Project 6 – Boy Scout Pet Merit Badge
Boy Scouts have the opportunity to earn a Pets Merit Badge by completing select activities. (This badge is not directed specifically at dogs but a child could choose a dog for their focus.)
Below are the areas that are addressed and the coordinating section(s) of this Pathfinder.
1. Present evidence you have cared for a pet for four months.
2. Write in 200 words or more about the care, feeding, and housing of your pet. (Care)
3. Tell some interesting facts about it. (Breed / Database)
4. Tell why you have this kind of pet. (Breed)
5. Give local laws, if any, relating to the pet you keep.
6. Show that you have read a book or pamphlet, approved by your counselor, about your kind of pet.
(Care / Training – Specifically the book resources)
7. Discuss with your counselor what you have learned from what you read.
8. Do any ONE of the following:
a. Show your pet in some pet show.
b. Start a friend raising a pet like yours. Help your friend get a good start.
c. Train a pet in three or more tricks or special abilities (Training)
Learn more about the Merit Badge:
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/meritbadges/pets-merit-badge.asp
Merit Badge Worksheet:
http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Pets.pdf
For additional information on the Boy Scout Program:
http://www.scouting.org/
Below are the areas that are addressed and the coordinating section(s) of this Pathfinder.
1. Present evidence you have cared for a pet for four months.
2. Write in 200 words or more about the care, feeding, and housing of your pet. (Care)
3. Tell some interesting facts about it. (Breed / Database)
4. Tell why you have this kind of pet. (Breed)
5. Give local laws, if any, relating to the pet you keep.
6. Show that you have read a book or pamphlet, approved by your counselor, about your kind of pet.
(Care / Training – Specifically the book resources)
7. Discuss with your counselor what you have learned from what you read.
8. Do any ONE of the following:
a. Show your pet in some pet show.
b. Start a friend raising a pet like yours. Help your friend get a good start.
c. Train a pet in three or more tricks or special abilities (Training)
Learn more about the Merit Badge:
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/boy-scouts/meritbadges/pets-merit-badge.asp
Merit Badge Worksheet:
http://usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Pets.pdf
For additional information on the Boy Scout Program:
http://www.scouting.org/