Obedience: Novice
2028-11-13 11:00 - 11:50 (America/Chicago)
Prerequisite: Pre-Novice class skills and approval from the Pre-Novice instructor or with approval from the NOCI Director of Training.
In this class you will refine the skills developed in the Pre-Novice class and ultimately have the skills necessary to show your dog at the Beginner Novice or Novice level in AKC or UKC to achieve the Beginner Novice (BN) title, or Novice level to achieve the Companion Dog (CD) title.
Showing your dog is certainly not mandatory, but that is the standard you will be training up to. Anyone who has met the criteria to be in a Novice class is welcome.

Exercises to be Refined:

On and off leash heeling
Figure eights
Sit & stand for exam
A 40′ recall on the flat and a recall over a high jump
Group exercises consisting of a one-minute sit/stay and one minute down/stay
A sit/stay while the handler walks around the room
Sit/stay — get your leash exercise

Handler Skills:

Footwork
Hand position
Non-verbal cues

Obedience: Pre-Open
2028-11-16 12:00 - 12:50
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
