Obedience
Obedience Training is an organised activity conducted through local clubs all over New South Wales. A full list of these clubs can be found by visiting the Dogs NSW website www.dogsnsw.org.au then going to the Activities & Events tab, click on the drop down box “Obedience,” then the drop down box “About Obedience.” You will find a link to all the local clubs at the bottom of the page.
There are different levels of Obedience Training and a dog and his/her handler can graduate from one to the other. At an Obedience Trial you can compete in classes for each level. The five levels, in ascending order of difficulty, are:
Community Companion Dog (Trial award C.C.D) – involving basic heel on lead, stand, recall and sit/stay down/stay exercises.
Novice (Trial Award C.D) – free heeling, more complex recall and retrieve and longer stays.
Open (Trial Award C.D.X) – more complex recall, retrieve, stay, jump and handler out of sight exercises.
Utility (Trial Award U.D.) – This involves finding lost articles, scent discrimination, signal exercises and a range of other complex exercises.
Utility Dog Excellent (Trial Award U.D.X.) – This involves more complex extensions of the U.D. exercises.
You can find out more about these exercises at the Dogs NSW website link mentioned above.
RALLY-O
A new sport has recently developed called Rally-O. This is a fast moving activity where enthusiasm, competence and encouragement are emphasised rather than precision.You can read more about Rally-O at www.ankc.org.au/Rules.aspx scroll down to the Obedience heading and click on the link Rules for the conduct of Rally Obedience Trials.
Contact Details
Susie Kearnes4 Marlow Pl, Campbelltown 2560, NSW, Australia
Phone : 0412496460
Email : [email protected]