There are changes to the Obedience Trial Rules effective January 1 2018. However, we wanted to provide advanced notice regarding the change to the Open Class A & B.
Exhibitors will now have options within the Open A and B classes and still achieve the same titles.
The Open A Class and the Open B Class will each have 2 options. Exhibitors must indicate on the entry form which option they choose when they complete their entry form.
In Open A, exhibitors can choose between entering into Open HA (which remain as in the existing rules as Open A), or Open 18A (which also follows the existing rules except that the Long Sit is replaced with Change of Positions Exercises, and the Long Down is replaced with a Group Sit-Walk around.)
In Open B, the exhibitor can choose between entering into Option HB (which remain as in the existing rules as Open B), or Option 18B (which adds in the new Change of Position Exercises).
The Options in Open A
| Open HA |
Points |
Open 18A |
Points |
| Heel Free and Figure Eight |
40 |
Heel Free and Figure Eight |
40 |
| Drop on Recall |
30 |
Drop on Recall |
30 |
| Retrieve on Flat |
25 |
Retrieve on Flat |
25 |
| Retrieve over High Jump |
35 |
Retrieve over High Jump |
35 |
| Broad Jump |
20 |
Broad Jump |
20 |
| Long Sit |
25 |
Change of Positions |
30 |
| Long Down |
25 |
Group Sit – Walk Around |
20 |
| Maximum Total Score |
200 |
Maximum Total Score |
200 |
The New Change of Position exercises are as follows:
| Change of Position Exercises |
| down-sit-stand-down |
| stand-down-sit-stand |
| down-stand-sit-down |
| stand-sit-down-stand |
| down-sit-down-stand |
| stand-down-stand-sit |
Example of 1 Routine** See Rulebook for remaining 6 routines
| Open HB |
Open 18B |
| a) Heel Free and Figure Eight |
a) Heel Free and Figure Eight |
| b) Drop on Recall |
b) Drop on Recall |
| c) Retrieve on Flat |
c) Retrieve on Flat |
| d) Retrieve over High Jump |
d) Retrieve over High Jump |
| e) Broad Jump |
e) Broad Jump |
| |
f) Change of Positions |
| All routines shall be followed by a Long Sit and Long Down as in Open HA |
A Group Sit shall follow all routines – Walk Around as in Open 18A |