Dog Obedience Guides

for Novice Graduate Novice Open and Utility

• How To Choose The Right Dog Breed For You
• How To Have Your Dog Or Puppy Obey Your Every Command
• Effective Dog Training Tips and Advice

University of Kentucky • College of Agriculture • Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture • Home Economics • 4-H i Development

Table of Contents

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Introduction...................................................3

The Novice Course...................................................3

The Graduate Novice Course.............................................4

The Open Class.................................................8

The Utility Class...................................................12

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This educational material has been prepared for 4-H use by the National 4-H Dog Care & Training Development Committee, composed of representatives of the Cooperative Extension Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and State Land Grant Universities in cooperation with the National 4-H Council. Dr. Dennis A. Hartman, Professor of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, served as principal author.

Special thanks are extended to Purina Dog Foods Group, Ralston Purina Company, for financial and technical assistance.

The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the following 4-H members from New York who so patiently posed their dogs for this publication: Lysa Kibiuk, Sharon Faville, Michael Brinkerhoff and Wendy Ewald.

Material for this publication is based on information provided by the American Kennel Club. There is a United Kennel Club which also has information on training dogs. if you are interested in what they have to offer, contact them at 100 E. Kilgore Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001.

Printed and distributed by National 4-H Council, 7100 Connecticut Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815. National 4-H Council is a not-for-profit educational organization that uses private resources to help expand and strengthen the 4-H program. 4-H is the youth education program of the Cooperative Extension Service of the State Land-Grant Universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Programs and educational materials supported by National 4-H Council are available to all persons regardless of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin or handicap. Council is an equal opportunity employer.

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DOG OBEDIENCE TRAINING LESSONS FOR NOVICE, GRADUATE NOVICE, OPEN AND UTILITY

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