Class Five (a)

When: Sunday mornings, 9:30 am

Where:  PDODC training grounds, Jenkins Reserve, corner Fenden and Saints Rds, Salisbury

Why:  This is the Community Companion Dog training class.

Equipment:  A good fitting soft collar or slip collar; a gentle leader can be used. A lead that is not too long and made preferably from cotton. A dumbbell.
Treats to reward and encourage your dog during training. Remember to not feed your dog before training.

Aims:  The aims of this class are to have a dog and handler that:

õ heels on a loose lead
õ stays at a distance of at least 12 metres
     – sit stay (1 minute)
     – down stay (2 minutes) return to dog
õ figure 8 – loose lead with at least one site and one stand within the figure 8
õ finish as a seperate exercise
õ heels free still using verbal, food or toy encouragement – sit and stand within figure 8
õ stands for exam
õ change of position from 3 metres

New

õ retrieve dumbbell on the flat – stage 3

Graduation:  To graduate from Class 5a to Class 5b, the dog handler must obtain two legs of the Community Companion Dog Title.
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Class Five

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Class Five (b)

When: Sunday mornings, 9:30 am

Where:  PDODC training grounds, Jenkins Reserve, corner Fenden and Saints Rds, Salisbury

Why:  This is the Companion Dog training class and is for handlers who aspire to attain this title with their dog.

Equipment:  A good fitting soft collar or slip collar; a gentle leader can be used. A lead that is not too long and made preferably from cotton. A dumbbell. Treats to reward and encourage your dog during training. Remember to not feed your dog before training.

Aims:  The aims of this class are to have a dog and handler that:

õ heel free
õ recall from a distance of at least 12 metres
õ stays at a distance  of 12 metres
     – sit stay (1 minute)
     – down stay (3 minutes)
õ retrieve dumbbell on the flat at a distance of 4 metres
OR
õ change of position from 3 metres
õ stand free examination from at least 5 metres

New

õ retrieve over solid jump

Format: Training for the Companion Dog Title.

Graduation: To graduate from Class 5b to Class 6, the dog and handler must obtain two legs of their Companion Dog Title.
Figure 8

Figure 8

heel work

heel work

stand for exam

stand for exam

finish

finish

ready to heel off

ready to heel off

heel work

heel work

ready to heel off

ready to heel off

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