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Obedience Trials Open
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All exercises in the open class are done off-lead, including a heeling pattern and figure eight, drop on recall, retrieve on the flat and over a high jump, a broad jump, and group exercises (three-minute sit-stay, five minute down-stay) with the handler out of the ring.
The heeling exercises are done first with changes in speed and direction and halts as in the novice heel-off-lead. For the drop on recall, the judge gives the handler a signal to call the dog, then to drop the dog, then to call again. The dog must interrupt his recall to drop down when told, then come when called again, sit in front of the handler, and return to heel position on command. For the retrieve-on-the-flat, the dog must go after a dumbbell, bring it back to the handler, and give it up, then return to heel position on command. The second retrieve exercise is done over a high jump; the handler tosses the dumbbell over the jump, the dog jumps to get it, then jumps back and sits in front of the handler.
The final individual exercise is the broad jump. The height of the high jump and the length of the broad jump are dependent on the dog’s shoulder height. The broad jump is twice the height of the high jump, so a dog that jumps 20 inches high will jump 40 inches across.
The group sits and downs are done for three and five minutes respectively, with the handlers out of sight of the dogs. Again, the dog enters the ring with 200 points and the judge deducts for mistakes. Since there’s so many opportunities for errors in this difficult class, dogs frequently fail to qualify or get scores lower than they earned in novice competition. Three qualifying scores under three different judges earns a Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title at this level.
September 10th, 2008 at 4:50 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
My girlfriend was very pleased with the dog toys that I bought from this site. She said her favorite couch is being spared from her dog’s constant licking and chewing ever since the toy arrived. It just won’t leave the dog’s side!…
September 10th, 2008 at 4:51 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
My girlfriend was very pleased with the dog toys that I bought from this site. She said her favorite couch is being spared from her dog’s constant licking and chewing ever since the toy arrived. It just won’t leave the dog’s side!…
September 10th, 2008 at 4:52 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
My girlfriend was very pleased with the dog toys that I bought from this site. She said her favorite couch is being spared from her dog’s constant licking and chewing ever since the toy arrived. It just won’t leave the dog’s side!…
September 10th, 2008 at 4:53 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
My girlfriend was very pleased with the dog toys that I bought from this site. She said her favorite couch is being spared from her dog’s constant licking and chewing ever since the toy arrived. It just won’t leave the dog’s side!…
September 10th, 2008 at 5:53 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
I just love the assortment of dog toys from your site! They are not just new in designs but quite reasonably priced as well. My dogs can’t get enough playing with them. I will definitely visit more often for new additions….
September 10th, 2008 at 5:54 am
Obedience Trials Open | Hounds Corner…
I just love the assortment of dog toys from your site! They are not just new in designs but quite reasonably priced as well. My dogs can’t get enough playing with them. I will definitely visit more often for new additions….