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Obedience: Pre-Novice
July 14 @ 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Prerequisite: Mastery of Beginner Obedience objectives.
As well as learning new exercises, Pre-Novice students will refine the skills they learned in the Beginner Obedience class.
Students in Pre-Novice class must master a level of criteria prior to advancing to a Novice level class with Instructor approval.
Heeling Skills:
- Focus on handler/engagement between handler and dog (use of high-value treats)
- Appropriate marking and rewarding of behavior
- Proper leash handling
- Use of commands
- Heel position; auto sit in heel position upon halting
- About turn, U-turn, Quarter turns on a pivot (left and right)
- Gait changes (slow/fast)
- Reverse and call to front
- Dog is under control at all times
Commands:
- Heel position (set up, get in, etc.)
- Sit
- Down
- Sit and stand for exam
- Finishes (swing and around)
- Stay/wait at end of leash (one minute stay on sit and down)
- Front/come at 40 feet (recalls)
Figure Eight:
Handler pacing remains the same while dog speeds up or slows down to accommodate the handler.
