A dog's performance in a competition should be evaluated based on the successful execution of the requested trick.

“it starts at six -even if they don't do a s- … if they ac- if they successfully do the trick. Right. And then it's from six to 10 how good the trick was.”

Judging a dog show competition involves considering both the dog's performance and additional factors like the owner's creativity.

“I'm gonna give her a five. Ooh. But then because of the creativity of the person, Alisa, I am going to add two bonus points, bringing it to a seven.”