Breeding Champions That Perform
PERFORMANCE 101
Dog Shows, Trials and Field Events give dogs and their owners the ability to have fun, show off their training, and experience teamwork.
OBEDIENCE
Obedience trials test a dog’s ability to perform a set of scored exercises. In each exercise, you and your dog must score more than 50% of the possible points and get a total score of a least 170 out of a possible 200. Each time your dog gets a qualifying score of at least 170, he’s gotten a "leg" toward his title. Three legs and your dog has become an obedience titled dog.
AGILITY
In an agility trial a dog demonstrates its ability to negotiate a course which may include a jumping through and over objects, walking over a bridge, going through tunnels and pausing on command. There are also different height categories.
LURE COURSING
Lure coursing trials consist of dogs following a lure around a course on an open field. The lure is generally a white plastic bag, meant to simulate a rabbit. Coursing dogs are scored on speed, enthusiasm, agility, endurance and their ability to follow the lure.
FIELD
Field events test the skill and instinct of sporting breeds. A hunt test is an event where the natural ability and training of gun dogs are evaluated against a written standard. Each dog that meets this standard earns a "pass".
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