OBEDIENCE

OBEDIENCE

Clarion Canine Obedience Club
AKC Licensed Obedience & Agility Club

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07/26/10

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The AKC states that "the basic objective of obedience trials is to produce dogs that have been trained to behave in the home, in public places and in the presence of other dogs, in a manner that will reflect credit on the sport of obedience at all times and under all conditions".

The following information is from the AKC Obedience Regulations booklet. This booklet is available free of charge (for one copy) by contacting the AKC. It is also often available at dog shows. The booklet is very detailed, and I highly recommend that you get a copy if you are interested in showing your dog.

To be eligible to compete in obedience trials, a dog must be:

Registered with the AKC
Listed with the AKC Purebred Alternative Listing/Indefinite Listing Privilege (PAL/ILP)
Listed with the AKC Canine Partners program
Be a Foundation Stock Service (FSS) recorded breed
6 months of age or older

For Novice (CD), Open (CDX) and Utility (UD) titles, a dog must receive a qualifying score by three different judges at three licensed obedience trials. The total possible score is 200. To qualify, a dog must receive at least 170 points and not lose more than 1/2 the allotted points in any one exercise. Various mistakes deduct points ranging from minor to substantial to non-qualifying.

Beginner Novice (BN) - Optional Titling Class

Effective July 1, 2010 - Chapter 6. Beginner Novice. Optional Titling Class. This establishes a new Optional Titling class that was developed to bring dogs into Obedience before the Novice level.

The exercises and maximum scores in the Beginner Novice classes include:

Heel on Leash ~ 40 points
Figure Eight ~ 40 points
Sit for Exam ~ 40 points
Sit Stay ~ 40 points
Recall ~ 40 points

Most of the exercises are conducted on leash.

Novice Obedience (CD) Class

Effective January 1, 2011 - Chapter 3. Novice. Section 4. Companion Dog Title. The new regulation will allow the Companion Dog title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under TWO different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.

The maximum possible scores for the Novice class exercises are as follows:

Heel on Lead and Figure 8 ~ 40 points
Stand for Exam ~ 30 points
Heel Free ~ 40 points
Recall and Finish ~ 30 points
Long Sit (one minute) ~ 30 points
Long Down (three minutes) ~ 30 points

Photos of some Novice Exercises

Heel On-Lead

Heel Off-Lead

Front on Recall

Newfoundland

Off-lead Heeling in Novice B

Bernese Mountain Dog

Stand for Exam in Novice B

Long Down in Novice A…

The longest 3 minutes of your life!

Graduate Novice (GN) - Optional Titling Class

The Graduate Novice class will be for dogs that have not won the Graduate Novice (GN) title. The Graduate Novice class is an optional class that may be offered by clubs at obedience events. Judges for this class must be approved to judge Novice or higher classes The owner or any other person may handle dogs in this class. If eligible as defined in these regulations, dogs entered in Graduate Novice may also be entered in any other obedience class.

The letters GN may be added after the name of each dog that has been certified by three different judges to have received qualifying scores in Graduate Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience trials.

Effective January 1, 2011 - Chapter 7. Graduate Novice. Section 2. Graduate Novice Title. The letters GN may be added after the name of each dog that has received three qualifying scores under TWO different judges in Graduate Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience trials.

The maximum possible scores for the Graduate Novice class exercises are as follows:

Heal on Leash and Figure Eight (off leash) ~ 40 points
Drop on Recall ~ 40 points
Dumbell Recall ~ 30 points
Recall Over High Jump ~ 30 points
Recall Over Broad Jump ~ 30 points
Long Down ~ 30 points

Open Obedience (CDX) Class

Effective January 1, 2011 - Chapter 4. Open. Section 5. Companion Dog Excellent Title. The new regulation will allow the Companion Dog Excellent title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under TWO different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.

The maximum possible scores for the Open class exercises are as follows:

Heel Free and Figure 8 ~ 40 points
Drop on Recall ~ 30 points
Retrieve on Flat ~ 20 points
Retrieve over High Jump ~ 30 points
Broad Jump ~ 20 points
Long Sit Out of Sight (three minute) ~ 30 points
Long Down Out of Sight (five minutes) ~ 30 points

Photos of Open Exercises
Down on Recall	Figure 8 - Off-Lead	Out-of-Sight Down

Retrieving dumbbells over the jump

Retrieve on Flat

High Jump

Figure 8 - off lead

Graduate Open (GO) - Optional Titling Class

The Graduate Open class will be for dogs that have not won the Graduate Open (GO) title. The Graduate Open class is an optional class that may be offered by clubs at obedience events. Judges for this class must be approved to judge Open or higher classes. The owner or any other person may handle dogs in this class. The exercises for this class included:

Signal Exercise - 40 points
Scent Discrimination - 30 points
Directed Retrieve - 30 points
Moving Stand and Examination - 30 points
Go Out - 30 points
Directed Jumping - 40 points

Utility Obedience (UD) Class

Effective January 1, 2011 - Chapter 5. Utility. Section 5. Utility Dog Title. The new regulation will allow the Utility Dog (UD) title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under TWO different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.

The maximum possible scores for the Utility class exercises are as follows:

Signal Exercise ~ 40 points
Scent Discrimination, Article 1 ~ 30 points
Scent Discrimination, Article 2 ~ 30 points
Directed Retrieve ~ 30 points
Moving Stand and Examination ~ 30points
Directed Jumping ~ 40 points

Photos of some Utility Class Exercises
Judge goes over dog on Stand	Bar Jump

Scent Discrimination

High Jump

Advanced dogs can continue to compete for
Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) and Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) titles.

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