UKC shares historic update for Field Dog Stud Book (FDSB) eligible breeds. See News section for full details.

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SPOT Evaluators
Learn how to become a SPOT Evaluator.


SPOT Participants
Learn how to participate with your dog.


The SPOT program was developed to reward one’s everyday life with dogs. It is important that not only dogs, but their owners as well, set an example for responsible dog ownership in our modern world of increasingly urban and crowded environments.

Learning appropriate behavior while on leash and in the presence of other dogs, and learning basic obedience skills are essential for dog ownership today. The SPOT test consists of 10 separate stations. At each station the dog must perform a basic exercise. These exercises are used to demonstrate that the dog is capable of exhibiting desired behaviors that the general public would expect to see in a well-behaved dog.