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Club NewsBeginning Novice
Prerequisite: Sub-Novice with approval of Sub-Novice instructor or "qualifying" score at a match in Sub-Novice.
Maximum class size: 10 dogs
The exercises covered in Sub-Novice are refined here, and handling skills are emphasized. The focus of Beginning Novice is to teach the foundation skills needed for success at Novice level obedience.
Maximum class size: 10 dogs
The exercises covered in Sub-Novice are refined here, and handling skills are emphasized. The focus of Beginning Novice is to teach the foundation skills needed for success at Novice level obedience.
Advanced Novice
Maximum class size: 10
This class is geared at preparing dogs (and handlers) for obedience competition at the Novice level. Dogs should already be fairly comfortable with all novice exercises. This class will focus on perfecting and practicing the novice exercises, including; heeling (on leash and off leash), stand for exam, recall, and stays. This class will contain lots of proofing and introduction of some Open level exercises.
This class is geared at preparing dogs (and handlers) for obedience competition at the Novice level. Dogs should already be fairly comfortable with all novice exercises. This class will focus on perfecting and practicing the novice exercises, including; heeling (on leash and off leash), stand for exam, recall, and stays. This class will contain lots of proofing and introduction of some Open level exercises.
Beginning Open
Prerequisite: Novice (beginning or advanced or both) with instructor approval or CD, UCD, or CD-H.
Maximum class size: 10 dogs
Dogs should be able to work off-leash around other dogs. Beginning Open will focus on teaching dogs the foundation skills needed for Open level obedience. Skills taught include; retrieving, jumping skills, advanced heel work, and drop-on-recall.
Maximum class size: 10 dogs
Dogs should be able to work off-leash around other dogs. Beginning Open will focus on teaching dogs the foundation skills needed for Open level obedience. Skills taught include; retrieving, jumping skills, advanced heel work, and drop-on-recall.
Advanced Open
Prereq: Novice (either beginning Novice or advanced Novice or both) or CD, U-CD, or CD-H title)
Limit: 10
Dogs should be consistent with off-leash work. Advanced Open is geared at preparing dogs (and handlers) for obedience competition at the Open level. Dogs should already be comfortable with all Open exercises. This class will focus on perfecting and practicing the open exercises, including; off leash heeling, drop on recall, retrieve on flat and over high jump, broad jump, and out of sight stays.
Limit: 10
Dogs should be consistent with off-leash work. Advanced Open is geared at preparing dogs (and handlers) for obedience competition at the Open level. Dogs should already be comfortable with all Open exercises. This class will focus on perfecting and practicing the open exercises, including; off leash heeling, drop on recall, retrieve on flat and over high jump, broad jump, and out of sight stays.
Competition Open
Prerequisite: Novice and Open Classes and Novice Obedience Title. Class Limit: 10 dogs
Proof and prepare for Open competition. Focus on run throughs and fine tuning specific exercises each week. No specific instruction on training the exercises. High student participation in calling each other through the run-throughs as well as critiquing each other.
Proof and prepare for Open competition. Focus on run throughs and fine tuning specific exercises each week. No specific instruction on training the exercises. High student participation in calling each other through the run-throughs as well as critiquing each other.
Utility
Prerequisite: : Open (beginning or advanced or both) with instructor approval or CDX, UCDX, or CDX-H.
Maximum class size to be determined by instructor.
Utility exercises include signal exercises (teaching the dog to respond to signal commands instead of voice commands), scent discrimination, directed retrieve, the moving stand exercise, go-outs and directed jumping.
Maximum class size to be determined by instructor.
Utility exercises include signal exercises (teaching the dog to respond to signal commands instead of voice commands), scent discrimination, directed retrieve, the moving stand exercise, go-outs and directed jumping.
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