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Obedience Phase
Beginners Obedience is a mandatory requirement for any pet dog. The team must be able to perform sit, stay, down, come and heel under various distractions. All obedience tasks will be tested with some sort of distraction. The distractions can include "joggers", cats, livestock, children, motorcycles, balls, toys, other dogs on leash. There will be an approachability test. This means that someone will be within reach of the dog and that the dog chooses not to bite. Beginners will be on leash at all times. Entrants should present their dog on a regular choke chain, and a flat leather or nylon collar. If the contestant wants to present the dog on a "prong" collar and flat collar, he or she may, taking an automatic 5 point deduction. The dogs collar will not be allowed to be changed between the obedience and protection portions of the trial. Each entrant must present their dogs on a stout 6 foot lead, made out of any material other than chain. Retractable or "flexi" leads are not permitted, neither are clip style collars.
Read more about BEGINNERS HERE.
Intermediate
Intermediate Protection Intermediate level will do the same obedience with the same distraction as the beginners. However, the obedience will be performed off leash.
Read more about INTERMEDIATE HERE.
Advanced All obedience will be performed off leash. The distractions will be much more difficult than in intermediate or advanced. Points will be lost by both dog and handler, based on how they attempt to do some exercises. IMPORTANT.... Advanced dogs must be able to perform down on recall. Advanced dogs must show willing behavior for all exercises. Major points will be lost for dogs failing to do any part of any exercise. Advanced dogs must pass obedience to go onto protection phase. Advanced dogs will always have decoys as part of the distraction, and also will be exposed to gun fire both as an obedience exercise, and as a protection exercise. It is imperative, in this case, that all dogs in advanced be very well trained in obedience. If an entrant loses control of their dog during the obedience, he or she may declare their dog as intermediate, and continue to trial as an intermediate.
Read more about ADVANCED HERE.
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