Training Academy: Classes

Grade 1 -- Grade 2 -- Grade 3 -- Intermediate -- Open -- Utility -- Private Behavioural Consultation -- Agility

UTILITY: 8 weeks (+?)

This course is considered the PHD for canines.

• Your dog will learn to track a dropped item (a glove).
  
  
• He will learn to pick your scented article out of a group of 15 items. These are made of ‘wood’, ‘metal’ & ‘leather’.
  
  
• To respond to hand signals at a distance. "Down", "Sit", "Recall", "Sit and Finish".
  
  
• You will be commanded to 'Heel' & then 'Stand your dog', you will then continue for a distance before turning to face your dog. The judge will physically examine your dog & then be command to call your dog. He sits in front & then goes back to heel position.
  
  
• To ‘go away’ from you & sit at a distance, then jump a specific jump on command.

Upon qualifying three times; the dog earns the title Utility Dog (UD) He then can be called an Obedience Trial Champion. (Otch).

Definitely a feather in your bonnet!