Safeguard
Intermediate Personal Protection

General

 The CKC Canine Personal Protection is designed to evaluate the dog’s natural abilities and learned talents to protect and defend his master. It is not a showcase for aggressive dogs or an avenue for people to display dogs not normally allowed in public. For this reason, CKC does not allow aggressive and dangerous dogs to participate in Protection, or any other CKC sanctioned events. Dogs that are considered to be a danger or show excessive fearfulness or unprovoked civilness will be excused from the premises.

The general rules for competition apply to all CKC events. Please refer to separate publications for more details.

As a minimum prerequisite, a dog must have one passing score in Intermediate Obedience and one passing score in Intermediate Agility, in addition to passing the Novice Protection Dog Title.

All collars and leads to be used must be presented to the judge during the handler’s meeting for inspection. The general guidelines for collars are a leather or nylon buckle collar 1-2” in width, and in good condition. The decision of the judge to allow or not to allow a collar or lead is final.

Intermediate Protection Dog

 The Intermediate Protection Dog title is designed to evaluate the dog’s training not only to protect it’s master, regardless of the situation or equipment the decoy wears, but to release on command and stop an attack on the command of the handler.

There is a total of 100 points available. A minimum of 80 points is needed to pass.

Any dog that can not be controlled by it’s handler or any dog that exhibits aggression or appears to be a danger to it’s handler or others will not be allowed to compete.

Three passing scores on three different days are needed in Intermediate Protection to earn the Intermediate Protection Title (IPP). A dog may continue to compete in Intermediate Protection to gain experience for one year after earning it’s Intermediate Protection Title.

All the exercises in the Intermediate level are done off lead, with or without the use of a collar. The handler will have on his person a collar and lead in the event it is needed.

The dogs will be evaluated on 4 areas for each exercise except as noted:

  • Control and response to threat – 5 points
  • The quality of the bite – 5 points
  • The speed of the out – 5 points
  • The speed of the recall – 5 points
  • Exercise #2 will not be evaluated on the quality of the bite.
  • Exercise #4 will be judged twice on the control and response for a total of 10 points.

Exercise 1 – Car Jacking - 20 points

The handler will be seated in the driver’s seat of a vehicle and the dog will be in the front passenger’s seat.

The decoy, dressed in street clothes and a hidden sleeve will approach the vehicle from the front.

The decoy will move to the passenger side of the vehicle and ask for money. The handler will refuse, and the decoy will become angry.

The dog is allowed to meet the level of hostility of the decoy.

The decoy will present the hidden sleeve through the window. The dog will engage the decoy.

On signal of the judge, the decoy will move away from the window, bringing the dog with him, if possible.

The judge will signal for the handler to out the dog after a brief fight, or when the dog is out of the car.

The handler will out the dog and both will return to the vehicle.

 Exercise 2 – Stopped Attack - 15 points

The decoy, wearing a full body suit, will appear in a threatening manner at a distance of at least 10 yards. A marker will be placed approximately 10 feet from the decoy.

On signal from the judge, the handler will send his dog to the decoy.

When the dog reaches the marker, the handler will recall his dog.

The dog must return to the handler without engaging the decoy.

The dog may make contact with the decoy without losing points, provided the dog does not put his teeth on the suit.

If the dog’s teeth touch the decoy or the suit, the dog will be penalized all points in speed of the out.

If a dog does not return immediately after outing, he will be penalized for the recall.

Exercise 3 — Hidden Sleeve – 20 points

A decoy wearing street clothes with a hidden sleeve will appear from a hidden location.

The decoy will move towards the team in a threatening manner.

On signal from the judge the handler will send his dog.

The dog must engage the decoy

On command from the judge, the handler will out and recall his dog

 Exercise 4 – Dual Decoys with Distractions – 25 points

A decoy will appear in a non-threatening manner about 15 yards from the handler.

Another decoy will appear at a distance equal to half of the first decoy.

Once both decoys have made their presence know to the dog, the decoy that is the longest distance away will begin to act in a threatening manner.

On signal from the judge, the handler will send the dog to the first decoy. As soon as the dog engages the first decoy, the second decoy will become threatening.

The handler will then recall his dog and the dog will engage the second decoy.

On signal from the judge, the handler will recall his dog and heel to a specified spot.

The judge may use environmental distractions for this exercise.

 Exercise 5 – General Appearance - 20

The judge may award up to 20 points for general appearance. This will consist of the control the handler exhibits, the enthusiasm the dog exhibits and the way the two work as a team.

 

CKC offers 4 Personal Protection titles, Novice, which has 3 levels, Intermediate, Advanced, and Masters. These titles must be obtained in sequence, beginning with Novice level 1 and proceeding through Masters. The Intermediate, Advance and Masters program must be completed three with a passing score to earn the title.


Judges must be approved by CKC prior to judging any protection event. To become a CKC Personal Protection Licensed Judge, a person must:

  • Have titled a dog to the Master Level in CKC Protection.
  • Have obtained a license to judge personal protection events with other organizations, such as KNPV, NVBK-America, NVBK-Belgium, A French Ring Organization, or Schutzhund organization
  • Titled numerous dogs to the highest level in the above listed sports
  • Have a minimum of 10 years experience training dogs for personal protection
  • CKC Judges who are licensed to judge other CKC performance events such as Obedience, Agility, Tracking, and Weight Pulling may apprentice under a certified protection judge.
  • All Judges will take and pass a written test on the rules and regulations of CKC Protection
  • All Decoys must be certified in accordance with current CKC Rules & Regulations.

For information on competing or hosting events contact

CKC Events Department at 1-888-CKC– 8042 or visit us at WWW.CKCUSA.COM

 

Continental Kennel Club, Inc. reserves the right to amend these rules at any time.

 

© 2006 Continental Kennel Club, Inc. All rights reserved.

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