Marked out of 100

Each exercise is begun and ended in the starting position. Each exercise begins on an order from the judge. After that any changes or direction, halts, changes of speed etc. are carried out without any order from the judge, However, the handler is permitted ta ask the judge to give these orders.

The change of pace from running to a slow gait must be instantaneous, without transition through a normal gait.

About-turns to the left may be made in either of the two ways. Halts must be executed in accordance with the IPO directions. When the dog is called back from the "facing" position to the "heel" position it may either sit down directly or do so after circling closely around the handler's legs.

Upon hearing the command "Heel" the dog, wearing collar and leash, must leave the starting position and follow its handler eagerly.

At the beginning of the exercise the handler and his dog walk in a straight line for around 40 to 50 paces without stopping. They then make an about-turn and after walking another 10 or 15 paces they demonstrate the running pace and the slow pace for a distance af at least 10 paces each.

They then demonstrate. at normal pace, at least one turn to the right. one turn to the left and one about-turn. The dog's shoulder must always remain in line with the handlerls left knee. It must not overtake, drop behind or shift sideways away from the handler. The handler must make the about-turn to the left. The audible command: "heel" may be given each time the handler moves off and at each change of pace, When the handler stops the dog must sit immediately without receiving any command. Once the handler has stopped he is not allowed to shift his position in order to close the gap between himself and his dog. During the exercises the leash is held in the left hand and must never be taut. On the judge's command the handler and his dog move through a group of at least four people and stop at least once within the group. The members of the group are in motion, If the dog hangs back, overtakes or moves away from the handler it is penalized. The handler is penalized for hesitating when changing direction.

On the judge's command the handler, standing ln the starting position. undoes the leash and slings it across his shoulder or puts it in his pocket, Then, with the dog at heel and off the leash, he immediately moves back into the group and stops at least once, After handler and dog have moved through the group and adopted the starting position, the rest of the exercise in following off the leash is the same as the exercise in following on the leash.

In the course of the exercise (but not while moving through the group) two shots will be fired (calibre 6-9 mm). The dog must remain indifferent to them. Frightened dogs will be eliminated from the competition. Dogs which become aggressive but remain under their handlers' control will be penalized. Only dogs that remain indifferent to the shots may be awarded full points.

Special attention should be paid to the dog's behaviour when the shots are fired, The latter shall be fired at a distance of 15 paces and at 5 seconds, interval. Dogs that shy away at the sound of the shots shall be eliminated. If the judge suspects that a dog is sensitive to the sound of the shots he is allowed to have several extra shots fired to see whether his opinion is confirmed. The "shots" test may only be carried out during the exercises in "following off the leash" and "lying off the leash with distraction,"

The handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Sit" is given and the dog must sit immediately without the handler turning around or changing pace. Having proceeded a further 30 paces the handler stops and turns around to face the dog. On the judge's command the handler returns to his dog, stands on its right and adopts the starting position. Dogs which do not sit but lie down or remain standing are penalized by the loss of up to 5 points.

The handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Down" is given and the dog must lie down immediately. Without giving any further command and without turning around the handler walks on for another 30 paces. He then turns round immediately to face the dog and stands still. On the judge's command the handler calls his dog. The dog must come to the handler swiftly and eagerly and on arrival sit down very close to the handler facing him. On the command "Heel" the dog must come to heel immediately. Dogs which adopt a different position in response to the command "Down" but come correctly when recalled are penalized by the loss of up to 5 points.

The dog sits on the left of the handler off the leash. The handler throws a personal possession a distance of about 10 paces, On the audible command "Fetch" - given once - the dog must move swiftly towards the object, seize it immediately, bring it back by the shortest possible route and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. After a few seconds, in response to the audible command "Give", the dog must return the object to its handler, on the audible command "Heel" the dog must come to heel. The handler may use any object the dog can carry rather than an object belonging to him if he desires, The handler must remain in the starting position until the end of the exercise.

Dogs that drop the object, play with it or chew it are penalized by the loss of up to 4 points. Handlers who leave the starting position are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points. If the dog fails to retrieve the object no points may be awarded.

The handler takes up position in front of the hedge at a suitable distance from it. His dog sits at his heel, off the leash. Instead of a personal possession the handler may use any object the dog can carry to throw over the hedge. The hedge must be solely composed of flexible branches. on receiving the audible commands "Jump" and "Fetch" the dog must jump over the hedge without touching it, quickly seize the object, jump back and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. It must hold the object for a few seconds and then, in response to the audible command "Give," return it to the handler. On the audible command "Heel" it must come to heel immediately.

The audible command "Fetch" must be given before the dog reaches the object.

For slightly brushing the hedge, penalty of up to 2 points, For clearly touching the hedge or springing off it slightly penalty of up to 3 points. For clearly springing off the hedge, dropping the object, playing with it or chewing it, penalty of up to 4 points.

Should the object thrown by the handler deviate significantly from the desired course and land outside the retrieval zone due to a strong crosswind or a clumsy throw, the handler, after receiving authorization from the judge, may retrieve the object and throw it again, No penalty shall be applied. Additional commands given by the handler without moving from the starting position are to be penalized.

Should the handler abandon the starting position to help or encourage his dog during the jumps over the hedge or back, the withdrawal of points must be envisaged.

Abandoning the starting position and going and touching the hedge is considered as the gravest of faults. In such a case no points may be awarded either for the initial jump or the return jump. The exercise shall be considered null and void. The handler must remain in the starting position until the exercise has been completed (dog back at heel).

If there are several hedges, the same one must be used by all the dogs,

On the judge's command the handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After a few paces the audibie command "Go" is given in conjunction with a movement of the arm and the hand so that the dog is sent on ahead while the handler remains on the spot. The dog must move ahead swiftly in the direction indicated for at least 25 paces. Then, on receiving the audible command "Down" it must lie down immediately. The handler has the right to keep his hand raised until the dog is lying down, On the judge's command the handler joins his dog, takes up position on its right and gives the audible command to sit

Repetition of the visual signal is not permitted. The dog must move ahead in a straight line. A slight deviation will be tolerated. Wide deviation, moving forward too short a distance, hesitating befor lying down or doing so without waiting for the handler's command and shifting position as the handler approaches may be penalized.

Immediately before another dog starts its obedience tests, the handler makes his dog lie down at a distance of about 40 paces without putting down the leash or any other object near the dog. Then, remaining within the dog's sight, he walks away from the dog for about 40 paces without turning round, stops and stands still with his back to the dog. The dog must remain lying down without any action by the handler until the following dog has been put through its exercises from 1 to 6. Once exercise 6 has been completed the dog left lying down is reclaimed by its handler. Identical procedure exercise 7.

The spot where the dog is to lie down is indicated by the judge. The handler, who stands with his back to the dog, goes back to reclaim it when ordered to do so by the judge. Faults in the action of the handler such as turning around, making gestures etc. may be penalized. So may the dog for changing position as the handler approaches.

Marked out of 100

Each exercise is begun and ended in the starting position. Each exercise begins on an order from the judge. After that any changes or direction, halts, changes af speed etc. are carried out without any order from the judge. However, the handler is permitted to ask the judge to give these orders.

The change of pace from running to a slow gait must be instantaneous, without transition through a normal gait. About-turns to the left may be made in either of the two ways. Halts must be executed in accordance with the IPO directions. When the dog is called back from the "facing" position to the "heel" position it may either sit down directly or do so after circling closely around the handler's legs.

Upon hearing the command "Heel" the dog, wearing collar and leash, must leave the starting position and follow its handler eagerly.

At the beginning of the exercise the handler and his dog walk in a straight line for around 40 to 50 paces without stopping. They then make an about-turn and after walking another 10 or 15 paces they demonstrate the running pace and the slow pace for a distance of at least 10 paces each. The dog's shoulder must always remain in line with the handler's left knee. It must not overtake, drop behind or shift sideways away from the handler.

They then demonstrate, at normal pace, at least one turn to the right, one turn to the left and one about-turn. The about-turn must be made to the left.

The audible command "Heel" may be given each time the handler moves off and at each change of pace. When the handler stops the dog must sit immediately without receiving any command. Once the handler has stopped he is not allowed to shift his position in order to close the gap between himself and his dog. During the exercises the leash is held in the left hand and must never be taut. On the judge's command the handler and his dog move through a group of at least four people and stop at least once within the group. The members of the group are in motion. If the dog hangs back, overtakes or moves away from the handler it is penalized. The handler is penalized for hesitating when changing direction. Hanging back, overtaking or moving away by the dog, hesitation by the handler and indecisiveness in the about-turns are penalized.

On the judge's command the handler, standing in the starting position. undoes the leash and slings it across his shoulder or puts it in his pocket. Then, with the dog at heel and off the leash, he immediately moves back to the group where he stops at least once. After handler and dog have moved through the group and adopted the starting position, the rest of the exercise in following off the leash is the same as the exercise in following on the leash.

In the course of the exercise (but not while moving through the group) two shots will be fired (calibre 6-9 mm). The dog must remain indifferent to them. Dogs which are frightened by the shots will be immediately eliminated from the competition, Dogs which become aggressive but remain under their masters' control will be penalized. Only dogs which remain indifferent to the shots may be awarded full points.

Special attention should be paid to the dog's behaviour when the shots are fired. The latter will be fired at a distance of 15 paces and at 5 seconds' interval. Dogs which shy away at the sound of the shots will be eliminated. If the judge suspects that a dog is sensitive to the sound of the shots he is allowed to have several extra shots fired to see whether his opinion is confirmed. The "shots" test may only be carried out during the exercises in "following off the leash" and "lying off the leash with distraction."

The handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Sit" is given and the dog must sit immediately without the handler turning around or changing pace. Having proceeded a further 30 paces the handler stops and turns around to face the dog, On the judge's command the handler returns to his dog, stands on its right and adopts the starting position. Dogs which do not sit but lie down or remain standing are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points.

The handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Down" is given and the dog must lie down immediately. Without giving any further command and without turning around the handler walks another 30 paces. He then turns round immediately to face the dog and stands still. on the judge's command the handler calls his dog. The dog must come to the handler swiftly and eagerly and.on arrival, sit down very close to the handler, facing him. On the command "Heel" the dog must immediately come to heel. Dogs which adopt a different position in response to the command "Down" are penalized by the lass of up to 5 points.

The dog sits on the left of the handler, off the leash. The handler throws an object (not a personal possession but an object which the dog can carry and which weighs 1 kg) about 10 paces. On the audible command "Fetch" - given once - the dog must move swiftly towards the object, seize it immediately. bring it back by the shortest possible route and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. After a few seconds, in response to the audible command "Give", the dog must return the object to its handler. On the audible command "Heel" the dog must come to heel. The handler must remain in the starting position until the end of the exercise.

Dogs that drop the object, play with it or chew it are penalized by the loss of up to 4 points. Handlers who leave the starting position are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points. If the dog fails to retrieve the object no points may be awarded.

The handler takes up position in front of the hedge at a suitable distance from it. His dog sits at his heel off the leash. The handler throws an object (not a personal possession but an object the dog can carry weighing 650 g) over the hedge. The hedge must be solely composed of flexible branches. On being given the audible commands "Jump" and "Fetch" the dog must jump over the hedge without touching it, quickly seize the object, jump back and sit very close to the handler, facing him. It must hold the object for a few seconds and then, in response to the audible command "Give" return it to the handler. On the audible command "Heel" the dog must sit down immediately on the left of the handler.

The audible command "Fetch" must be given before the dog reaches the object.

For slightly brushing the hedge, penalty of up to 2 points.

For clearly touching the hedge or springing off it slightly, penalty of up to 3 points. For clearly springing off the hedge, dropping the object, playing with it or chewing it, penalty of up to 4 points.

Should the object thrown by the handler deviate significantly from the desired course and land far outside the retrieval zone due to a strong crosswind ar a clumsy throw the handler, after receiving authorization from the judge, may retrieve the object and throw it again. No penalty shall be applied. The handler must remain in the starting position until the completion of the exercise (dog back at heel).

Additional commands given by the handler without moving from the starting position are to be penalized.

Should the handler abandon the starting position to help ar encourage his dog during the jumps over the hedge or back, the withdrawal of points must be envisaged.

If the handler moves forward to touch the hedge the exercise shall be considered null and void.

If there are several hedges, the same one must be used by all the dogs.

The fence has two sloping sides measuring 1.9 m in height and 1.5 m in width, each fitted with three rungs measuring 24 mm by 48 mm on the outside surface. The distance between the bases of the two sides must be calculated, so that the summit of the fence is 1.6 m above the ground (measured at a right angle to the ground).

The handler takes up position in front of the fence at a suitable distance from it. His dog sits at his heel, off the leash. The handler may throw any object the dog can carry over the fence instead of a personal possession if he so desires. On being given the audible commands "Jump" and "Fetch" the dog must scale the fence, quickly seize the object, climb back over the fence and sit very close to the handler. facing him. It must hold the object for a few seconds and then, in response to the audibie command "Give" return it to the handler. On the audible command "Heel" the dog must sit down immediately on the left of the handler.

The command "Fetch" must be given before the dog reaches the object.

Should the object thrown by the handler deviate significantly from the desired course and land far outside the retrieval zone due to a strong crosswind or a clumsy throw, the handler, after receiving authorization from the judge, may retrieve the object and throw it again. No penalty shall be applied.

Additional commands given by the handler without moving from the starting position are to be penalized.

Should the handler abandon the starting position to help or encourage his dog as it climbs over the fence or back, the withdrawal of points must be envisaged.

If the handler moves forward to touch the fence no points shall be awarded.

The handler must remain in the starting position until the compietion of the exercise (dog back at heel).

If there are several fences the same one must be used by all the dogs.

On the judge's command the handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After a few paces the audible command "Go" is given in conjunction with a movement of the arm and the hand so that the dog is sent on ahead while the handler remains on the spot. The dog must move ahead swiftly in the direction indicated for at least 30 paces. Then, on receiving the audible command "Down" it must lie down immediately. The handler has the right to keep his hand raised until the dog is lying down. On the judge's command the handler joins his dog, takes up position on its right and gives the audible command "sit"

Repetition of the visual signal is not permitted. The dog must move forward in a straight line, A slight deviation will be tolerated. Wide deviation, moving forward too short a distance, hesitating before lying down or doing so without waiting for the handler's command and shifting position as the handler approaches may be penalized.

Immediately before another dog starts its obedience tests, the handler makes his dog lie down at a distance of about 40 paces without putting down the leash ar any other object near the dog. Then, remaining within the dog's sight, he walks away from the dog for about 40 paces without turning round, stops and stands calmly with his back to the dog. The dog must remain lying down without any action by the handler until the other dog has been put through its exercises from 1 to 7. Once exercise 7 has been completed the dog left lying down is reclaimed by its handler. Identical procedure exercise 8.

The spot where the dog is to lie down is indicated by the judge. The handler, who stands with his back to the dog, goes back to reclaim it when ordered to do so by the judge.

Faults in the action of the handler such as turning around, making gestures etc. are to be penalized. So is the dog for changing position as the handler approaches.

Dogs that sit or stand but remain on the spot are entitled to receive points.

Dogs that stray more than three metres from the designated spat before the dog on the course has finished exercise 4 may not be awarded any points.

Dogs that stray from the spot after the completion of exercise 4 should receive points.

Dogs which move forward to meet their handler on his approach are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points.

Marked out of 100

Each exercise is begun and ended in the starting position. Each exercise begins on an order from the judge, After that any changes or direction, halts, changes of speed etc, are carried out without any order from the judge. However. the handler is permitted to ask the judge to give these orders.

The change of pace from running to a slow gait must be instantaneous. without transition through a normal gait. About-turns to the left may be made in either of the two ways. Halts must be executed'in accordance with the IPO directions. Exercises 2 and 3 and exercises 4 and 5 must be carried out one after the other in a straight line (without returning to the starting point).

For exercises 6 and, 7 it is obligatory to use the objects provided on the competition site,

When the dog is recalled from the "facing" position to the "heel" position it may sit down either directly or do so after circling tightly around the handler's legs.

The handler reports to the judge with his dog at heel, off the leash. Upon hearing the command "Heel" the dog must leave the starting position and follow its handler eagerly. At the beginning of the exercise the handler and his dog walk in a straight line for around 40 to 50 paces without stopping. They then make an about-turn and after walking another 10 ar 15 paces they demonstrate the running pace and the slow pace for a distance of at least 10 paces each.

They must make at least one right-turn, one left-turn and one about-turn at normal pace. The about-turn must be made to the left. The dog's shoulder must always remain in line with the handler's left knee, It must not overtake, drap behind or shift sideways away from the handler. The audible command "heel" may be given each time the handler moves off and at each change of pace. When the handler stops the dog must sit immediately without receiving any command. Once the handler has stopped he is not allowed to shift his position in order to close the gap between himself and his dog, On the judge's command the handler and his dog move through a group of at least four people and stop at least once within the group. The members of the group are in motion. If the dog hangs back, overtakes or moves away from the handler it is penalized. The handler is penalized for hesitating when changing direction. In the course of the exercise (but not while moving through the group) two shots will be fired (calibre 6-9 mm). The dog must remain indifferent to them. Dogs which are frightened by the shots will be immediately eliminated from the competition. Dogs which become aggressive but remain under their masters' controll will be penalized. Only dogs that remain indifferent to the shots can be awarded full points.

Special attention should be paid to the dog's behaviour when the shots are fired. The latter will be fired at a distance of 15 paces and at 5 seconds' interval. Dogs that shy away at the sound of the shots will be eliminated. If the judge suspects that a dog is sensitive to the sound of the shots he is allowed to have several extra shots fired to see whether his opinion is confirmed. The "shots" test may only be carried out during the exercises in "following off the leash" and "lying off the leash with distraction."

The handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Sit" is given and the dog must sit immediately without the handler turning around or changing pace. Having proceeded a further 30 paces the handler stops and turns around to face the dog. On the judge's command the handler returns to his dog, stands on its right and adopts the starting position. Dogs that do not sit but lie down or remain standing are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points.

After leaving the starting position the handler and his dog walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After 10 paces the handler starts running and after at least 10 more paces he issues the audible command "Down". The dog must lie down quickly, without the handler stopping running. The handler goes on running without turning round for about 30 paces. Then he stops and turns to face the dog. On the judge's command he calls his dog. The dog must join him swiftly and eagerly and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. Dogs that adopt a different position when ordered to lie down but come correctly when recalled are penalized by the loss of up to 5 points.

After leaving the starting position the handler and his dogf off the leash, walk in a straight line at a normal pace. After at least 10 paces the audible command "Stand" is issued and the dog must obey immediately without the handler stopping or turning round. After about 30 paces the handler stops and turns round immediately to face the dog. The exercise is considered to be completed when the handler has taken up position beside the dog and ordered the dog to sit and the dog has obeyed.

After leaving the starting position the handler and his dog, off the leash, run forward in a straight line. After at least 10 paces the handler gives the audible command "Stand". The dog must stand immediately, without the handler changing pace or turning round. After about 30 paces the handler stops and turns round immediately to face the dog. On the judge's command he calls his dog. The dog must join him swiftly and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. When given the command "Heel" the dog must immediately sit on the left of the handler.

Dogs adopting a different position in response to the audible command "Stand" are penalized by the loss of up to 5 points. Dogs that fail to keep pace at heel or slow down on the way back to the handler and handlers who turn around may be penalized.

The dog sits off the leash on the left of the handler. The handler throws an object which is not a personal possession (an object the dog can carry, weighing 2 kg) a distance of about 10 paces. On receiving the audible command "Fetch" (issued only once) the dog must quickly go to the object, seize it immediately, bring it back quickly and sit down very close to the handler, facing him. After a few moments, in response to the audibie command "Give," it must return to object to its handler. On receiving the audible command "Heel" the dog must immediately sit at the handler's heel. The handler must remain in the starting position until the end of the exercise.

Dogs that drop the object, play with it or chew it are penalized by the loss of up to 4 points. Handlers who move from the starting position, shifting slightly forwards or backwards, are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points. Should a dog fail to retrieve the object, no points shall be awarded.

The handler takes up position in front of the hedge at a suitable distance from it. His dog sits at his heel, off the leash. The handler throws an object (not a personal possession but an object the dog can carry weighing 650 g) over the hedge. The hedge must be solely composed of flexible branches. On being given the audible commands "Jump" and "Fetch" the dog must jump over the hedge without touching it, quickly seize the object, jump back and sit very close to the handler, facing him, It must hold the object for a few seconds and then, in response to the audible command "Give," return it to the handler. On the audible command "Heel" the dog must sit down immediately at the handler's heel.

The audible command "Fetch" must be given before the dog reaches the object.

For slightly brushing the hedge, penalty of up to 2 points.

For clearly touching the hedge or springing off it slightly penalty of up to 3 points.

For clearly springing off the hedge, dropping the object, playing with it or chewing it, penalty of up to 4 points,

Should the object thrown by the handler deviate significantly from the desired course and land far outside the retrieval zone due to a strong crosswind ar a clumsy throw, the handler, after receiving authorization from the judge, may retrieve the object and throw it again, No penalty shall be applied.

Additional commands given by the handler without moving from the starting position are to be penalized.

Should the handler abandon the starting position to help or encourage his dog during the jumps over the hedge or back, the withdrawal of points must be envisaged.

If the handler moves forward to touch the hedge the exercise shall be considered null and void.

The handler must remain in the starting position until the completion of the exercise (dog back at heel).

If there are several hedges. the same one must be used by all the dogs.

The fence has two sloping sides measuring 1.9 m in height and 1,5 m in width, each fitted with three rungs measuring 24 mm by 48 mm on the outside surface. The distance between the bases of the two sides must be calculated so that the summit of the fence is 1.8 m above the ground (measured at a right angle to the ground).

The handler takes up position in front of the fence at a suitable distance from it. His dog sits at his heel, off the leash.

The handler may throw any object the dog can carry over the fence instead of a personal possession if he so desires. On being given the audible commands "Jump" and "Fetch" the dog must scale the fence, quickly seize the object, climb back over the fence and sit very close to the handler, facing him. It must hold the object for a few seconds and then, in response to the audibie command "Give", return it to the handler. On the audible command "Heel" the dog must sit down immediately at the handler's heel.

The audible command "Fetch" must be given before the dog reaches the object.

Dropping the object, playing with it or chewing it incurs a penalty of up to 4 points.

Should the object thrown by the handler deviate significantly from the desired course and land far outside the retrieval zone due to a strong crosswind or a clumsy throw, the handler, after receiving authorization from the judge, may retrieve the object and throw it again. No penalty shall be applied.

Additional commands given by the handler without moving from the starting position are to be penalized.

Should the handler abandon the starting position to help or encourage his dog as it climbs over the fence or back, the withdrawal of points must be envisaged.

If the handler moves forward to touch the fence the exercise shall be considered null and void.

The handler must remain in the starting position until the completion of the exercise (dog back at heel),

If there are several fences the same one must be used by all the dogs.

On the judge's command the handler and his dog (off the leash) leave the starting position and walk in a straight line at a normal pace, After a few paces the audible command "Go" is given in conjunction with a movement of the arm and the hand so that the dog is sent on ahead while the handler remains on the spot. The dog must move forward swiftly in the direction indicated for at least 30 paces. Then, on receiving the audible command "Down" it must lie down immediately. The handler has the right to keep his hand raised until the dog is lying down, On the judge's command the handler joins his dog, takes up position on its right and gives the audible command "Sit".

Repetition af the visual signal is not permitted. The dog must move forward in a straight line. A slight deviation will be tolerated. Wide deviation, moving forward too short a distance, hesitating before lying down or doing so without waiting for the handler's command and shifting position as the handler approaches are penalized,

Immediately before another dog starts its obedience trials, the handler makes his dog lie down at a distance of about 40 paces without putting down the leash or any other object near the dog. Then, without turning around, he moves about 40 paces away, still within the competition grounds, and stands out of sight of the dog. He returns to the dog when the judge orders him to do so and instructs it to sit using the audible command "Sit. "

When out of the dog's sight the handler must stand still until the judge gives him authorization to go back to his dog. Agitated behaviour by the handler (gestures etc.) or a shifting of the dog's position as the handler returns are to be penalized.

Dogs that sit or stand but remain on the spot are entitled to receive points.

Dogs that stray more than three metres from the designated spot before the dog on the course has finished exercise 5 may not be awarded any points.

Dogs that stray from the spot after the completion of exercise 5 should receive points.

Dogs that move forward to meet their handler on his approach are penalized by the loss of up to 3 points.