Dog Care Merit Badge Requirements. You must also determine the cost of caring for your dog for two months. Below is a list, in alphabetical order, of all of the current merit badge subjects.
Feel free to send evidence of completing all other requirements prior to sending evidence that you have cared for your dog for two months. Maintain a log of your activities during this period that includes these items: Tell some specific characteristics of seven breeds of dogs (one from each major group), or give a short history of one breed.
Feeding schedule, types of food used, amount fed, exercise periods, training schedule, a weekly body weight record, grooming and bathing.
Merit.badge@scouting.org _____ *the activities used to fulfill the requirements for the dog care merit badge may not be used to help fulfill requirements for other merit badges. This in many ways is the hard part of the dog care merit badge. This period begins after you start the merit badge, and you will need to record some notes and observations about your dog’s health and activity during that time. Complete details and worksheets for this merit badge are available here.