My boys competing in DOCOF

ultimatek9 · Sep 30, 2011

Two of my boys, Hennessy and Boom, were selected to represent our training club at DOCOF (Dog Obedience Clubs of Florida) this year.
This was only Boom's second time stepping into an obedience ring, and the first obedience competition for either of them outside of our training club.
I am very proud of my boys. Hennessy was the top scoring dog for our team, with a 193, and placed 14th out of 112 overall in Novice. Boom was the 3rd highest scoring dog for our team, with a 191, and places 24th out of 112 overall in Novice.
I forgot to mention...Hennessy was the only American Pit Bull Terrier there, and Boom was the only Staffordshire Bull Terrier. However, there were tons of border collies, shelties, poodles, goldens, and aussies; and my boys kicked their butts
Here are some pics from their routines.

Hennessy - 4yr old APBT

on leash heeling

figure 8

stand for exam

off leash heeling

recall

finish

Boom - 18mth old SBT

on leash heeling

figure 8

stand for exam

off leash heeling

recall

finish (where Boom lost 4 points for box turning off of me twice, before finally finish)

They didn't get any pictures of my boys during group sits and downs, but this gives you an idea of how crazy this competition was.
There were seven rings (2 Novice, 2 Open & 3 Utility) competiting all at the same time. The 400 plus dogs competing were split into 3 groups of over 100 dogs for sits and downs.

The calm before the storm

Score Sheet.

Thanks for looking!