Post by Admin on Jan 17, 2023 19:11:30 GMT
JANUARY IPO
INTERNATIONALE PRÜFUNGS-ORDNUNG (FCI)
TRIAL INFORMATION
Welcome to this month's IPO trial --IPO Phase Lists: You must compete in each phase within a level of the sport (i.e.: Level One, Two) until you have completed all exercises. Then you move to the next title and level.
EVENT DATES
• Entries open: 01/17/23 @ 10:00PM PST
• Entries close: 01/31/23 @11:59PM PST
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
• 1 picture required, should show all of the dog, as well as the handler and decoy as appropriate.
• Size of image should be no larger than 800 x 700px.
• Image should not be reused.
• One dog per post.
SETTING INFORMATION
• Handlers should be in comfortable, working attire.
• Dogs must wear a collar and may also sport a harness.
• Arena should be a large outdoor field.
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS
• Dogs must be over the age of 16 months to participate.
• Dogs not a traditional protection/bite work breed must pass the Companion Behavior Dog test before entry into actual IPO trials.
• Handlers must be at least 16 years to participate.
• Dogs should not be pregnant, nursing, or injured.
• Choose only one phase per dog to perform.
PHASES AND EXERCISES
• Tracking: Open to all dogs old enough.
◦ Tracking Line - Dogs will be on a long line and must follow a trail until locating the handler article (i.e.: cloth).
• Protection: Open to dogs that have placed 3 times.
◦ Hold and Bark - Dog must sit or stand in the front of the helper located in the blind and bark while awaiting cues from handler.
◦ Prevent Escape - Starts at a heel and then signal the dog to prevent the escape with an attack once helper runs away.
◦ Defense and Guard - Dog must defend against stick attack from helper, then be outed at guard helper until recalled.
• Obedience: Opened to titled dogs.
◦ Heeling on Leash - On a line, handler and dog must follow judge directions through turns, fast, and slow paces.
◦ Down with Recall - Dog must recall into an attention heel from a down.
ROLEPLAY ADDITIONS
The below elements are optional and only included for those wanting additional roleplay in their entry images.
IPO's presiding judge is the skilled Hayden Lind. Please message Elf for the deco sim file needed to show her in entries. |
PARTICIPATE
Please include the following when submitting your image --
[b]Registered Name:[/b]
[b]Registration Nr:[/b] (SKA ID# or Discord ✓)
[b]Breed:[/b]
[b]Sex of Dog:[/b]
[b]Phase:[/b]
[b]Exercise:[/b]
[b]Handler Name:[/b]
LAIKA OF GAGNAM STYLE