4-H Obedience?

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4-H Obedience?

erl

Posted : 3/3/2009 5:27:57 PM

I have a few questions pertaining to showing in 4-H if anyone here has been involved in it. I've never even been involved in anything 4-H but my FFA chapter is competing in their fair this year and I'm VERY interested in showing in obedience and/or agility (not sure if this fair has agility).

- Are the rules different in different states/areas? I cannot seem to find any rules or list of exercises done anywhere, so if anyone knows of one it'd be greatly appreciated.

- The list of classes I can enter are: Pre-Novice 1st year on lead, Pre-Novice 2nd year on lead, Novice offlead, and Graduate Novice (not sure if these are what they're typically called). The packet I read didn't say that I had to enter in Pre-Novice (it barely had any information on it) and honestly I'd prefer to just skip to the offlead class because that's my dog's current skill level. Do I have to enter in a Pre-Novice class?

Thanks! Smile

AgileGSD

Posted : 3/3/2009 6:13:50 PM

I was in 4H until i aged out and have been an advisor ever since. The rules are different not just for every state but for every county as well. You will need to contact your local 4H office and ask if you can get a copy of their rules. This site should direct you to the person to contact for your area: http://4-h.org/b/Pages/Layouts/GroupPagecdde.html?SiteId=2843&PersistentTheme=4H

In our county, only members of 4H dog project clubs who meet the county requirements (such as attending a certain number of training classes, having a dog advisor sign for the project) can participate in the dog judging at the fair. A nearby county allows anyone who takes a dog project, regardless of club involvement can participate at the fair.

In almost any case though, I wouldn't think there would be a problem skipping pre-Novice.

erl

Posted : 3/3/2009 6:35:20 PM

Ok. Thank you VERY much!