Obedience
AKC CD and Rally O Excelent title

         Treasure has both her CD in AKC/ASCA        

   Her Rallo O Excellent title in AKC 

Both Titles pictured here where finished on the same day.

 

 ASCA 2008 Nationals in Las Vegas NV.
Obedience Trial
Treasure and Secret doing obedience side by side.
This is a mother daughter team!!
(this picture is not at the National trial looking for one
to replace it with)
 
 

Treasure in Open Obedience These are not the National picture. Treasure did compete at Nationals in Open Obedience. Competed well with all high scores each day. Unfornaturely she went down on long sits each day. We NQ in obedience and for the MVA points in this trial.. next time. 


 



Obedience is where we first started our training.  Treasure has been in puppy classes and pre agility classes and Rally Obedience classes and Regular Obedience classes from Novice to advanced.
 
Our goal with her were to eventually preform for the MVA which we did at the 2008 Nationals and will continue to do in the future.
 
 
The ASCA obedience program offers competition for all levels of obedience including novice, open and utility classes as well as many various non-regular classes. The purpose of Obedience Trials is to demonstrate the usefulness of the dog as a companion of man, not merely the dog's ability to follow specified routines in the obedience ring. The basic objective of Obedience Trials is to produce dogs that have been trained and conditioned always to behave in the home, in public places, and in the presence of other dogs. The CD (Companion Dog) title is awarded in the novice class. The CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) is awarded in the open class, and the UD (Utility Dog) is awarded in the utility class.

ASCA issues a Utility Dog Excellent certificate after a dog has received qualifying scores at least 10 times in both Open B and Utility on the same day after the dog has received the title of UD. The supreme title available to Obedience dogs in the ASCA program is the Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH). Only scores from Open B and Utility will qualify a dog for the OTCH title.

What is AKC Obedience?

  • Demonstrating the usefulness of a dog as a companion to humankind, AKC Obedience is a sport with rules, regulations, judges, conditioning, training, placements and prizes.
  • Dog and handler teams are judged on how closely they match the judge's mental picture of a theoretically perfect performance as they execute a series of specified exercises.
  • Accuracy and precision are essential, but the natural movement of the handler and the willingness and enjoyment of the dog are very important.
  • Helen Whitehouse Walker devised the first obedience "test" in Mt. Kisco, New York in 1933 to show the intelligence of her poodles.
  • The first AKC licensed obedience trial was held in 1936.  200 dogs were entered in 18 trials in that inaugural year.
  • Each level of obedience competition - novice, open, and utility - requires mastering a specific skill set, which increase in difficulty, before advancing to the next level.
  • The Novice Class demonstrates good canine companion skills such as heeling, both with and without a leash, coming when called, standing for a simple physical examination, and staying in both a sit and a down position with a group of dogs.
  • In the Novice Class, dogs earn an AKC Companion Dog (CD) title after receiving a qualifying score under three different judges.
  • The Open Class is more challenging as more exercises are done off leash and retrieving and jumping challenges are added.
  • In the Open Class, dogs earn an AKC Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title after receiving a qualifying score under three different judges.
  • The Utility Class, includes scent discrimination, directed retrieves, jumping and silent signal exercises, is the most challenging class.
  • In the Utility Class, dogs earn an AKC Utility Dog (UD) title after receiving qualifying scores from three different judges.
  • Upon completion of the UD title, dogs may earn the Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) when they receive qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate trials. 
  • The Obedience Trial Championship (OTCH) title is often referred to as the "PhD" for dogs, is the highest obedience honor a dog can receive.
  • To obtain an OTCH title, a dog and handler team must earn 100 points by placing first, second, third or fourth in the Open B or Utility B class.   Three first places must also be awarded from the Open B and Utility B classes.
  • A Shetland Sheepdog “Jo’s Xpensif Hobi O’Redfield” holds the most OTCH points earned over a lifetime with 16,711 points!
  • To receive an invitation to the AKC National Obedience Invitational dogs must be the top OTCH and OTCH- pointed dogs in each breed.  Dogs may also qualify to receive an invitation by participating in one of the new Regional Obedience Competitions. 
  • The AKC National Obedience Championship title (NOC) is awarded to one dog each year.
  • Only dogs winning the AKC National Obedience Championship are permitted to have the prestigious NOC letters precede it's name in AKC records.
  • There are eleven NOCs in the thirteen-year history of this event, two dogs having won the award twice.
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