Obedience Regulations - American Kennel Club

Obedience
Regulations
CHAPTER 5
UTILITY
(Please note: All regulations affecting the competition of dogs
listed with AKC Canine Partners become effective April 1, 2010.)
Section 1. Utility A Class. the utility A class is for those dogs that
have won the cDX title but have not won the uD title. Anyone who has
trained or exhibited a dog that has earned an otcH may not enter or
handle dogs in this class. each dog will be handled by its owner or by
a member of the owner’s immediate family or household. owners may
enter more than one dog in this class.
Section 2. Utility B Class. the utility b class is for dogs that have won
the cDX or uD title. the owner or any other person may handle dogs in
this class, and owners may enter more than one dog in this class. no dog
may be entered in both utility A and utility b classes at any one trial.
Prior to the start of judging, the judge will decide the order of exercises
to be performed in this class. this order will not be disclosed to
exhibitors until it is posted at the ring, approximately 45 minutes before
the start of the class. in future assignments, judges are required to alternate
the six orders of exercises so that each will be used approximately
the same number of times.
Section 3. Utility A Exercises and Scores. the exercises, maximum
scores and order of judging in the utility A class:
1. signal exercise 40 points
2. scent Discrimination Article # 1 30 points
3. scent Discrimination Article # 2 30 points
4. Directed retrieve 30 points
5. moving stand and examination 30 points
6. Directed Jumping 40 points
maximum total score 200 points
Section 4. Utility B Exercises and Scores. the various orders of
exercises in the utility b class (points and total scores are the same as
in utility A):
utilitY i utilitY ii
1. signal exercise 1. Directed Jumping
2. scent Discrimination # 1 2. moving stand & exam.
3. scent Discrimination # 2 3. Directed retrieve
4. Directed retrieve 4. scent Discrimination # 1
5. moving stand & exam. 5. scent Discrimination # 2
6. Directed Jumping 6. signal exercise
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