Obedience :Agility : Rally O : Trick Dog: Lure coursing

 

 

Poodles are very versatile, they excel at all forms of dog sports. Training for any of the listed sports is an organised activity conducted through a large number of local clubs all over Queensland.  A full list of these clubs can be found by visiting the Dogs Queensland website

 

There are different levels of Obedience, Agility, Rally O, Trick Dog and Lure Coursing Training and a dog and his/her handler can graduate from one to the other.  At any Trial you can compete in classes for each level.  As an example these are the Obedience levels:

 

Community Companion dog (Trial award C.C.D) - involving basic heel on lead, stand, recall and sit/stay, down/stay exercises.

 

Novice (Trial Award C.D) - free heeling, more complex recall and retrieve and longer stays.

 

Open (Trial Award C.D.X) - more complex recall, retrieve, stay, jump and handler out of sight exercises.

 

Utility (Trial Award) U.D) - this involves finding lost articles, scent discrimination, signal exercises and a range of other complex exercises.

 

Utility Dog Excellent (Trial Award U.D.X) - this involves more complex extensions of the U.D. exercises.