- Students Corner -
 
 The Student's Corner will have many items of interest to our students. We will start with some title and competition information and add more content periodically. 
 
 As you further your own (and your dog's) training, the idea of competing may slowly creep into your mind. Whether you do well at your first trial or not, competing tends to drive you to train harder and increase the bond with your dog. So, what types of competition are there? What titles can be earned and what do those mysterious letters mean?

Since SDOC is an AKC member club, we will focus primarily on AKC competition and titles that are available for any breed to earn*. Below are some of the titles (and those letters) that you can earn with your dog. For a complete listing of all titles and their associated requirements, please visit the AKC web site at http://www.AKC.org.

 

 
   Obedience Agility Rally Tracking 
   
 
 Novice
(Beginning)		 CD (Companion Dog) NA (Novice Agility)
NAJ (Novice Agility Jumpers with Weaves)
NF (Novice FAST)		 RN (Rally Novice) TD (Tracking Dog) 
 
 Open (Intermediate) CDX (Companion Dog Excellent) OA (Open Agility)
OAJ (Open Agility Jumpers with Weaves)
OF (Open FAST)		 RA (Rally Advanced) TDX (Tracking Dog Excellent) 
 
 Excellent UD (Utility Dog) AX (Agility Excellent)
AXJ (Agility Excellent Jumpers with Weaves)
XF (Excellent FAST)		 RE (Rally Excellent) VST (Variable Surface Tracking) 
 
 Master UDX (Utility Dog Excellent) MX (Master Excellent)
MXJ (Master Excellent Jumpers with Weaves)
MXF (Master Excellent FAST)		 RAE (Rally Advanced Excellent) CT (Champion Tracker) 
 
 Champion OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) MACH (Master Agility Champion) -- -- 
   
 
 
 So how do you get started? Ask any instructor or student that is competing (we love to talk about it). The entry forms for competition are posted on the FORMS & PREMIUMS page. Every so often, SDOC will offer trial prep / competition prep courses. When these courses are offered, they will be listed on the Classes page and the NEWS section on the home page. 
 
 * Tracking titles may not be available for non-AKC recognized breeds.