Heel Off Leash

This exercise is  done in a pattern determined by the judge with multiple stops and starts, left and right turns, and turn about. The handler might also be required to pick things up, carry things, go through various obstacles, etc.

Long Sit/Down (Absence of Handler)       
Done with the handler out of sight, the dog stays in a pre-drawn position 1 minute during distractions. These distractions could be decoys arguing, throwing a ball, running circles, loud noises, etc. The distractions must be at least 5m away.

Food Refusal
Dog is thrown 2 pieces of food, usually meat or cheese. Dog must not eat the food, and if it is "accidentally" thrown into dog’s mouth, he must immediately spit it out. The field is also baited with 6 pieces of food, in strategic locations (i.e. by blinds, jumps, area dog runs over during send away, etc.) The throwing of the food can be done in various ways, such as off a plate, the thrower pretends to be eating from or in another manner that might fool the dog into thinking this isn't a food refusal.

Positions       
The dog is told to sit, stand and down in a pre-drawn order. The handler is 15 meters away. Points are lost for creeping forward during the positions, or failure to perform a position. The main requirement here is that the handler have a direct line of sight to the dog. However, the dog might be on uneven ground, next to strange objects, etc.

Thrown Retrieves    
The handler throws the item at least 5 meters. On command the dog retrieves the item and presents it to the handler. The retrieved object can be almost anything but not metal or glass, or anything dangerous to the dog with a maximum weight of 1 kilogram.

Scent Discrimination 
At the beginning of the competition the handler is given a small dowel, 10x2x2cm. During this exercise they place it on the ground 30m from the dog. After placement of 4 other dowels are placed in the same area, then the handler sends the dog to find the correct dowel and retrieve it.

Send Away   
The dog is told to run in a straight line away from the handler until called, then it returns to the handler. The distance is 40 meters.

High Jump    
Dog jumps a 1.2 meter hurdle on command, then does a return jump on command, and comes to a heel position by the handler.

Palisade        
Dog jumps and climbs over a 2.3 meter wooden vertical wall which has a sloped backside, so there is no jump straight down to the ground.

Long Jump   
Dog jumps a 4 meter pvc/metal "key" long jump on the ground

Face Attack   
The dog is told to attack a decoy who is facing him about 50m away behaving in a menacing fashion using a stick, with out/recall.  There are also obstacles between the dog and the decoy that the dog must go over or through (not around).

Face Attack with Accessories        
The dog is told to attack a decoy who is facing him about 50m away behaving in a menacing fashion using various items.   These could be a hool a hoop, caution tape, cones, anything that might impress the dog but wouldn't hurt them.  There are also obstacles between the dog and the decoy that the dog must go over or through (not around).

Fleeing Attack
The dog is told to attack a decoy who is running away, with out/recall after the bite/fight.  The decoy fires a gun when they are bitten..

Defense of Handler  

Search, Hold, and Bark with Escort

The dog searches for the decoy who is hidden somewhere on the field, not necessarily in a blind, and barks to indicate the decoy has been found. The handler approaches and commands the decoy to come out of the blind.  After exiting the blind, the decoy is escorted around the field by the dog, with multiple attempts to escape.

Stopped Attack        
This is done exactly like the fleeing attack. However, when the dog is about half way down the field a flag will be held up.  Depending on the color of the flag (red or green) this will be the stopped attack or not, and the handler must recall the dog before it bites.  More points are earned the closer the dog is to the decoy when it is recalled.

Guard of Object
The dog is told to guard an object,and the handler goes to a place out of sight. The handler does not participate in any way again, until it is time to retrieve his dog. The decoy attempts to steal the object three times. The dog stops the decoy each time by biting.  As soon as the decoy begins to move away from the object, the dog lets go to remain close to the object he is guarding. During one of these attempts, the decoy can carry an object to confuse the dog as to which object it is guarding, or attempt to prevent the dog from biting.  Points are lost for biting too soon, allowing the decoy to move or completely steal the object, guard the wrong object (allowing the other object to be stolen), being dragged away from the object, etc.