RULES - CHAPTER 3 NOVICE Section 1. Novice A Class. Section 2. Novice B Class. Section 3. Novice Exercises and Scores. Section 4. Companion Dog Title.


AKC® OBEDIENCE REGULATIONS


CHAPTER 3 NOVICE 

Section 1. Novice A Class.  
  • The Novice A class shall be for dogs that have not won  the CD  title. 
  • A  handler must own the dog entered or be a member of the owner’s household or immediate  family  and may not have previously handled any dog that has earned an AKC  Regular or Preferred Novice, Open, or Utility  title.  
  • Owners may enter more than one  dog in  this  class. The  same  person who handles  the  dog in  the  first five exercises must handle the dog in the group exercise;  
  • however, if a person has handled more than one dog in the first five exercises that will participate  in the group exercise, that person must provide a handler for the  additional  dog  in  the  same  group exercise.  The  additional  handler  for the  group exercise need  not  be a member  of the  owner’s household  or immediate  family. 
  • No dog may be entered  in both Novice A and Novice B at any one trial. 
  • Prior to the  start of judging,  the  judge will  decide  where the leash will be placed and post this information at the  ring approximately  45 minutes or earlier  before the start of the class. 
  • At the listed start time for the class, a walkthrough of up to 10 minutes will  be  allowed  for  handlers  without  their  dogs and  judging  of  the  class will follow. The judge must be available  in the ring during this period to brief the handlers and answer any questions they might  have. 
Section 2. Novice B Class.  
  • The owner or any other person may handle dogs in this class to earn a CD title.  
  • Owners  may enter more than one  dog in  this  class. The  same  person who handles  the  dog in  the  first five exercises must handle the dog in the group exercise;  however, if a person has handled more than one dog in the first five exercises that will participate  in the group exercise, that person must provide a handler for the  additional  dog in the  same  group exercise.  
  • No dog may  be  entered in both Novice A and Novice B at any one trial. 
  • Prior to the  start of judging,  the  judge will  decide  where the leash will be placed and post this information at the  ring approximately  45 minutes or earlier  before the start of the class. 
Section  3.  Novice  Exercises  and  Scores.  
The  exercises  and  maximum scores in the Novice classes: 
1. Heel on Leash and Figure Eight - 40 points
2. Stand for Examination - 30 points
3. Heel Free - 40 points
4. Recall -  30 points
5. Sit Stay – Get Your Leash  -  30 points
6. Group Exercise  – Sit & Down Stay -- 30 points
Maximum  Total  Score     200 points 

The maximum  judging rate is nine (9) dogs per hour. 

Section 4. Companion Dog Title.  
The letters  CD may be added after the name of each  dog that  has been certified  by two different  judges to have received  qualifying  scores in Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience  trials. That dog will receive  a Companion Dog certificate  from the AKC. 

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