Dog Obedience Trial  

Pre - Novice

• Heel On Lead
  Dog and handler are to work as a team. Handlers will not be penalized for encouragement or extra commands.
  
  Commands and Exercises : Forward – Right turn – Left turn – About turn – Halt – Stand – Figure Eight – Lead Out – Finished. Order from the Judges and Calling Stewards may be given in any sequence and repeated.
     

• Stand Stay
  The dog is to stand steadily beside the handler on a loose lead until the completion of the exercise and not show undue resentment or shyness.
   
  Commands and Exercises : Forward – Stand your dog – Exercise finished.
   

• Recall
  The dog is to sit where left, at the end of a 2 metre lead and promptly obey the handler's command to come and sit in front of the handler.

Commands and Exercises :Forward – Halt – Leave your dog – About turn – Call your dog – Finish – Exercise finished.

• Sit Stay (30 Seconds)
  The dog is to stay off the lead of ½ minute in the sit position until the completion of the exercise.

Commands and Exercises : Leave your dogs – About turn – Halt – Return to your dogs – Exercise Finished.

• Down Stay (One Minute)
  The dog is to stay off the lead for 1 minute in the down position until the completion of the exercise.

Commands and Exercises : Down your dogs – Leave your dogs – About turn – Halt – Return to your dogs – Exercise finished.
 

Novice

• Heel On Lead
  The dog and handler are to work as a team. Handlers will not be penalized for encouragement or extra commands.

Commands and Exercises : Forward – Right turn – Left turn – About turn – Fast pace – Slow pace – Normal pace – Halt – Down – Stand – Figure Eight – Lead out – Finished. These orders may be given in any sequence and repeated.

• Heel Free
  The dog and handler are to work as a team without the use of a lead. Handlers will not be penalized for encouragement or extra commands.

Commands and Exercises : Forward – Right turn – Left turn – About turn – Fast pace – Slow pace – Halt – Down – Stand – Figure Eight – Lead out – Exercise finished. These orders may be given in any sequence and repeated.

• Stand Stay
  The dog is to stand steadily off lead until the completion of the exercise and not show undue resentment or shyness.

Commands and Exercises : Forward – Stand your dog – Leave your dog – About turn – Halt – Return to your dog – Exercise Finished.

• Recall
  The dog is to sit where left, off the lead and promptly obey the handler's command to come and sit in front of the handler..

Commands and Exercises : Forward – Halt – Leave your dog – About turn – Call your dog – Finished – Exercise Finished.

• Sit Stay (One Minute)
  The dog is to stay off the lead in the sit position until the completion of the exercise.
   
  Commands and Exercises : Leave your dog – About turn – Halt – Return to your dog – Exercise Finished.
   

• Down Stay (Three Minutes)
  The dog is to stay off the lead, in the down position until the completion of the exercise.
   
  Commands and Exercises : Down your dogs – Leave your dogs – About turn – Halt – Return to your dogs – Exercise Finished.