Skill | Description |
Grooming & Handling | Groom your dog then bring forward to be handled as at the Vets |
Lie Down on Command | Dog off lead to lie down on command (all other dogs off the floor) |
Sit Stay 30 secs | No extra voice commands or hand signals allowed |
Down Stay 60 secs | No extra voice commands or hand signals allowed |
Heel on a loose lead | Lead to be loose, any amount of voice may be used, but no jerking the lead or touching the dog allowed |
Come when called | Dog to be left in sit or down, wait until called, come and sit in front. If the dog has to be held - less marks |
Heel off lead | One length of the arena with a sit at the end |
Grade 1 = 12 marks out of 40
Grade II = 20 marks out of 40
Grade III = 32 marks out of 40
Skill | Description |
Retrieve | Any article, without precision |
Sendaway | To a prepared spot with aids |
Sit Stay | One minute - perfect |
Down Stay | Two minutes - perfect |
Heel on Lead | In a set pattern, right, left, about turns and sits |
Recall & Finish | Wait, recall, sit in front and finish |
Heel off lead | Pattern as heel on lead for Grade I, II, III |
Grade IV = 20 marks out of 40
Grade V = 32 marks out of 40
Skill | Description |
Retrieve | Dumbell. polished exercise |
Sendaway | With aids, but no preparation |
Sit Stay | Two minutes |
Down Stay | Three minutes |
Heel on lead | At normal and slow pace |
Recall to heel | Dog left in sit, to join handler and continue forward in heelwork |
Distant control | Dog 1 yard away, off lead in stand, to move into sit and down positions |
Heel off lead | Pattern as Heel on lead in Grade IV, V |
Grade VI = 20 marks out of 40
Grade VII = 32 marks out of 40
Skill | Description |
Retrieve | Judges article |
Sendaway | To nothing, no aids allowed |
Sit Stay | Two minutes |
Down Stay | Five minutes out of sight |
Heel off lead | At normal and slow pace |
Recall to heel | Dog left in sit, to join handler and continue forward in heelwork |
Distant control | Dog 2 yards away, off lead, to move into sit, down and stand positions |
Stand stay | One minute |
Grade VIII = 20 marks out of 40
Grade IX = 32 marks out of 40
Skill | Description |
Silent Retrieve | Judge's article, no extra commands |
Re-direction | To left and right |
Sit stay | Two minutes out of sight |
Down stay | Five minutes out of sight |
Silent Heelwork | At normal and slow pace, no extra commands |
Drop on recall | Dog lef tin sit, to be dropped where indicated |
Speak on command | Dog to bark and cease on command |
Display | Handler and dog to show how to teach an exercise including all the stages |
Pass mark for Grade X = 30 marks out of 40