Obedience: Pre-Open
March 30, 2028 @ 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Prerequisite: Dog must have earned at least one leg in the Novice class toward their CD to be eligible for the Pre-Open class, or with approval from the NOCI Director of Training.
In this class students will begin to work on the skills required at the Open level.
Skills:
- The drop on recall
- The command discrimination exercise (stand, sit, & down from a distance)
- Introducing the dumbbell to the dog, and how to get them to hold it
- The retrieve on the flat & retrieve over the high jump
- The recall over the broad jump
- The open version of the stay and get the leash exercise
- Variations of these exercises that are used in the UKC Open class
