up competing at the higher levels of obedience, since we all know that our little black and tan creatures definitely have a mind of their own, and can keep us humble in and out of the ring. Working thru all of the different levels and requirements of obedience takes a lot of time, work, and dedication. The highest obedi- ence title a dog can earn in the obedience arena is the Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH).
OTHER TITLES AND ACTIVITIES Scout AGILITY
Then there is agility, which takes a lot of work and dedication for both owner/trainer and dog. It takes months and months of training/teaching the dog to navigate thru the weave poles, the tunnel, chute, tee- ter-totter, dog walk, and A-frame, as well as all of the jumps. The lowest title one can accomplish is Novice Agility, Standard, and Jumpers, and the highest title is Master Agility Championship.
Rally Novice and Companion dog are the beginning steps into the world of obedience, and are a good way to practice and find out if you want to go further after achieving all of the Rally and Companion Dog titles. It can be a very fun, team building experience, with the first title being Rally Novice, which is performed on leash, going on to Rally Advanced, and then Rally Excellent. You can also continue onto Rally Advanced Excellent, which means you have to compete both in the Rally Advanced ring, the same day as competing in the Rally Excellent ring. Both of the latter rings are done off leash, and the Rally Excellent requires each dog to do the “honors” exercise, which means a sit-stay or down-stay while another exhibitor team performs their course in the ring.
Companion Dog is the first title a dog can earn in the obedience ring, exercises are called out by the judge, and are graded on correct performance and time. There is not a large number of Manchesters who end
Earthdog is another AKC approved event where our breed can compete and earn titles in, starting from Junior Earthdog through Senior Earthdog, and then going on to Endurance Earthdog. The requirements for the dog are to have a strong enough prey drive to go down into the tunnels, navigate through them, and find the rat, (which is safely kept in a cage, as to not get hurt) . The dog must then sound off/bark to let the owner and judge know he found the rat. Each level of Earthdog becomes a little harder with more tunnel systems and possible ways to turn either to- wards the rat, or away from it.
Therapy Dog requires training to teach the dog to have good manners with people and other therapy
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