Effective January 1, 2010
Obedience Clubs will have the option of holding two all-breed obedience trials concurrently at the same site on the same day. This changed from clubs only being able to offer two trials of the same event type consecutively.
Trial Secretaries and Superintendents are now allowed to move a dog that has been entered in an "A" class for which it is not eligible to the "B" class at the same level.
Obedience Advanced Teamwork is now a new non-regular class.
(The non-regular classes can be judged by any person who has trained a dog to the Utility Dog title and has been approved to judge non-regular classes. A provisional judge may be willing to judge the non-regular classes for the experience.)
Effective April 1, 2010
Mixed Breeds. Any club eligible to hold all-breed obedience trials may open their trial to dogs listed with AKC Canine Partners at their option.
Effective July 1, 2010
Beginner Novice Optional Titling Class
. This class is a transition between Rally and Obedience, combining elements from both sports.
Chapter 6 - Beginner Novice Optional Titling Class
Section 1. Beginner Novice A Class
- The Beginner Novice A class shall be for dogs that have not won the BN title. Judges for this class must be approved to judge novice or higher classes. A handler must own the dog entered, or be a member of the owner's household or immediate family, and may not have previously handled any dog that has earned any AKC Obedience title. Owners may enter more than one dog in this class. No dog may be entered in both Beginner Novice A and Beginner Novice B at any trial.
Section 2. Beginner Novice B Class
. The owner or any other person may handle dogs in this class
to earn a BN title. Owners may enter more than one dog in this class.
Section 3. Beginner Novice Exercises and Scores
. The exercises and maximum scores in the Beginner Novice classes:
1. Heel on Leash 40 points
2. Figure 8 40 points
3. Sit for Exam 40 points
4. Sit Stay 40 points
5. Recall 40 points
Maximum Total Score 200 points
An insert to the current Obedience Regulations with full Beginner Novice Titling Class information is
available to download
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n 2009 the Companion Events Department introduced a new regulation promoting the limiting of entries based on judging hours and not by class size. This is an effort to help clubs reduce their expenses. The change gives clubs the chance to fill entries as received, until an 8 hour judging limit per judge is reached. Please remember that no judge will be assigned to judge for more than 8 hours in one day, including any breed judging assignment when the obedience trial is held in conjunction with a dog show.
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Effective January 1, 2011
Chapter 4. Open. Section 5. Companion Dog Excellent Title. The new regulation will allow the Companion Dog Excellent title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under two different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.
Chapter 5. Utility. Section 5. Utility Dog Title. The new regulation will allow the Utility Dog title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under two different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.
Chapter 6. Graduate Novice - Optional Titling Class. Section 2. Graduate Novice Title. The new regulation will allow the Graduate Novice title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under two different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.
Chapter 7. Graduate Open - Optional Titling Class. Section 2. Graduate Open Title. The new regulation will allow the Graduate Open title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under two different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.
Chapter 8. Versatility - Optional Titling Class. Section 3. Versatility Title. The new regulation will allow the Graduate Open title to be awarded when a dog has received three qualifying scores under two different judges, instead of the current requirement of three judges.
Obedience Judges Guidelines. Chapter 1. The Obedience Judge. Accepting Assignments - Assignment Limitations. The new regulation establishes two exceptions to the current rule that a judge will not be approved to judge the same regular class at all-breed events within 30 days and 200 straight line miles of each other.
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The exceptions will be:
A judge may accept assignments to judge the same classes for two obedience trials that fall on the same day at the same site.
A judge may accept assignments to judge two obedience trials over the course of two consecutive days at the same site or within a local geographical area as determined by the AKC.
This page last modified on Saturday, February 20, 2010
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