oceanaussi Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hera is a nearly 10-year-old Kelpie x GSD which I adopted nearly 10 years ago from the RSPCA. She's done obedience, herding, agility and flyball. Back then cross breeds weren't allowed to participate in trials, so I never did, also she was good enough. We moved to Germany in 2004 and she was able to gain titles in agility and Schutzhund, she also participated in Rally-O. Now I've got Quentin, my 12-month-old Weimaraner and I train him in retrieving, tracking and SAR. But of course he also has to learn obedience so I normally practice with Hera and him together as Hera is extremly obedient and does everything without me saying a word. So, yesterday we went for a long walk and a swim and then I placed Hera on the side so she can have a rest and practised obedience with Quentin. After Hera rested a bit she joined us and was so keen to participate and really enjoyed the work. I can't do much with her any more as she has arthritis and she isn't the fastest anymore. I don't want her to jump or do anything too exhausting for her. We do Rally-O at home and she absolutley loves that. So I don't know why but I'd like her to participate in a trial in Oz, as she was born here and will die here, I want her to have the opportunity to achieve something in her own country (I know, I'm really humanising here). So should I give it a go and try to get her Obedience title? How do I go about a cross breed entering trials? Thanks so much for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavik Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 You can get a cross breed on the asociate register to compete, they just have to be desexed. Pretty sure there is a form on the State's CC website (there is in NSW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If she is keen to still work for you, then I would give the obedience trials a go. CCD and Novice should be a breeze for her. There is no jumping or strenuous excercises involved. Working dogs like her just love to work. Give it a try and good luck. Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) Why not. Bella turned 9 last year so I have decided to stop agility with her. We have been doing open obedience training as she is still very keen to do a job and is loving it so I may even trial her this year (she did CD about 5 years ago). When I was training a pup she let me know how keen she was to do some work, a bit like your dog Edited February 3, 2009 by helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PixieOfWrath Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I don't see why not, my big girl is 8 this year and we've just started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickasyoucan Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 My boy turns 6 this year and I am looking at definitely doing obedience and maybe agility. I would think the latter though would be dependent on the health of the dog ie arthritis, joints etc. Even if we don't get far for me everything would be an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FHRP Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If Hera is phsically able and enjoys it, go for it! Is Hera registered with the CCCQ? She will need to be registered as an associate. You can then enter her in trials as you would any other CCCQ registered dog. You might want to check with other QLDers if there's an issue with registering her after you've already got a pedigree dog registered. I know they limit the number of associates you can register on your membership to 2, and they must be done at the same time if you want 2 and after that you can only register predigree dogs on your membership. Hopefully you can stil register the assocaite after you've got a pedigree dog though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weibritty Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Go for it OA. My Brittany got her CD title a couple of years ago - aged 10 years. If Hera is still pretty fit, doing CCD and Novice shouldn't be a problem. Plus it will be a good experience for you, if you decide to trial Quentin in Obedience later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oceanaussi Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Is Hera registered with the CCCQ? She will need to be registered as an associate. You can then enter her in trials as you would any other CCCQ registered dog. You might want to check with other QLDers if there's an issue with registering her after you've already got a pedigree dog registered. I know they limit the number of associates you can register on your membership to 2, and they must be done at the same time if you want 2 and after that you can only register predigree dogs on your membership. Hopefully you can stil register the assocaite after you've got a pedigree dog though... Ok, sounds like i should give it a go! I'm taking Quentin to obedience training on Friday night and ask them how I go about it. Maybe they can assess her and than put her in a high class and of we go to a trial. FHRP, no she isn't registered with the CCCQ as he's not a purebreed. Or can you register x-breeds? I will contact the CCCQ and find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyStar Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 FHRP, no she isn't registered with the CCCQ as he's not a purebreed. Or can you register x-breeds? I will contact the CCCQ and find out. You can register crossbreeds and unpapered purebreds as Associate dogs which entitle them to trial. The CCCQ website has a downloadable form that you can fill out to apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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