° to the right or left of the line at approximately 40m.
3. First memory marked retrieve from the walking Gun. Once Exercise 2 has been completed the dog is then sent for a retrieve. The retrieve selected for Exercise 3 can be any of the two retrieves from Exercise 1.
4. Second memory marked retrieve from the walking Gun. Once Exercise 3 has been completed, the dog is then sent for the remaining retrieve from Exercise 1.
5. Recall from hunting. Once Exercise 4 has been completed, the handler casts the dog off to continue hunting. The dog should be allowed sufficient time to get into its rhythm. The handler will then recall the dog from hunting.
6. Blind retrieve of rabbit fur dummy. The dog is sent on a blind retrieve to a rabbit fur dummy positioned behind the line at a maximum distance of 40m.
7. Marked retrieve with distraction. A bolting rabbit is set up between two areas of light cover. A shot is fired and a dummy thrown at 40m. The dog is sent for the retrieve and on the outrun the bolting rabbit is released across its path. The dog should continue to pick the marked retrieve.
8. Blind retrieve over water. A blind retrieve is placed over water, near to the edge but hidden from view. Distance 40m to 60m including the swim.
9. Lost bird retrieve of a feather dummy. A feather dummy is placed in heavy cover. The dog should be sent from a distance of max 60m. The handler follows behind using search cue, not close hunting.
10. Bonus points. In lieu of Exercise 10, a total of three bonus points are available throughout the assessment.

Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 should be combined.
Exercises 7, 8 and 9 should be completed as standalone exercises.

This assessment must be held on a shoot day or as a single dog rough shoot day.

1. First drive beating.
2. Second drive with the picking up team.

OR 

1. Walkabout day with one Gun.

1. Hunting with a walking Gun in the line. The dog hunts an area for up to ten minutes. A ‘bird’ is shot from a dummy launcher out in front of the dog at approximately 40m.
2. Stop to shot and fall. The dog is expected to stop to shot and fall and remain steady while a second ‘bird’ is shot out at 90° to the right or left of the line at approximately 40m.
3. First memory marked retrieve from the walking Gun. Once Exercise 2 has been completed the dog is then sent for a retrieve. The retrieve selected for Exercise 3 can be any of the two retrieves from Exercise 1.
4. Second memory marked retrieve from the walking Gun. Once Exercise 3 has been completed, the dog is then sent for the remaining retrieve from Exercise 1.
5. Recall from hunting. Once Exercise 4 has been completed, the handler casts the dog off to continue hunting. The dog should be allowed sufficient time to get into its rhythm. The handler will then recall the dog from hunting.
6. Blind retrieve of rabbit fur dummy. The dog is sent on a blind retrieve to a rabbit fur dummy positioned behind the line at a maximum distance of 40m.
7. Marked retrieve with distraction. A bolting rabbit is set up between two areas of light cover. A shot is fired and a dummy thrown at 40m. The dog is sent for the retrieve and on the outrun the bolting rabbit is released across its path. The dog should continue to pick the marked retrieve.
8. Blind retrieve over water. A blind retrieve is placed over water, near to the edge but hidden from view. Distance 40m to 60m including the swim.
9. Lost bird retrieve of a feather dummy. A feather dummy is placed in heavy cover. The dog should be sent from a distance of max 60m. The handler follows behind using search cue, not close hunting.
10. Bonus points. In lieu of Exercise 10, a total of three bonus points are available throughout the assessment.

Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 should be combined.
Exercises 7, 8 and 9 should be completed as standalone exercises.

This assessment must be held on a shoot day or as a single dog rough shoot day.

1. First drive beating.
2. Second drive with the picking up team.

OR 

1. Walkabout day with one Gun.