What Do You Have To Do To Get A Jd Title?

[Zug Zug]

I'm curious about introducing my dog to some simple agility exercises.

She loves to jump over things (started when my girls were young and she was required to perform as a backyard show-jumping pony - without a passenger of course ).

Anyway I'm wondering what she would need to do to get a JD title?

Is there a set course? Different types of jumps? A time limit?

I know I should go along to a trial (I will) but I was just wondering if someone could give me an idea what I will be looking at and what the rules are.

[helen]

Best thing to do would be to go and watch an agility trial, which state are you in?

To get novice jumping title you need to get 3 qualifying runs. To qualify you need to do the obstacles in the required order, without knocking any bars and within time.

ETA you and your dog also need to be registered with whichever organisation you are competing with

Edited October 11, 2009 by helen

[Vickie]

Hi Zug Zug,

to get a JD title, you & your dog will need 3 clear rounds within Standard Course time on a Novice Jumping course under at least 2 different judges.

Novice Jumping consists of 14-16 obstacles & includes single jumps, spread jump, broad jump, tyre, flexible tunnel and cloth tunnel. There is usually 1-3 changes of sides. Standard Course times for Novice are usually quite generous, so unless you dog is quite slow or stops, most novice dogs make time.

To run clear, you need to follow the numbered sequence (you get about 15-20 minutes to learn it without the dog) and not incur any faults.

The most common faults are missing a jump or knocking a bar, but there are others as well.

The complete agility & jumping rules are here:

Link to rules

hope this helps... where are you located? maybe someone can tell you of upcoming trials in your area.

Edited October 11, 2009 by Vickie

[Zug Zug]

I'm in SA - and yes we are already joined up to Dogs SA so no problem there.

Tunnels as well as jumps? Then what is the difference between a jumping and agility course?

[Zug Zug]

OOH and am I right in thinking you can talk, clap, cheer, wave your arms around and be lively etc. to help your dog through? But I assume you can't touch your dog.

Does that sound about right?

[Vickie]

yes, an agility course has other obstacles, AFrame, dogwalk, pause table & weaves + seesaw when you get thorugh Novice.

You can make as much noise as you want to help your dog, but you cannot touch your dog or the equipment.

I just went looking & found video of my young dog's 1st Novice jumping run. My friend suprised me by taping & putting on Youtube . It will give you a good idea of a fairly standard Novice jumping course.

Shine 1st trial

I can post an agility video as well so you can see the different types of obstacles if you like, but don't have any Novice ones that I can find, so it would be an Open or Masters run.

Edited October 11, 2009 by Vickie

[ness]

Zug zug not sure where you live but there are Agility Trials on both days next weekend. Saturday is Noarlunga and Sunday is Gawler. I am entered at Noarlunga on Saturday and only in the one run in both the morning and afternoon so would be happy to explain what is happening and also point out the novice course to you. I intend on having a bit of a watch as my youngster will be ready to start trialling soon.