Obedience
Community Companion Dog (C.C.D.)
This is the basic level of competition and is not a compulsory section. The exercises are:
Novice (C.D.)
Obedience trialling at the Novice level consists of the performance of a number of exercises in a formal ring situation. These exercises are:
Open (C.D.X.)
Obedience trialling at the Open level is of a higher standard than Novice, and introduces jumping, and stays in which the handler is out of sight. The formal exercises are:
Utility (U.D.)
Obedience trialling at the Utility level is of the highest standard in Obedience trialling. It introduces scent work, and demands a high level of training and understanding between dog and handler. The formal exercises are:
Utility Dog Excellent (U.D.X.)
The exercises at this level extend on those in the Utility section. The exercises are:
This is the basic level of competition and is not a compulsory section. The exercises are:
- Heel on Lead
- Stand for examination on lead
- Recall
- 1 min Sit Stay
- 2 min Down Stay
Novice (C.D.)
Obedience trialling at the Novice level consists of the performance of a number of exercises in a formal ring situation. These exercises are:
- Heel Free
- Stand Free for Examination
- Recall Retrieve on the Flat or Change of Position
- 1 minute Sit Stay
- 3 minute Down Stay
Open (C.D.X.)
Obedience trialling at the Open level is of a higher standard than Novice, and introduces jumping, and stays in which the handler is out of sight. The formal exercises are:
- Heel Free
- Stand Free for Examination
- Drop on Recall
- Retrieve Dumbbell on Flat
- Retrieve Dumbbell Over High Jump
- Broad Jump or Distance Control
- 3 minute Sit Stay - Handler Out of Sight
- 5 minute Down Stay - Handler Out of Sight
Utility (U.D.)
Obedience trialling at the Utility level is of the highest standard in Obedience trialling. It introduces scent work, and demands a high level of training and understanding between dog and handler. The formal exercises are:
- Seek Back Lost Article
- Directed Jumping
- Scent Discrimination
- Signal Exercise
- Choice of one of
- Speak on Command
- Food Refusal
- Directed Retrieve
- Group Examination
- 10 minute Down Stay - Handler Out of Sight
- 7 minute Down Stay - Handler Out of Sight
Utility Dog Excellent (U.D.X.)
The exercises at this level extend on those in the Utility section. The exercises are:
- Seek Back with Decoy
- Positions in Motion
- Scent Discrimination – Judges Scent
- Directed Sendaway and Recall
- Distance Control
- Multiple Retrieve
- Temperament Test