PCS Task Requirements

1. Sit

Show your baby pet sitting.

It can be the sit trick, or a sit volunteered by the pet when relaxed, as long as they are facing the owner.

2. Grooming

Acclimating young petz to general handling sets them up well for the future

Show your baby pet being brushed or groomed and responding neutrally, if not positively, to the stimulus.

3. Settle Down

Learning to se lf-regulate is a key skill for easily overstimulated young petz!

Show your baby pet sitting or lying down on any pillow, or, for pups, relaxed in their crate.

They should be content, relaxed, or sleepy, but not sleeping.

4. Play Nice (Toys)

Toys are helpful in redirecting puppy and kitten teeth and claws!

Show your pet interacting appropriately with their toy in one of the following ways:

• Walking or sitting with toy in mouth while facing the owner.
• Laying or chewing calmly on their own.
• For puppies: holding the toy in a play bow, offering to play with the owner.
• For puppies: engaging with the owner in a bow while the toy is held by the owner.
• For kittens: batting, throwing the toy into the air, dragging the toy, or pouncing.

Do not submit fearful reactions, possessive posing with the toy, growling or clinging to the toy, running off with the toy, or angry eyes on pups.

5. Play Nice (Others)

It's important to build social skills through positive association and interactions!

They will not be faulted if the other pet shows unfriendliness.

Show your baby pet either remaining neutral, ignoring the other pet, or engaging in friendly play.

At least one of the petz should be engaging with the other.
E.g. a kitten looking curiously at another pet as they are ignored, petz both playing with each other, angry other pet while baby remains neutral (not afraid or angry)

Do not submit angry or fearful reactions, petz showing no interaction or obvious engagement (i.e. running or passing by with both ignoring), or photos with the titular pet'z face not shown clearly (i.e. facing away from the camera).

Engagement is defined by eye contact!

No toys should be involved in the 'Play Nice (others)' task.

Angry eyes permitted only for kittens, when batting/catching a toy for the 'Play Nice (Toys)' task.

1. Sit

Show your pet sitting while alert and looking at the camera with a neutral or happy expression, with the exception of Alley and Siamese SCPs.

It can be a trick, or volunteered by the pet.

2. Grooming

Show that your pet is able to be brushed or groomed, and responds neutrally, if not positively. The pet should be angled toward the camera with the face visible.

PFM brushes, hexed brushes, or rags may be used.

3. Play Nice (Toys)

This task uses the same criteria as the FBC Play Nice (Toys) task.

Show your pet doing any of the following:

• Chewing or licking a toy while laying down.
• Walking or trotting, for trotters, or sitting with toy in mouth while looking at the owner.
• Responding to the toy in a play bow.
• For cats: batting, throwing the toy into the air, or dragging it.

Expression should ideally be as calm or neutral as possible while facing the camera, but happy or excitable expressions are permitted. There are exceptions for some breeds (e.g alleys and siamese). Angry eyes on catz are permitted if pouncing or using the specific hunting animation, but are not preferred.

Do not submit angry eyes directed at the owner or toy when not in a hunting animation, sad eyes on non-applicable breeds, running with the toy, or not looking at the owner in the walking/sitting option.

4. Play Nice (Others)

See FBC's Play Nice (Others) task.

Show a positive or neutral interaction between your titular pet and another pet.

At least one of the petz should be engaging with the other, such as by making eye contact.

There is no penalty for the other pet showing aggression or fear toward your titular pet, as long as your titular pet remains neutral.

No toy should be involved in the interaction.

Examples include Pet A looking curiously at Pet B while Pet B ignores them, or Pet A and Pet B both playing with each other.

5. Getting to Know You

Free bingo slot/fun picture task!

Include a picture that encapsulates your pet's personality, or simply a funny or fun moment. This task celebrates what makes your petz special.

A single prop, toy, or food item may be used. For this task only, clothing is permitted as long as it does not obscure the pet's face. Minor editing is allowed in the form of speech bubbles or minimal silly doodles. Please specify in the comments section if any editing has been done for this task!

1. Recall

Have your pet walk toward the camera head-on, with gaze alert and focused on the owner.

Sometimes this angle makes dog eyes appear sleepy or odd; just try your best to get the clearest photo.

2. Lay (on pillow)

For catz: have your cat lay on a pillow facing the camera.

For dogz: have your dog perform the "lay down" trick.

3. Heel / Walk on Leash

For catz: have your cat follow your cursor from left to right at a trot pace.

For dogz: with collar, with or without lead, have your dog walk from left to right.

Any hexed lead or collar may be used. Slip leads are also acceptable.

Passing examples show calm demeanor and gaze focused on the handler.

Do not submit photos with pet's gaze distracted away from the handler, running, wrong direction, or not shown lengthwise.

4. Passing Distractions: Toys & Treatboxes

Place down 4 items, either toys or treatboxes, as level as possible.

Capture your pet walking or running through the distractions from left to right. At least three of the items should be in the shot.

5. Music Box / Trick

For dogz: perform any trick of choice, and annotate on the submission what trick is shown.

For catz: show your cat reacting positively to music from the PFM music box.

1. Retrieve

Have your pet walk squarely toward the camera with a small item in their mouth, with gaze focused on the owner.

Passing examples are positioned as squarely as possible toward the camera and alert.

Do not submit a pet not looking at the owner, or angry eyes if they are not part of the breed SCP.

2. Conformation / Stack

Stack your pet, meaning place them in a right-facing show pose.

It does not need to be perfect and is not judged by pose show criteria. This task showcases your pet's confidence and allows the examiner to see if they are healthy conformationally.

Permitted pose types for catz: traditional cat stack only, including OSHies, Alleys, and Meezers.

Permitted pose types for dogz: Dalmatian pose, Dane pose, 3/4 facing pose, or either Poodle pose.

Passing examples have bright or alert expression. Pets will not be faulted for alignment or tail unless severely off, but there should be an attempt made.

Do not submit severely skewed alignment, closed or sleepy eyes, captured at a low breathing point, half pose, overposing, or not posing.

3. Passing Distractions: Food

Have your pet walk or run through a minefield of treats, with their focus on you.

There should be a considerable amount of treats visible and reasonably spread out.

4. Passing Distractions: Other Petz

Have your pet walk or trot past another pet, with their focus on you.

The titular pet should be in front of, and overlapping, the volunteer pet. The other pet should also be visible enough to identify them, with at least 50% of the pet showing.

Expression should be neutral or happy. There is no penalty for the other pet's expression or reaction.

5. Athleticism

For dogz, show any of the following:

• Catching a frisbee.
• Running with a PFM or hexed ball.
• Leaping through a hoop or hexed jump.

For catz, show the pet successfully pouncing on, catching, or playing with a mouse or auto-rolling ball.

Your pet's face should be visible and the action clearly performed. Angry eyes for catz are permitted for this task.