What are herding tests?

Both organizations, the American Kennel Club (AKC) and the American Herding Breed Association (AHBA), offer testing events that are entry level events for people who are new to the sport of herding.

The biggest difference between trialing events and testing events is how they are judged. During a trialing event, handlers complete against one another for points, whereas in a testing event you and your dog are looking to receive a pass/fail from the judge.
There are no points earned at a Testing Event, and the judge can interact with you during your Testing Level run.

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SPVHC offers several herding tests each year, AKC testing events and AHBA testing events.
The two AKC test are Herding Test (HT) and Pre-Trial Test (PT)
The AHBA tests are Junior Herding Dog (JHD) and Junior Boundary Dog Levels 1-3.