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A dog heeling at an obedience trial. An obedience trial is a dog sport in which a dog must perfectly execute a predefined set of tasks when directed to do so by his handler. [1] [2] According to the American Kennel Club (AKC) obedience regulations
A set of four or five slightly raised platforms that form a broad area over which the dog must jump without setting their feet on any of the platforms. The length of the jump is adjusted for the dog's height. Tire jump A torus shape that is roughly the size of a tire (18 inches (46 cm) to 24 inches (61 cm) inside diameter) and suspended in a ...
Dogs can get UKC titles by competing in dock distance or height jumping like they can in agility, obedience, weight pulling, and others. North American Diving Dogs was founded by Debra Markwardt in 2014 [10] and offers diving dog titles recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) and Canadian Kennel Club (CKC). [11]
The AKC National Championship is held by the American Kennel Club every year in December or January in the US since 2001. [1] Over 5,000 dogs from all over the world come to compete, but only seven go to best in show. The 2021 AKC National Championship was livestreamed on AKC.TV on December 18-19 2021.
Dutch Shepherds are an active and versatile breed. They compete in dog agility, obedience, rally obedience, flyball, dock jumping, disc dog, tracking, herding, search and rescue, nosework, and weight pulling, along with protection sports such as Schutzhund, French Ring, Belgian Ring, mondioring, PSA, and others. In the Netherlands, they are ...
There's a new dog breed being recognized by the American Kennel Club. On Jan. 3, the organization announced that the Lancashire heeler is the 201st recognized breed and newest member of the ...
Following the recognition of the breed by the AKC in the hound group on 30 June 2011 as the 171st breed, [9] the American English Coonhound became eligible to compete in the National Dog Show in 2011, followed by its eligibility for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and the AKC National Championship for the first time in 2012.
Britain's Kennel Club has added an average of just 121 Lancashire heelers annually to its registry in recent years, and the American Kennel Club says only about 5,000 exist worldwide.