I dont quite understand why the dog would need to be tested if ithe dog was working with a flock and sucessfully defending the flocks and or tribes against wolves and other predators. Wouldn't the dog have already proven itself long before testing? The pups would have been born into the flock and the ones that didnt make the cut were culled...what would testing against another LGD have to do with anything? I cant see shepherds holding a dog until maturity and then 'testing' it against another LGD to decide if it worthy...that would be a waste of time and energy to a shepherd and its flock