06 United Kennel Club Obedience
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This article is from the United Kennel Club FAQ, by Cindy Tittle Moore rpd-info@netcom.com
06 United Kennel Club Obedience
Three obedience titles are awarded that are similar to the AKC titles:
U-CD, U-CDX, and U-UD.
In 1996, a fourth, competitive, title was recently added: the U-OCH.
In UKC the jump is the dog's height at the withers to a maximum of 24"
(lower than the AKC's maximums). They also allow warmups on the
grounds (including jumping), and some clubs will set up a ring
specifically for warming your dog up.
Brown ribbons may be awarded for qualifying scores in obedience
events.
Jump heights: minimum 8 inches to a maximum 24 inches. The height is
set at even 2 inch increments. A dog 17 1/2 inches jumps 16 inch high.
A dog must jump twice its shoulder height for the Broad Jump in one
inch increments.
Novice U-CD
Honor (Long Down in opposite ring
corner while other dog doing
Heel on Leash) 35 pts
Heel on Leash and Figure 8 35
Stand for Exam 30
Heel off Leash 35
Recall over Jump 35
Long Sit (1 min) 30
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200
Open U-CDX
Honoring (out of sight) 30 pts
Heel Off Leash and Figure 8 40
Drop on Recall 30
Retrieve on Flat 20
Retrieve over High Jump 30
Broad Jump 20
Long Sit (3 min out of sight) 30
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200
On the Heel Off Leash the steward walks the same pattern as the
handler/dog team. Also after the dog drops on the Drop on Recall the
steward walks from the handler's side past the dog to the other side
of the ring.
Utility U-UD
Signaling and Heeling 30
Scent Discrimination (metal) 30
Directed 'Marked' Retrieve
(from handlers side) 30
Directed 'Signal' Retrieve
(sent from handler, then
directed) 30
Consecutive Recalls
(one with and one without
Down) 40
Directed Jumping 40
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200
Obedience Champion
In order to obtain this title, the dog must have a U-UD. It must
qualify in BOTH Utility B and Open B classes at the same trial, with a
combined score of 370 or better; at five trials. Finally, it must get
100 championship points by earning qualifying scores in either Open B,
Utility B, or both (qualifying in both at the same trial is not
necessary for championship points). A minimum of 30 championship
points must be earned in Open B; and a minimum of 20 points in Utility
B. Points are based on the score: 1 point for 170-174.5 up to 8 points
for a 199-200.
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