Obedience - Points & Progress

According to the American Kennel Club, Obedience is a sport, "demonstrating the usefulness of a dog as a companion to human kind." The exercises are specifically chosen to be of use for a pet dog in the average home. The classes progress from the easiest, Novice, level to the hardest, Utility. Other titles and awards can be given for non-regular classes, and qualifying in a combination of the above classes. 

Obedience is one of Rugby's favorite things to do. You can find videos of Rugby's performances on his YouTube Channel, and see how he worked to achieve his goals of Obedience Trail Champion and Utility Dog Excellent title below. 

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What we needed for the Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) Title... 

Qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 separate licensed or member obedience trials. 

• 1st leg @ Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, November 12, 2011
• Open B = 193/200  Judge - Linda Ferrullo
• Utility B = 197/200  Judge - Donald Levinson
• HIGH COMBINED!
• 2nd @ Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club February 26, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 Judge - Teresa Walker
• Utility B = 197/200 Judge - Teresa Walker
• HIGH COMBINED!
• 3rd @ Lancaster Kennel Club March 15, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 Judge - Jon Mett
• Utility B = 196/200 Judge - Carol Mett
• HIGH COMBINED!
• 4th @ York Kennel Club March 16, 2012
• Open B = 196/200 Judge - Carol Mett
• Utility B = 192/200 Judge - Frank Washabaugh
• 5th @ Potomac Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club March 24, 2012
• Open B = 197/200 Judge - Kenneth Nagler
• Utility B = 192/200 Judge - Kenneth Nagler
• 6th @ Potomac Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club March 25, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 Judge - Michael Mooney
• Utility B = 195/200 Judge - Michael Mooney
• HIGH COMBINED! 
• 7th @ Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club April 8, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 Judge - Michael Mooney 
• Utility B = 196/200 Judge - Michael Mooney 
• HIGH COMBINED! 
• HIGH IN TRIAL! 
• 8th @ Baltimore County Kennel Club April 24, 2012
• Open B = 198+++/200 Judge - James Ham
• Utility B = 193.5/200 Judge - Ted McCall
• 9th @ Deleware Valley Toy Dog Fanciers Association May 5, 2012
• Open B = 195/200 Judge - Barbara Doering
• Utility B = 196/200 Judge - Barbara Doering
• HIGH COMBINED! 
• 10th @ American Maltese Association May 31, 2012
• Open B = 198/200 Judge - Betty Ribble
• Utility B = 196/200  Judge - Betty Ribble
• HIGH COMBINED
• HIGH IN TRIAL

What we needed for an Obedience Trial Championship (OTCH)...

1) 100 points

• 1 point at Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, April 10, 2011
• Open B = 196.5/200 for 2nd place Judge = Victoria Brown
• 1 point at Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, November 12, 2011 
• Utility B = 197/200 for 3rd place Judge = Donald Levinson 
• 4 points at Mispillion Kennel Club, November 13, 2011 
• Utility B = 193/200 for 2nd place Judge = Donna Meade
• 20 points at Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, February 26, 2012
• Utility B = 197/200 for 1st place Judge = Teresa Walker 
• 27 points at Lancaster Kennel Club, March 15, 2012
• Utility B = 196/200 for 1st place Judge = Carol Mett
• 1 point at Lancaster Kennel Club, March 15, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 for 3rd place Judge = Jon Mett
• 10 points at Potomac Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club, March 25, 2012
• Utility B = 195/200 for 1st place Judge = Michael Mooney
• 1 point at Potomac Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club, March 25, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 for 2nd place Judge = Michael Mooney
• 4 points at Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, April 8, 2012
• Utility B = 196/200 for 1st place Judge = Michael Mooney 
• 2 points at Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, April 8, 2012 
• Open B = 197.5/200 for 1st place Judge = Michael Mooney 
• 4 points at Baltimore County Kennel Club April 24, 2012
• Open B = 198+++/200 for 2nd place Judge = James Ham
• 2 points at Delaware Valley Toy Dog Fanciers Association May 4, 2012
• Utility B = 195/200 for 1st place Judge = Barbara Doering
• 1 point at Skyline Kennel Club June 9, 2012
• Utility B = 197/200 for 3rd place Judge = Victoria Brown
• 1 point at Skyline Kennel Club June 9, 2012 
• Open B = 198/200 for 2nd place Judge = Victoria Brown
• 4 points at Skyline Kennel Club June 10, 2012
• Open B = 197.5/200 for 1st place Judge = Phyllis Broderick
• 9 points at Dauphin Dog Training Club June 23, 2012
• Utility B = 197.5/200 for 2nd place Judge = Phyllis Broderick 
• 14 points at Dauphin Dog Training Club June 23, 2012
• Open B = 199/200 for 1st place Judge = Jeffrey Showman

TOTAL TO DATE : 106 / 100 

2) A first place in Utility B with at least three dogs in competition.

• Salisbury Maryland Kennel Club, February 26th, 2012 under Teresa Walker (21 dogs)

3) A first place in Open B with at least six dogs in competition.

• Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, April 8th, 20012 under Michael Mooney (6 dogs)
• HIGH IN TRIAL! 

4) An additional first place under the conditions of 2 or 3 above.

• Utility B - Lancaster Kennel Club, March 15, 2012 under Carol Mett (29 dogs) 
• Utility B - Potomac Valley Shetland Sheepdog Club, March 25, 2012 under Michael Mooney (11 dogs)
• Utility B - Shenandoah Valley Kennel Club, April 8, 2012 under Michael Mooney (6 dogs)
• Utility B - Delaware Valley Toy Dog Fanciers Association, May 4, 2012 under Barbara Doering (4 dogs)
• Open B - Skyline Kennel Club, June 10, 2012 under Phyllis Broderick (12 dogs) 
• Open B - Dauphin Dog Training Club, June 23, 2012 under Jeffrey Showman (28 dogs).
• HIGH IN TRIAL! 

5) All three first places under three different judges.