MRL Exercise Comparison – Puppy Class to CD Class
Exercises – Puppy Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | The trainers do evaluate the |
| 02. Sit (Using food) | performance of the individual |
| 03. Down (Using food) | puppies, but in Puppy Class no |
| 04. Stand (Using food) | points are awarded for the |
| 05. Sit stay (15 seconds) | exercises, as the emphasis is |
| 06. Down stay (30 seconds) | on socialisation and having fun, |
| 07. Play with toy (Play with toy and return toy to handler) | whilst experiencing new things. |
| 08. Send away (3 metres, open bowl) | |
| 09. Obstacle course (To measure confidence) | |
| 10. Change handlers (To measure confidence) | |
| 11. Examination (Eyes, ears, teeth, paws, hind-quarters) | |
| 12. Fun recall (Out of sight) |
Exercises – Beginner 1 Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | 25 |
| 02. Sit stay (30 seconds) | 15 |
| 03. Down stay (1 minute) | 15 |
| 04. Retrieve (Sits and takes article from handler’s hand) | 15 |
| 05. Fun recall (10 metres) | 15 |
| 06. Send away (10 metres, open bowl, no sit or down) | 15 |
| Total | 100 |
Exercises – Beginner 2 Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | 25 |
| 02. Sit stay (1 minute) | 15 |
| 03. Down stay (2 minutes) | 15 |
| 04. Retrieve (Takes dumbbell from handler and hold it) | 15 |
| 05. Formal recall (10 metres, no finish) | 15 |
| 06. Send away (10 metres, closed bowl) | 15 |
| Total | 100 |
Exercises – Novice Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | 15 |
| 02. Heel (Free, off lead) | 10 |
| 03. Sit stay (2 minutes) | 10 |
| 04. Down stay (5 minutes) | 10 |
| 05. Formal retrieve (2 metres)(Fetches article, sits, presents it to handler) | 15 |
| 06. Formal recall (10 metres) | 10 |
| 07. Send away (10 metres, closed bowl) | 10 |
| 08. Clear jump (0.4 metres) | 10 |
| 09. Long jump (0.6 metres) | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
Exercises – CD Beginners Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | 10 |
| 02. Heel (Free, off lead) | 10 |
| 03. Down stay (5 minutes, out of sight) | 10 |
| 04. Formal retrieve (5 metres)(Fetches article, sits, presents it to handler) | 10 |
| 05. Formal recall (15 metres) | 10 |
| 06. Send away (15 metres, closed bowl) | 10 |
| 07. Area search (1 article) | 10 |
| 08. Clear jump (0.6 metres) | 10 |
| 09. Long jump (1.0 metres) | 10 |
| 10. A-frame (1.2 metres) | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
Exercises – CD Class | Points |
| 01. Heel (On lead, with a loose lead) | 10 |
| 02. Heel (Free, off lead) | 10 |
| 03. Down stay (10 minutes, out of sight) | 10 |
| 04. Formal retrieve (10 metres)(Fetches article, sits, presents it to handler) | 10 |
| 05. Formal recall (20 metres) | 10 |
| 06. Send away (20 metres, closed bowl) | 10 |
| 07. Area search (2 articles) | 10 |
| 08. Clear jump (0.8 metres) | 10 |
| 09. Long jump (1.4 metres) | 10 |
| 10. A-frame (1.6 metres) | 10 |
| Total | 100 |