Service Description

Utility Admission into this class is at the discretion of the instructor or the training director. This class is for dogs and handlers ready to learn the exercises necessary to earn a Utility Dog (UD) title. This class requires the dog to be able to work away from the handler at a great distance. The dog must be under good verbal control and respond to the handler’s commands. In addition, the dog must have a reliable retrieve. The exercises taught are as follows: Signal Exercise (Off-leash heeling with signals to stand, down, sit & recall front & finish) Scent Article Discrimination (The dog must retrieve an article last handled by the handler from a group of identical articles). Directed Retrieve (Retrieve to a glove) Moving Stand for Exam (Dog must stop in motion and remain standing for examination by a judge) Directed Jumping (Dog is sent away from handler to a sit then jumps as directed by the handler)