North Carolina 4-H Presentation Guidelines: Small and Companion Animals
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Collapse ▲Purpose/Objectives:
- To develop leadership abilities, build character, and assume citizenship responsibilities.
- To acquire scientific and veterinary knowledge about small animals.
- To learn how to care for small animals.
- To develop creative skills in the demonstration of small animals.
- To develop skills in public speaking.
- NOTE: This category covers dogs and Small Animals. For example, the basic care of a dog, dog obedience, care of pets during a hurricane, picking the right pet, etc., are included in this category.
Eligibility:
Individuals or teams may compete. Each county may enter up to two participants in each age division.
- 8-10 – 4-H’er must be 8 years old before January 1 of the current year and not have reached their eleventh birthday before January 1 of the current year.
- 11-13 – 4-H’er must be eleven years old before January 1 of the current year and not have reached their thirteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year.
- 14-18 – 4-H’er must be fourteen years of age before January 1 of the current year and not reached their nineteenth birthday before January 1 of the current year. Eligibility: Individuals or teams may compete.
Rules/Regulations:
- The demonstration must be no more than 12 minutes in length.
- The demonstration must include information about a small animal, including dogs, snakes, lizards, birds (including ostriches, emus, and rheas), mice, rats, hamsters, and gerbils, guinea pigs, rabbits, and cats.
- The use of a live animal is not allowed.
The score sheet is the standard 4-H Presentation score sheet.
Rules/Regulations: See NC 4-H Presentation Regulations.
Materials:
Each participant must furnish all his/her own supplies and equipment.
Suggestions/Helpful Hints:
- Use visuals like posters or charts to make points. Lettering and pictures should be large enough to be seen clearly.
- Don’t chew gum during the presentation.
- Include information about the care of small animals.
- Include information about the training of small animals.
- Include information about the veterinary science that is necessary to maintain a small animal pet.
- Discuss the diseases of small animals.
- Discuss where to get small animal pets.
- Discuss information on the nutritional requirements and why and what to feed small animal pets.
Awards:
- District Winners: Medallion & Monetary awards are listed in the 4-H Awards Handbook.
- State Winner: Medallion & Monetary awards are listed in the 4-H Awards Handbook.