Advanced Obedience
CONDITIONS
- The general rules for competition apply to all CKC Events.
Please refer to separate publications for more details.
- During all Advanced competition, only one command may be
used, either visual, verbal, or whistle command. The same style command must be
used throughout the entire competition for like exercises. If a different type
command is used, it will be considered an additional command, and a point
deduction will be made as such.
- No collar of any type may be worn during this competition.
The dog will enter the ring with a one piece martingale-style collar/lead not
wider than ½” and approximately 36” in length.
- To obtain a title at this level, three passing scores on
three separate days are required.
- Each dog will start off with 110 total points. The minimum passing score is
90 points. Deductions will be made based on the severity of the error, and in
accordance with the current CKC Score Sheet.
- The dog must compete off lead and may heel to either side of the handler.
Prior to moving to the starting point, the handler will remove the lead and put
it away. Once at the start point, he may not touch his dog during any exercise.
He may give mild praise between exercises, as long as it does not hinder the
trial.
- “Heel” position consists of the dog’s shoulders at the handler’s legs, with
a 1ft. lead way. If a dog falls out of position during the “Heel,” the
appropriate points will be deducted.
- The order in which these tasks are conducted is at the sole discretion of
the judge. The judge shall not reveal the course until the handler’s meeting on
the day of the trial. It is recommended that the judge walk the exhibitors,
without their dogs, through the course.
TASK
- HEELING— (10 points) The heeling will be judged continuously as the team
moves between exercises. The judge will insure that there is at least 2 right
turns, 2 left turns, and 3 halts, 2 changes of pace, 2 about-turns, (one each
direction) in the heeling pattern. There should be at least 50’ between
exercises to effectively evaluate the dog’s heeling ability.
- SIT IN MOTION WITH A RETURN—(10 points) While moving in a straight line, on
signal from the judge, the handler will command his dog into the sit position,
without altering his forward momentum. The handler must continue to walk
forward, without looking back to check his dog. While moving, the judge will
signal the hander to call his dog back to the heel position. The handler may
turn his head only slightly to the side the dog heels on, to give the command.
On command, the dog will return to the heel position. The handler must keep
moving forward until the dog reaches the heel position.
- DOWN IN MOTION WITH A RECALL— (10 points) While moving in a straight line,
on signal from the judge, the handler will command his dog into the down
position, without altering his forward momentum. The handler must continue to
walk forward, without looking back to check his dog. The handler will move to a
designated spot, approximately 15 yards, and turn to face his dog. An assistant
to the judge will then toss 2 pieces of food close to the dog. On signal from
the judge, the handler will recall and finish his dog.
- FOOD REFUSAL— (10 points) The food refusal exercise will be conducted during
the “down in motion” exercise. Once the handler is facing his dog, an assistant
to the judge will toss 2 pieces of food close to the dog’s head. The food should
be a meat or cheese, approximately the size of a hotdog, it should contain no
bones or harmful items, and it should be changed if it should dry out. The
assistant should not purposely hit the dog with the food, or attempt to throw it
in the mouth of the dog.
- SWITCHES— (10 points, 5 points each) A “switch” is a heeling exercise in
which the dog, on command, moves behind the handler and begins to heel on the
opposite side of the handler, then on command, returns to the original heeling
side. At designated places on the field, the handler will command his dog to
switch sides and then back to the original side. There will be 2 complete
switches (four changes) during the exercise, and may be done at separate times.
- SIDE STEPS— (10 points, 5 points each) From a halted position, the judge
will signal for 2 side steps. When signaled, the handler will take one side step
away from the dog. When the dog adjusts to a correct position, the handler will
again take one side step away from the dog. The exercise is completed when the
dog recovers to a correct heel position, or on signal from the judge.
- POSITIONS—(20 points, 5 points each) The handler will move his dog to a
square measuring approximately 6’ x 6’. The handler may position himself and his
dog anywhere within the square. On instruction from the judge, the handler will
place his dog in a predetermined position. The handler will then move from the
square to another predetermined position facing his dog. On order from the
judge, the handler, while remaining motionless, will give a voice command to
change his dog to the next position. This will continue until the dog has
returned to the original position. On command, the handler will return to his
dog.
- RETRIEVE— (10 points) The handler will stand at a designated place on the
field. The assistant will hand the object to the handler behind his back,
without allowing the dog to see the object. The judge will select an object made
of any material, that is approximately 10—18 inches long and may be weighted to
make it somewhat challenging for the dog, keeping his size and strength in mind.
On signal from the judge, the handler will throw the object beyond a mark
designated by the judge, that is at least 25’ but not more that 40’ from the
team. The dog may not be shown the object before it is thrown. On signal from
the judge, the handler will send his dog to retrieve the object. The dog has 1
minute to retrieve the object, return it to the handler, and release it in the
handler’s hand. Points will be deducted for not bringing the object directly to
the handler, for dropping the object, or for not releasing the object on the
first command. No more than 3 release commands are allowed. The handler can give
a recall command once the dog finds the object. Additional commands to return
will be penalized.
- SEND OUT—(10 points) The dog and handler will move to a point on the field
designated by the judge. The handler must remain inside a 6’ x 6’ square. On
command from the judge, the handler will send the dog out in a direction
designated by the judge, towards a marker on the field. Once the dog reaches
that marker, the handler may recall his dog. The dog must return directly to the
handler in a direct line. Points will be deducted for deviations beyond 3 meters
either side of the center line.
- DOWN/STAY-OUT OF SIGHT With HONOR— (10 points) The honor exercise is done
with one dog in a down/stay while another dog completes the other exercises in
the program. One dog will perform this exercise first, while the others will
perform the exercise after completing the other exercises. When an odd number of
dogs are entered, the judge may have a dog not entered to perform the first
down/stay. ONE handler will move his dog to a designated area. The area will be
at least 20’ and not more than 40’ from an area suitable to hide the handler.
The dog will be positioned in the designated area facing away from the hiding
spot. On signal from the judge, the handler will command his dog to down and
stay. He will then proceed to the hiding place and remain their until the judge
signals for him to return to his dog. As soon as the dog is in the down
position, the judge will call the next contestant onto the field. The second dog
will perform his entire routine with the dog in the down/stay position. Once the
second dog is ready for the down/stay, the judge will signal for the 1st handler
to return to his dog. Once in the basic position, the judge will signal for the
team to leave the field.
CONTINENTAL KENNEL CLUB PEFORMANCE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
CKC offers two different options to achieve Performance Championship Titles.
The first option is to earn a championship in one of the individual disciplines.
If you choose this option, you can obtain a CKC Championship in Obedience
(OBCh), Agility (AGCh), or Tracking (TRCh) by first successfully completing the
Advanced title in that discipline. Then you must obtain 10 more passing scores
in that discipline, competing at the advanced level. A dog may compete no more
than twice on any event in one day.
CKC also offers a more rounded series of Championships called “Performance
Championships.” To obtain a Novice Performance Championship (NCh), the dog must
obtain a Novice level 3 title in all three levels of the Novice Performance
disciplines (obedience, agility and tracking). To obtain an Intermediate
Performance Championship (ICh), the dog must obtain the Intermediate titles in
all three of the Intermediate Performance disciplines (obedience, agility and
tracking) . To obtain an Advanced Performance Championship (ACh), the dog must
obtain the Advanced titles in all three of the Advanced Performance disciplines
(obedience, agility and tracking). To obtain a Master Championship (MCh), a dog
must pass the Master’s Performance Program three times, at no less than three
trials, on at least three separate days.
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amend these rules at any time.
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