(Obedience Trials)
The greatest example of responsible canine ownership is to develop an obedient and socialized dog. The ability to take your dog into any situation with confidence he/she will behave and be pleasant to those around is a wonderful experience. The communication and trust that occurs during the hours of training build a bond between owner and dog that can not be achieved any other way. At the BBCR we believe that a well rounded dog is a advertisement for both owner and breed. In times where some of our bully breeds come under fire from communities, landlords, and at times even family and friends, introducing them to a dog that is relaxed, confident and obedient is the first and at times the most important step to changing their perceptions.
Dogs that pass the OBT testing have also laid the groundwork to moving forward toward other canine roles such as therapy dog programs, service dog certification and canine ambassador role. There is no substitute for training and teamwork, and there will be no greater reward.
Each leg must be passed before moving to the next. Each leg is either pass or fail. An evaluation sheet will be filled out for each team with each section showing pass/fail and notes as to the decision. If you fail at your attempt to pass the leg, you will not be able to repeat it on the same day. If you pass a leg, you are eligible to attempt the next leg on the same day. Throughout the evaluation, the judge will instruct by calling out or hand signal the task to be preformed.
All tasks will be preformed on a 6 foot leash and a training collar (choke chain) or Fur Saver. No prong or pinch collars will be allowed. The leash will be attached to the dead ring at the beginning of the test.
Level 1 will be pass/fail and must be passed before moving to OBT Level 2
In this test, the team will preform the tasks laid out in Level 1, but will now do them off lead. Level 2 adds the Tests below.
All dogs testing in the OBT 2 and OBT 3 will complete the obediance portion successfully prior to moving on to the Courage And Instint protion. Prior to begining the Courage And Instint protion, the judge will ask the handler who is testing on long down to collect their dog, all dogs will be cleared from the field and immediate area directly surrounding trial field.
Level 2 will be pass/fail on both legs and must be passed before moving to OBT Level 3
The final and most intense if the series of BBCR Obedience Titles… First two levels of the OBT will have been successfully passed prior to attempting the Level 3 test.
In this level the obedience level of the dog will be tested in number of tasks on and off lead. Including distractions, distance commands, and the ability to enact a series of protection and instinct task where the intensity level is significantly higher than in other levels and to demonstrate the ability to return to a normal, calm and attentive state immediately upon handlers command. Achieving a pass at this level will award the dog the OBT Ace status.
This level is pass/fail. Any dog who refuses a action or command, will not regain controllable state, leaves the field, shows undo or uncontrollable aggression or will not respond to the “OUT” command will receive a fail for this test.
All tasks from levels 1 and 2 will be repeated off lead. Including the distraction dog on long down at side of field. Level 3 adds the Tests below.
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Judge/Reps IDHT/OBT Booklet
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