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Each year 5 courses of obedience classes are run, comprising 3 parallel streams (on Wednesday morning, Thursday evening or Sunday morning) over 8 weeks.
There are 5 competition days - one at the end of each course.
See the club calendar for class commencement and competition day dates

times & structure official trials committees

 

Obedience Class Times

Level Wednesday Thursday Sunday
Puppy (Kindi) 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9:30 am
Beginners A 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9:30 am
Beginners B 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9:30 am
Intermediate 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am
Advanced 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am
Transition 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am

Companion Stream
Primary Companion# 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am
Secondary Companion# 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am

Trialling Stream
CCD & Novice (CD) 10:00 am 7:30 pm 10:30 am
Open (CDX)# 10:00 am 7:30 pm 9:30 am
Utility(UD)& UDX by arrangement - please contact the office

# Instructors are only provided for these three levels if class numbers are sufficient


Obedience Competition Day Times

Level Competition Day
Puppy (Kindi) no exam required
Beginners A assessed in class
Beginners B assessed in class
Intermediate Sunday 10:00 am
Advanced Sunday 10:00 am
Transition

Sunday 10:00 am
Companion stream
Primary Companion Sunday 10:00 am
Secondary Companion

Sunday 10:00 am
Trialling stream
CCD & Novice (CD)* Sunday 10:00 am
Open (CDX)* Sunday 10:00 am
Utility (UD) & UDX* Sunday 10:00 am

Competition day registrations begin at 9.30am

* For these three levels, handlers must book in at least one week prior to competition day




Obedience Class Structure

obedience structure
 
Obedience classes are divided into two levels - Junior classes and Senior classes. Our Junior classes teach you all the skills you need to know for successful dog training, and gets your dog to the point where it is a good companion and pet for the whole family. After completing our Advanced class you will have gained the appropriate level of control of your dog to participate in our Agility and Flyball classes.

Our Kindi class is for dogs younger than 6 months of age - although having a core of obedience training, this class also has some puppy specific content that helps pups and their handlers learn about each other. Beginners A is designed for people and dogs training for the first time, while Beginners B is a continuation for handlers/dogs who have progressed from our Kindi classes (and therefore has some understanding of our training methodology and principles).

Our Senior classes extend the training already done and prepares both the handler and dog for more advanced obedience work. You can choose to compete in Obedience Trialling and attempt to gain Titles for your dog, or you can enter our fun Companion stream where you can continue advanced training without the pressure of official trials ... and you can swap between these two options if you feel the need for a change.


 


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A.C.T. Companion Dog Club Inc.
Canberra, ACT, Australia