UndercoverNinja Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 (edited) So I'm poking around the net looking for dog training sites and I come across www.dogscouts.com. Neat! I find the Dog Scout Handbook and I'm flipping through the pages, so to speak, and I find Merit Badges. Neat x2! I'm scrolling down the (extensive) list of badges that seems to rival the list of available merit badges that I remember from my own days in Scouts, and I find... Letterboxing I, II, and III and Geocaching I, II, and III WHOA!! Didn't see that one coming! So I start checking out the merit badge requirements for them and it becomes readily obvious that whoever put them together is an avid and no doubt ambitious cacher herself! For example, for Geocaching III, the Dog Scout has to have come along on at least 50 caches in three different states, with pictures to prove, has to participate in the placing of at least 10 caches listed with GC.com (at least 2 of the placements have to be themed or events), at least 5 TBs found, at least 3 TBs released, and at least one planned GC event held. All verified by checking GC.com. Not a bad list of proficiency requirements for cachers without dogs, too. Anyway, just wanted to pass the website along for you to check out. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Edited November 12, 2004 by UndercoverNinja Quote Link to comment
+Doggiewoggie Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Oh, neato! Quote Link to comment
+Team Tayjam Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Where did you find the info on badges? I'm not seeing it on the site. Quote Link to comment
+Team Tayjam Posted November 12, 2004 Share Posted November 12, 2004 Nevermind. I found it. It's under the "Recognition Programs" link. Thanks for the link! That's a cool site. Quote Link to comment
UndercoverNinja Posted November 12, 2004 Author Share Posted November 12, 2004 It makes me wish I had a dog *even more* just to be able to work on the GC badges... Quote Link to comment
+BigWhiteTruck Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Cool! I wish I was a dog. . . Quote Link to comment
+G'n,G Posted November 13, 2004 Share Posted November 13, 2004 Man.. They should have those as merit badges! Quote Link to comment
+ChicagoCanineCrew Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 (edited) Ok I know I am really really late on this but I just found this through the geocaching with dogs thread. My Golden and I are members of Dog Scouts of America. We are currently going for the Geocaching badge! She already has the Community Service, Therapy Dog, Hiking, and Temperament Test badges. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask us! (Ginger in her Dog Scouts bandana) Edited January 16, 2005 by ChicagoCanineCrew Quote Link to comment
+Clan X-Man Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 This is one the coolest threads I've come across. Big that a girl to Ginger! Quote Link to comment
+Alan2 Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Oh, wait until I tell Buddy. He's going to be so excited. Cool. Quote Link to comment
+ChicagoCanineCrew Posted January 17, 2005 Share Posted January 17, 2005 Just so you know, you have to take the Dog Scout Test before you can get this merit badge... However I believe you can do the requirements for the badge BEFORE you take that test, (fill out the form, etc...) you just have to take the test before you get the merit badge. Quote Link to comment
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