Obedience Flashcards
Define: Utility Dog Variable Surface Tracking (UDVST)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility classes at a specified number of licensed or member club obedience trials and has been certified by both judges to have passed a licensed or member club Variable Surface Tracking test.
Name the three types of obedience stewards.
Gate steward, ring steward, table steward.
Name four obedience titles awarded by AKC
CD, CDX, UD, UDX and OTCH, Master Title and Grand Master Title, any Optional Titles (BN, GN, GO, VER)
What AKC title is given for completing Novice obedience?
Companion Dog (CD)
At what obedience levels are 4-H team classes offered?
Pre-Novice, Novice, and Advanced Novice
True or False: Each member of a Team class must also have qualified in their regular county obedience class in order to go to State Fair as a team?
True
According to the AKC Complete Dog Book what are the 5 basic commands of Obedience training?
Heel, Sit, Stay, Down, Come
In the Utility scent discrimination exercise, who decides which type of article the dog will retrieve first?
The handler.
How is the 4-H Graduate Novice class different from the AKC Graduate Novice Class?
There is no difference.
What does the AKC title UDX stand for?
Utility Dog Excellent
How does a dog earn an obedience degree?
Receive three qualifying scores at three different AKC shows in that class under two different judges.
Define: Utility Dog Excellent Variable Surface Tracking (UDXVST)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog Excellent by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility B and Open B classes at a specified number of licensed or member club obedience trials and has been certified by both judges to have passed a licensed or member club Variable Surface Tracking Test.
Define: Companion Dog (CD)
A title conferred on a dog by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Novice classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member obedience trials.
Two dogs or the same kind working together in obedience is called a what?
Brace
Define: Utility Dog Tracking Dog (UDTD) (UDT)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog and a Tracking Dog by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club Tracking Test.
In the 4-H obedience ring, can a dog be shown wearing a plain buckle collar?
Yes
What are the differences between AKC Veterans class and 4-H Veterans/Modified class?
They have different exercises (AKC is just novice). Handicapped dogs may compete in 4-H but not in AKC.
True or false: To qualify for state fair, a dog and handler must have earned a qualifying score in two of three obedience classes
FALSE
Name the exercises in 4-H Pre-Novice
All on leash: heel, Figure-8, recall, stand, one-minute sit, three-minute down.
In the Novice class, what are the only three commands that can be given with both a voice command and a hand signal?
The stand command, the stay command and the down command
What is the only regular class in AKC obedience that has the drop on recall exercise?
Open classes A & B
Describe the correct heel position.
The dog shall be straight in line with the direction in which the handler is facing, at the handler’s left side, and as close as is practical to the handler’s left leg without crowding. The area from the dog’s head to shoulder shall be in line with the left hip.
Define: Utility Dog Tracking Dog Excellent (UDTDX)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog and a Tracking Dog Excellent by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club Tracking Dog Excellent test.
What are the five commands that are the core of the exercises required for a CD degree?
Heel, sit, down, stay, come
Can 4-H club identification pins be worn during competition in the obedience ring?
No
What classes must be offered at an AKC Plan A Sanctioned Match?
All of the Official Regular Obedience Classes shall be given.
Requirements for the Obedience Trial Champion are as follows
100 pts; A 1st place in Util B with at least 3 dogs in competition; A 1st place in Open B with at least 6 dogs in competition. 1 may be at Specialty An additional 1st place under the conditions of 2 or 3 above; All 3 1st places under 3 different judges
How is a National Obedience Championship awarded?
A National Obedience Championship will be awarded annually to the dog that wins the National Obedience Invitational.
How old must a dog be to be entered in a veterans obedience class at an AKC show?
Seven years, minimum
A minimum of how many dogs actually competing in Utility at an all-breed trial is needed to get a leg on a UD?
One
What does CDX stand for?
Companion Dog Excellent.
What AKC title is given for completing Open obedience?
Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)
For what obedience class is the title CD awarded?
Novice
How long are the sit and down exercises in the 4-H veterans class?
One minute
Define: Companion Dog Excellent (CDX)
A title conferred on a dog by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Open classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member obedience trials.
True or False: a dog earning a score of 170 or better at a 4-H Qualifying Show, County Fair, or State Fair is awarded a leg towards its AKC Obedience degree.
False.
In obedience, conformation, and 4-H classes, on which arm do you wear your armband identification?
Left arm
How does the Long Sit exercise in the Open class differ from the Novice Class?
The long sit is for three minutes in the Open and for one minute in Novice. In open the handlers leave the ring (Out of site of the dogs) and in the Novice handlers are across the ring from the dog.
Is the Broad Jump included in an Open Obedience class?
Yes
Can a judge give a substantial deduction in obedience if the handler’s commands are excessively loud?
Yes
After receiving what obedience award at State Fair must you move to the next highest class at State Fair?
A blue ribbon
The initials T.D. indicate what title in obedience?
Tracking Dog
What is the smallest amount that can be deducted from an obedience score?
One half point
At what obedience levels can a brace compete at an AKC show?
Only Novice
What AKC title is given for completing Utility obedience?
Utility Dog
What is the difference between AKC and 4-H Team class?
AKC has only one obedience level for team
Define: Utility Dog Excellent (UDX)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog Excellent by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility B and Open B classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member club Obedience Trials. This title may be combined with TD, TDX, or VST titles and shown as UDXTD, UDXTDX, or UDXVST.
Define: Utility Dog Excellent Tracking Dog (UDXTD)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog Excellent by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility B and Open B classes at a specified number of AKC-licensed or -member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club tracking test.
May a club hold a tracking test and an obedience trial the same day?
A club may not hold a tracking test on the same day as its show or obedience trial.
What is the most advanced regular 4-H regular class in which a dog must perform two exercises from novice, open, and utility?
Versatility
Why could not a German Shepherd with cropped ears earn an obedience title?
Because the dog’s appearance had been changed by artificial means that are not customarily approved for its breed.
Name the 4-H novice exercises.
Heel on a leash (including figure 8) stand, off leash: heel off leash; recall off leash; sit, 1 minute off leash; 3 minute down; off leash
Can breeds listed in the miscellaneous class earn obedience titles?
Yes
What is the third exercise in the Novice Obedience class?
The Heel Free.
At what obedience level must a brace be entered?
At the level of the lowest dog.
Name all the equipment necessary to show in all the obedience classes
Collar, leash, dumbbell, high jump, broad jump, bar jump, scent articles, gloves.
How many gloves must the dog retrieve in Utility obedience?
One
Name the Open exercises (4-H)
All off leash: heel and figure 8, drop on recall, retrieve on flat, retrieve over high jump, broad jump, out of sight 3 minute sit, out of sight 5 minute down.
How could your enter an unregistered pure bred dog in an AKC Obedience Trial?
The dog must have an ILP (Indefinite Listing Privilege)/PAL (Purebred Alternative Listing) number, or Limited Registration Number and it must shown on the entry form.
What is the qualifying score range for a blue ribbon at State Fair in Novice obedience?
185-200
How long should an obedience training leash be?
Six feet for Beginner Novice or Pre Novice, Just sufficient length for other classes.
When heeling your dog, which foot should you step off on?
Your left foot.
To get credit for a leg in obedience, a dog must score at least how many points?
170 out of 200 (and get at least fifty percent on each exercise)
Name an obedience class that is only found in 4-H.
Advanced Novice, 4-H Veterans/Modified
What are the nine obedience classes in 4-H dog obedience?
Pre-Novice, Advanced Novice, Novice, Graduate Novice, Open, Graduate Open, Utility, Versatility, and Veterans/Modified
What titles must a dog have earned to use the title Versatile Companion Dog 2 (VCD2)?
CDX, OA, OAJ, TD or CDX, OAP, OJP, TD
How many points must a dog have to become an AKC obedience Trial Champion?
100
Give one difference between AKC brace class and the 4-H brace class.
AKC only has novice braces. In AKC both dogs must be of the same breed.
Define: Utility Dog (UD)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility classes at a specified number of AKC licensed or member obedience trials. This title may be combined with the TD or TDX title and shown as UDT or UDTX, respectively.
At what obedience levels can a brace compete at a 4-H show and fair?
Pre-Novice, Novice, and Advanced Novice
True or False: on the Fast in any of the obedience exercises, all that is necessary is for the dog to change pace?
False. fast signifies that the handler must run, handler and dog moving forward at a noticeably accelerated speed.
In obedience what is meant by the term lagging?
The dog is behind the handler.
Name two obedience classes that a dog may continue to participate in after they have received a title in that class?
Open B, Utility and Tracking TD or Tracing Dog Excellent TDX
Name the jumps in Open and Utility
Open: Broad jump and high jump. Utility: high jump and bar jump
What is the difference (excluding the exercises) between AKC and 4-H brace class?
In AKC both dogs must be of the same breed.
Name one major difference between all AKC obedience classes and all 4-H obedience classes pertaining to female dogs
Bitches in season may be shown in 4-H obedience classes but not in AKC obedience classes
Can a spayed or neutered dog be shown at an AKC obedience trial?
Yes.
Define: Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH)
A prefix used with the name of a dog that has been recorded an Obedience Trial Champion by the AKC as the result of having won the number of points and First Place wins specified in the current Obedience Regulations.
What is the only exercises in Novice Obedience in which you can place your dog into a position by touching it?
The Stand for Examination
How does a dog qualify for a National Obedience Championship?
To be invited to participate, each dog must be ranked in the top 25 dogs by number of OTCH points or ranked in the top three of their respective breeds by OTCH points. Less than 125 dogs accept the invitation, a reserve list will be used.
If your dog flunked the recall would you have to stay for the long sits and downs? Explain your answer.
Yes. A dog must compete in all exercises of the class it is entered unless disqualified or excused.
What titles must a dog have earned to use the title Versatile Companion Dog 3 (VCD3)?
UD, AX, AXJ, TDX or UD, AXP, AJP, TDX
When you are leaving your dog on a stay, which foot should you step off on?
Your right foot.
For what obedience class is the title CDX awarded?
Open
Can a handicapped handler have someone push his wheelchair through the heeling pattern in AKC obedience?
No
To receive an obedience title, a dog must earn how many legs?
Three
Define: Heel
Command to a dog to keep close beside its handler.
Name the retrieving exercises and the type of objects retrieved in Utility.
Directed retrieve (gloves) and scent discrimination (one metal and one leather object).
How tall is the high jump required to be for most breeds?
Height of the dog at the withers in multiples of 2 inches.
For AKC matches, give the correct ribbon color for 1st through 4th place.
Rose, Brown, Green, Gray
How far must the dumbbell be thrown in the Open Retrieve on the Flat exercise?
At least 20 feet.
At AKC Obedience Trial, where must the handler be during the Long Down exercise in an Open Class?
Out of view of the dog.
Define: CD and its requirements per the AKC Obedience Rules
Companion Dog. Three scores of 170 or better each. Must receive better than 50% of each exercise, must receive qualifying score by 3 different judges
Define: Obedience trial (licensed)
An event held under AKC rules at which a leg toward an obedience degree can be earned.
If a dog received a score of 198 in Novice A at an AKC sanctioned match, would that count towards an obedience title?
No
How long are the Long Sit and the Long Down in the Novice Class at an AKC show?
Long sit is for one minute the Long Down is for three minutes
In what obedience exercise may the handler use both arms as a signal?
None
Do you have to have a qualifying score to receive a ribbon in a non-regular obedience class?
No
In obedience, what is meant by the term passing score?
The dog received a score of 170 or better overall and received more than half the total points for each exercise.
In an AKC Obedience class, what is the next highest title a dog can earn after he has won a CD?
CDX (Companion Dog Excellent)
In an AKC Obedience class, what is the next highest title a dog can earn after he has won a CDX?
UD (Utility Dog)
What are the two retrieving exercises in Open?
Retrieve on the flat, retrieve over high jump.
What titles must a dog have earned to use the title Versatile Companion Dog 1 (VCD1)?
CD, NA, NAJ, TD or CD, NAP, NJP, TD
How does a handler know what exercises he must do in versatility obedience?
Prior to the start of judging, the judge will decide the combination and order of exercises to be performed and will post it at the ring, approximately 45 minutes prior to the start of the class.
How many first place wins must a dog have to become an AKC obedience Trial Champion?
Three under 3 different judges, one in Open B, one in Utility B, and one other win. Only one of the 1st places may have been won at a Specialty.
What exercises are used in the National Obedience Championship competition?
The National Obedience Invitational competition shall be comprised of a varied combination of Open and Utility exercises performed as described in The American Kennel Club Obedience Regulations and Obedience Guidelines for Judges.
What titles must a dog have earned to use the title Versatile Companion Champion (VCCH)?
OTCH, MACH and CT
What obedience class has the most exercises?
Open with 7 exercises
Name: the exercises in 4-H Utility
Signal, scent discrimination, directed retrieve, directed jumping, Moving stand and exam
What is the difference between the Stand exercise in Novice and the Stand exercise in Utility.
Novice is a stand with the handler 6 feet in front of the dog. The Utility exercise is a moving stand in which the handler gives signals and/or command to stand while the dog is heeling, Judge uses two hands to go over dog, and handler calls dog to the heel position.
Define: Utility Dog Excellent Tracking Dog Excellent (UDXTDX)
A title awarded to a dog that has been recorded a Utility Dog Excellent by the AKC as a result of having won certain minimum scores in Utility B and Open B classes at a specified number of AKC licensed or member club obedience trials and has been certified by two judges to have passed a licensed or member club Tracking Dog Excellent Test.
Can a handler use his dog’s name along with a signal on the recall exercises in Obedience Trials?
No, when using signals on exercises (where a command or signal is permitted) the dogs name may not be used, if the handler used both they would not pass the exercises.
What are two non-regular obedience classes in which you can participate at State Fair which involve multiple dogs in the ring at the same time?
Brace and Team
What does UD stand for?
Utility Dog
How many points must a dog receive in an obedience trial to qualify for a leg towards its obedience title?
A minimum of 170 points.
In 4-H Graduate Novice, which exercise comes first: recall over high jump or broad jump?
High Jump
Could a handler take a dog into the obedience ring with only a 3 foot walking lead, held in the left hand?
Yes, the leash may be held in either hand or in both hands, providing the hands are in a natural position. The lead needs to be only of sufficient length to provide adequate slack in the heel on leash exercise.
Dogs entered in the 4-H veterans class do not have to jump, however they must choose to execute one of five advanced open/utility exercises. What two exercises can they choose from?
Retrieve on the flat, Utility signal exercise, walking stand, directed retrieve, scent discrimination
What is the qualifying score range for a blue ribbon at State Fair in Graduate Novice obedience?
170-200
What is the second exercise in the Novice Obedience class?
Stand for examination
During the signal exercises in Utility does the dog and handler do a Slow and Fast?
Yes, the signal exercise shall be done in the same manner as the heel free except no audible commands.
Name the exercises in 4-H Graduate Open
Signal exercise, scent discrimination, directed retrieve with two gloves, directed jumping, go out, moving stand and exam.
A dog that has won bench show, field trial, and obedience trial championships is called a _______________________.
Triple Champion.
At an AKC Obedience Trial, how long is the long down exercise in the Open classes?
Five Minutes
Name the four Versatile Companion Dog titles.
Versatile Companion Dog 1 (VCD1), Versatile Companion Dog 2 (VCD2), Versatile Companion Dog 3 (VCD3), Versatile Companion Dog 4 (VCD4)
Name the solid board jump and what obedience classes it is used in.
High Jump in Open, Utility
In obedience, what is meant by crowding?
A dog so close to the handler as to interfere with the handler’s freedom of motion.
What titles must a dog have earned to use the title Versatile Companion Dog 4 (VCD4)?
UDX, MX, MXJ, VST or UDX, MXP, MJP, VST
True or False: A primary 4-H member can compete in dog obedience and Showmanship at county fair?
False. They can exhibit but not compete.
What does the AKC title VCCH stand for?
Versatile Companion Champion
How does a dog earn an AKC UDX title?
To earn a Utility Dog Excellent title, the dog must have received qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate licensed or member obedience trials. UDX scores will be recorded only for dogs that have earned Utility Dog titles.
What is the maximum height for the high jump in the Open Obedience class?
Thirty-six (36) inches
True or False: A dog does not need a CDX in order to compete in the Utility class at an AKC obedience trial?
False.
Name the three levels of training (the class you would enter at an AKC show) and the titles a dog can earn in obedience for each.
Novice - Companion Dog (CD), Open - Companion Dog Excellent (CDX), and Utility - Utility Dog (UD)
