What is Obedience?
Obedience is a sport where dog and handler work as a team to demonstrate the dog”™s suitability as a good companion. In an obedience trial, a dog is judged based on the performance of a specified set of exercises. The dog is expected to perform with a high degree of accuracy, with only a single command and without further prompting by the handler.
Basic exercises include both on- and off-leash heeling, coming when called and responding to commands such as “sit”, “down”, “stand” and “stay”. At more advanced levels, the dog is asked to jump, retrieve, respond to hand signals and stay while the handler is out of sight as well as identify and retrieve articles carrying the handler’s scent.
Click here for more information on the sport of obedience from the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) website.
Obedience Trials
Crocus Obedience & Kennel Club (COKC) periodically hosts obedience trials as well as rally trials and conformation shows. These events are held under the rules of the Canadian Kennel Club (CKC).
The CKC is a national, member-based, non-profit organization, incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act of Canada. It provides registry services for all officially recognized breeds of purebred dogs and provides governance for all CKC approved shows, trials and events.
Visit www.ckc.ca for more information about the CKC.
CKC Obedience Trials
COKC will offer six limited-entry conformation shows, three obedience trials, and three rally trials February 17, 18, 19, 2024 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon.
Click below for a premium list for this event.