Obedience Numbers Quiz

The following quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the many different numbers that you should know when training for and showing in AKC obedience. There are 21 questions altogether. Have fun!

1. During the Figure 8 in Novice & Open, the ring stewards stand:

a) 6 feet apart
b) 8 feet apart
c) 10 feet apart
d) Not sure

2. When you throw your dumbbell for the Open Retrieve on Flat, you should throw your dumbbell:

a. Less than 20 feet
b. Exactaly 20 feet
c. At least 20 feet
d. Not sure

3. When you leave your dog for the Novice Stand for Exam, you should walk:

a. About 6 feet
b. About 8 feet
c. 10-12 feet
d. Not sure

4. The obedience jumps are how wide?

a. 4 feet
b. 5 feet
c. 6 feet
d. Not sure

5. On the Utility Moving Stand and Examination, after the judge's command to "Stand your dog," without pausing, the handler will command and/or signal the dog to stand and continue forward:

a. About 6 feet
b. About 8 feet
c. About 10 to 12 feet
d. Not sure

6. When lining dogs up for the Group Exercises (AKA stays), the judge should allow (updated 5/1/14, due to changes to the AKC regulations):

a. 2 feet between dogs
b. 4 feet between dogs
c. 6 feet between dogs
d. Not sure

7. The minimum ring size for Novice and Open is:

a. 30' X 40'
b. 40' X 40'
c. 40' X 50'
d. Not sure

8. The minimum ring size for Utility is:

a. 30' X 40'
b. 35' X 45'
c. 35' X 50'
d. Not sure

9. On the Open Retrieve over High Jump, the handler will stand a minimum of how many feet from the jump?

a. 6 feet
b. 8 feet
c. 10 feet
d. Not sure

10. On the Open Retrieve over High Jump, the handler must throw the dumbbell at least how many feet past the jump?

a. 8 feet
b. 10 feet
c. 12 feet
d. Not sure

11. When setting up for the Open Broad Jump, the handler will stand at least how many feet from the jump?

a. 6 feet
b. 8 feet
c. 10 feet
d. Not sure

12. When the handler leaves the dog for the Open Broad Jump exercise, the handler should stand to the right side of the jump,
between the lowest edge of the first hurdle and the highest edge of the last hurdle with their toes about how far from the jump?

a. 6 inches
b. 1 foot
c. 2 feet
d. Not sure

13. When setting out the articles for the Utility Scent Discrimination exercise, the closest artricle should be about how many feet from the handler?

a. 10 feet
b. 15 feet
c. 20 feet
d. Not sure

14. When setting out the articles for the Utility Scent Discrimination exercise, the articles should be arranged about how far apart?

a. 4 inches
b. 6 inches
c. 8 inches
d. Not sure

15. In a Utility ring that is 40 feet wide, what's the approximate distance between either of the corner gloves (1 & 3) and the center glove (2)?

a. 13 feet
b. 15 feet
c. 17 feet
d. Not sure

16. In a 50 foot Utility ring, the jumps are placed how far from the unobstructed end (the one without the judge’s table) of the ring?

a. 22 feet
b. 25 feet
c. 28 feet
d. Not sure

17. In an AKC Utility ring, the jumps are set up:

a. 18-20 feet apart
b. 20-22 feet apart
c. 22-24 feet apart
d. Not sure

18. To qualify on Utility Directed Jumping, the dog must stop and remain at least how far past the jumps?

a. 8 feet
b. 10 feet
c. 15 feet
d. Not sure

19. On Utility Directed Jumping, the handler should command the dog to sit on the go-out when the dog is about how far past the jumps?

a. 20 feet
b. 22 feet
c. 24 feet
d. Not sure

20. A substantial deduction is how many points off?

a. At least 2
b. At least 3
c. At least 4
d. Not sure

21. A minor deduction is how many points off?

a. 1/4-1 point
b. 1/2 to 2 points
c. 1/2 to 2 1/2 points
d. Not sure

That's all the questions. Need to check out your answers? Click here to see a list of the correct answers.

Did you enjoy the quiz? If you answered "Not sure" often, you better pull out your rulebook for some study time!

A Quiet Weekend

I spent the weekend at home, having failed to get into the Sportsmen's trial today that I entered. Dratted mail!

I did hear that Raissa Hinman and Aura finished their CDX today, Mary Kuhns and Caitlin won the Novice A class with an impressive 196 and earned their first Excellent Rally leg, and Nancy Stein and Reuben earned their 2nd Novice leg today.

Earlier this week, I started teaching Joker a stand signal for Utility. This is harder than with the other dogs I've taught one to, since I never taught him a solid kick-back stand for Novice or Rally. He does seem to be catching on already. The part that confuses him is he thinks any hand presented needs to be nose-touched. Using the leash to hold him back seems to be helping. Another Utility exercise we are working on his Directed Jumping. I'm really not sure when he learned how to do such nice go-outs, but with a visible target and two sticks to make a chute at the end, he's doing full-length go-outs with a great sit at the end. I've even started combining a go-out with some jumps. We did a two-target marking game today. I think that's the first time he's ever done marking with two targets. He seems to have the concept pretty well. And he's done several sit stays (after failing both at last weekend trials).

With Ty, I've been working on her drop on recall. She's finally understanding dropping at the bar from a sit stay with us 50 feet apart. I figure I'll go to 2 bars the next time we train it. She's also doing pretty decent Directed Jumping. Her sit at the end is loopier than I like, so I narrowed her chute to try to tighten it up. She used to have a very loopy sit out in the field, so it isn't that surprising. We also drilled some finishes. Her left finish via a signal is still the most consistent.

Gryffin is also in sit-stay boot camp. He doesn't really seem to have the concept that front foot movement is BAD, so that's what I'm working to help him understand. I am seeing some improvement, though I haven't gone out of sight much this week. We've also done some go-out sit proofing, with toys to either side of the go-out spot. Today, we worked some DOR with a bar, just to remind him about stopping promptly.