General regulations - 2 (KD-2)

Description of sill execution

A-section

1. Dog’s movement near a trainer, attitude to shooting.

At the beginning of the trials by judge’s command a trainer and a dog come up to him. Then he takes the initial position ( a trainer is standing quietly, a dog is sitting at his left leg). A trainer must call his own name and dog’s full name distinctly. A judge collates a dog’ brand number with the brand number indicated in the application. Then examination of a dog is conducted. Bite and tooth-formula test, and presence of testicles (males) as well, are the obligatory requirements. After the report and dog’s examination a trainer and a dog demonstrate turns to the right, to the left and round, then during movement a judge checks dog’s work at stops, change of the directioon and movement speed. A dog should go quietly near a trainer at his left leg {dog’s shoulder is to be on the level of a trainer’s knee). At stops a dog should sit down at the trainer’s left leg. Dog’s attitude to shooting is checked when moving near a trainer without a lead. They shoot two times out of a starting pistol at 5 seconds-interval at 15 m-distance from a dog. A dog should be indifferent to shooting.

The highest rating is 20 marks.

The rating is lowered for: sheer orientated behaviuor; falling behind; running ahead; any deviation; pushing a trainer aside; hampering movement. Attitude to shooting is estimated according to the General Regulations, item 6.

2. Sitting, laying and stand of a dog.

The voice commands “Sit!”, “Down!” and “Stand!”, a gesture. A trainer leaves a dog at its place in the “Sit!”-position, goes aside from it at 15m-distance and gives a dog the commands (by voice and a gesture simultaneously) making it take the required position. Every skill must be carried out twice out off different positions. By the first command a dog must take a required position, not change it and move ahead, it must and stay in this position until another command is given (dog’s movement by the four feet is considered as moving ahead). If a dog changes the position without trainer’s command, a trainer should make a dog take the required position.

The comlex of skills is considered as failed, if a dog moves aside at more than 5m-distance in all positions.]Frequent commands caused by distraction and given to a turned away dog (inopportune commands) are considered as trainer’s mistake. A dog is punished for distraction only.

The highest rating is 20 marks.

The rating is lowered for: any change of the position without a command; false position; slow execution of the skill and distraction.

3. Coming up to a trainer.

A voice command, a gesture. By judge’s discretion this skill may be checked at any moment of the execution of the section. If it is necessary to call up a dog , a trainer gives the command “Come!” (by voice and gesture) and call up a dog . A dog must run up to a trainer quickly and sit down at his left leg (it is not necessary for a dog to go round a trainer).It is admitted for a dog to sit down infront of a trainer when coming up to him; then a dog must sit down at trainer’s left leg when the command “Heel!” is given. The skill is considered as failed , if a dog doesn’t come up to a trainer during 15 minutes when the first command is given. It is allowed to call a dog by name to attract its arttention, when calling up a dog after the command “Walk!” till the command “Come!”; the raiting is not lowered, the coming up-time is counting from the moment when the command is given

The highest rating is 5 marks.

The rating is lowered for: slow execution of the skill; absence of sitting.

4. Going back to a place.

A voice command, a gesture. A trainer makes a dog lie down by the command “Down!”, puts an object in front of it, gives the command “Place!” and goes forward from a dog for 15 minutes.Then, by judge’s coomand, he:

• calls up a dog by the voice command “Come!” and a gesture ( after 30 seconds-staying-power);
• makes a dog take its place by the voice command ”Place!” and a gesture (after 15 seconds- staying- power).

By the first command a dog must run up to a trainer quickly, and then, by the first command, go back to its place and lie down at 1m-distance from an object it left. A trainer comes up to a dog after 30 seconds-staying-power and takes an object away; till this moment a dog should lie down. The skill is considered as failed, if a dog doesn’t go back, or lies down at more than 2 m-distance from an object it left.

The highest rating is 10 marks

The rating is lowered for: slow execution of the skill; absence of laying; distraction.

5. Fetching.

A voice command, a gesture of the right hand. A dog is at trainer’s left leg. A trainer shows a dog an object it must fetch, then gives a dog the command “Sit!” and throws an object forward, not closer than at 10 m-distance. After some staying-power, by a command and a gesture simultaneously, a trainer sends a dog to fetch an object. A dog should run up to the thrown object by the first command, take it and come up to a trainer quickly; then it should sit down in front of a trainer keeping an object by the teeth until a trainer takes it by the command. Then, by the command, a dog should take the initial position. It is allowed for a dog to sit down at trainer’s left leg when finishing execution of this skill. A dog must give an object back to a trainer by a command after staying-power. The skill is considered as failed, if a dog doesn’t fetch an object to a trainer, or throws it at more than 1 m-distance ftom a trainer, or doesn’t give it back to a trainer.

The highest rating is 15 marks.

The rating is lowered for: absence of a staying-power, slow execution of the skill, distraction, playing with an object, change of the initial position by a trainer and assisting a dog (up to 5 marks for every violation).

6. Attitude to food.

The place to carry out this skill must be approximately of 3 х 4 m-size, three pieces of food are put on this place by an assistant beforehand to attract dog’s attention (meat, sausage, bisquit and so on). The number of the pieces should be known for a judge and a trainer. By judge’s command a trainer and a dog without a lead come up to the place where the pieces of food are put; then they stop at 2 m-distance from it and a trainer sends a dog to the place by a command and a gesture. A trainer goes towards the food together with a dog. When they pass this place, a trainer, by judge’s command, calls a dog up and puts it on a lead. Then a strange person throws food to a dog. It is not allowed to throw food in dog’s mouth. A lead should be loose when checking this skill. A dog must be indifferent to the put on the ground food or, to the food thrown by a stranger. Demonstration of aggressiveness by a dog is not welcomed when carrying out this skill. The skill is considered as failed, if a dog takes food into the mouth.

The highest rating is 5 marks

The rating is lowered for: sheer orientated behaviuor.

7. Stopping of undesirable actions.

A voice command. The skill is checked (on trainer’s discretion) by one of the following skills:

• a dog is forbidden to take food from a trainer;
• a dog is forbidden to take an object from a trainer.

In the first case a trainer makes a dog sit down near him by the command “Sit!” and gives a dog (on the right palm) a piece of dainty for several times. By judge’s order a trainer, when giving a next piece, gives the command “Out!”. When a dog carries out the command, a trainer takes the dainty away.

n the second case a trainer sends a dog to fetch a thrown object. Then by judge’s order he gives the command “Out!”. When a dog carries this command out, he comes up to the object and takes it away. A dog must quickly stop the actions it was doing by the first command. If a dog takes dainty (an object), it must throw it away by the command “Out!”. If a dog goes on carrying out the actions it was doing before (when two forbidding commands are given), the skill is considered as failed. If it is impossible to test a dog by the method a trainer chose, a judge must use another one.

The highest rating is 5 marks.

he rating is lowered for: the frequent commands, careless execution of the skill.

8. Negotiating obstacles (a track and field barrier, a balance beam, a through ladder, a blind fence of 1,5 m-height or a sloping wall of 1,6 m-height, or a jump forward at 1,5 m-distance).

The voice commands and gestures. g’s testing on negotiating obstacles may be conducted in any succession. A trainer makes a dog sit in front of an obstacle not further than at 3 m-distance, and then sends a dog to negotiate it. Then a trainer goes round an obtacle from the right, not moving ahead of a dog, calls a dog up to him and goes on moving towards another obstacle. It is forbidden to assist a dog when negotiating an obstacle. A dog must negotiate an obstacle by the first command. It must negotiate a track and field barrier without touching it by feet, climb over a blind fence and a sloping wall clutching at the upper edge of a fence or a wall by the front paws, and jump down from the other side a fence or a wall. A dog climbs up a balance beam by a ladder, gets it over and goes down from the other side of a ladder. A trainer goes behind a dog or near it. A dog climbs up a ladder from one side and goes down from another. A trainer moves along the ladder. not going ahead of a dog, then calls a dog up and goes on moving towards another obstacle, or until a judge gives a command.

The highest rating is 5 marks for every obstacle.

The rating is lowered for: slow, hesitating execution of the skill, other attempts.

B-section

1. Choosing a strange object.

The commands “Smell!”, “Search!” and a gesture. A dog should choose a strange object out four ones, these objects may be made of any material (except glass, metal or stone), the material shouldn’t have any strong smell. A smell should be put on the objects within three minutes (not less). The objects are put on a place of 2? 2m-size in any order at not less than 40 cm-distance from each other. The fifth object for smelling is put at 3 m-distance from other objects (from any side of them). A trainer and a dog are called out to a place where the objects are put for choosing. After the report a trainer, by judge’s instruction, comes up to the object and gives it to a dog to smell. A method of smelling may be of any kind. The given command is “Smell!”. When a dog smells the object, a trainer, from his place, sends it for choosing by the command “Smell!” or “Search!” and by a gesture. A dog should come up to the objects by the first command, smell them and choose the proper one. If a dog shows the object by fetching it, it is not necessary for a dog to go round a trainer and sit down at his foot. The frequent commands are allowed if a dog distracts from choosing (goes aside from a place where the objects are put, or smells other objects and so on). Two attempts are possible, 2 minutes are for every attempt. If the first attempt-time is over and a dog doesn’t choose the proper object, a trainer calls up a dog to him by the command “Come!”, gives the object to a dog to smell again and sends a dog to have another try.

The judges should renew the smell at the second attempt. If a dog chooses the wrong object, they change this object for another one with the same smell. The skill is considered as failed if a dog chooses wrong object at the second attempt, or if the object is not chosen during 2 minutes at the second attempt, or if a trainer assists a dog to choose the object.

The highest rating is 30 marks.

The rating is lowered for: throwing things about and sorting them out.

The maximum rating at the second attempt is 20 marks. The mistakes of the first attempt are not taken into consideration at the second one.

2. Detention.

A trainer and a dog without a lead go to a place determined by a judge. An assistant is in a shelter, at 15-20 m-distance from a trainer and a dog. By judge’s instruction a trainer gives a dog the command “Heel!” and begins to move towards a shelter. Suddenly an assistant goes out of a shelter and attacks a trainer, fighting is not allowed. A dog must attack an assistant and catch a tight hold of him. At this moment an assistant beats a dog twice with a riding-crop. He beats it on the withers or on a shoulder-blade. Voice encouragement of a dog is allowed. By judge’s instruction an assistant stops attacking. A dog must stop gripping by the first command or without it. A trainer comes up to a dog and puts it in the “Sit!”- or “Down!”-position, then gives an assistant a command to go away at 3 m-distance, and to a dog - the command “Guard!” and goes to a shelter. An assistant, by judge’s instruction, tries to run away from a dog, when a trainer is in a shelter. A dog must prevent an assistant from doing it and catch a tight hold of him. By judge’s instruction an assistant stops, and a dog must leave him. One forbidding command is allowed. A trainer comes up to a dog and holds it by a collar. An assistant attracts dog’s attention and runs off at 30 m-distance in the direction determined by a judge, then by judge’s command he turns round and runs towards a dog shouting and making threatening movements. After that a trainer, by judge’s command, puts a dog into detention; a trainer should stay at his place If a dog makes a grip properly, an assistant, after short resistance, stops it (beating is imitated when fighting). A dog must stop gripping by the first command or without it and guard an assistant. By judge’s instruction a trainer comes up to an assistant, takes a riding-crop away and puts a dog on a lead. Then the side escorting of an assistant to a judge follows it (an assistant is to the left of a dog), after that a trainer and a dog leave a ring ground. If a dog in spite of the frequent commands, doesn’t stop a grip and leave an assistant, a trainer, by judge’s instruction, comes up to a dog quickly and takes it away.

The skill is considered as failed, if:

• a dog doesn’t stop bite work after the fourth command (including the allowed ones)
• a dog is made to stop bite work by force.

The highest rating is 50 marks.

The rating is lowered for: a weak, not active grip; absence of alert when escorting; the frequent commands.

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