AKC Obedience (Novice)
What Siberian dog breed is known for its thickly furred double coat, its large size, its vertical triangular ears, and for looking like an Alaskan Malamute?
Husky
Challenge:
20–30 steps of heeling with:
At least 1 halt-sit
1 pace change (fast or slow)
Dog maintains position the entire time
Bearded, Border, and Scotch are three types of what pointed-snout herding dog that originated in Scotland and Northern England?
Collie
Challenge (2 Signs):
Halt (Sit) / Down / Sit [Sign #114]
In 1933, Queen Elizabeth’s family got a dog named Dookie that began her lifelong obsession with what bootylicious Welsh breed that the American Kennel Club describes as a “lively little herder who is affectionate and companionable without being needy?”
Pembroke Welsh Corgi
Challenge:
Perform 3 tricks back-to-back
No reset between
The "Boston" breed of what dog type is sometimes adorably known as the "American gentleman?" These dogs are also the mascot of Boston University.
Challenge:
Circle Around Handler x2 - Handler Opposite Direction Spin
A male collie named Pal was the first dog to portray what legendary (and female) title character on television?
Lassie
Challenge:
1 Minute Sit
In a 2017 survey by Hasbro, the Scottie Dog beat the T-Rex and the Hat to claim the title of most popular playing token in what board game?
Monopoly
Challenge:
Dog stays while handler walks 20 ft away
Recall to a straight front
Clean finish to heel
No repeated cues
Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was born in Minneapolis in 1922 and grew up in nearby St. Paul. Name the most famous dog drawn by Schulz.
Snoopy
Challenge (2 Signs):
About "U" Turn (180 left) [Sign #8] *footwork*
Stop – Down [Sign #27]
Unlike most Disney characters, Mickey Mouse's pet dog is not anthropomorphic beyond some facial expressions. What is the name of Mickey's dog that was first introduced in 1930?
Pluto
Challenge:
Perform 2 tricks WITHOUT luring
Sharing his name with an element having the atomic number 29, what is the name of the titular dog in Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound?”
Copper
Challenge:
Backup in LEFT heel x4
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is the second-longest continuously running sporting event in the U.S. behind what boozy race that anagrams to YUCKY BEND TREK?
Kentucky Derby
Challenge:
3 Minute Down
What part of a dog's body has a pattern as unique as a human's fingerprint, and is even used by kennel organizations to identify individual dogs?
Nose
Challenge:
Heeling pattern with turns (left, right, about turn)
Dog must stay engaged through ALL transitions
What breed of short-haired hunting dog gets its name from a German town that was a center of the Enlightenment, and which later gave its name to the German Republic that existed between the two world wars?
Weimaraner
Challenge (2 Signs):
HALT - Call Front (sit) - Finish Left - (sit) [Sign #111]
A surgical caudectomy is the technical term for the docking of what body part, as might be performed on a dog or horse?
Tail
Challenge:
Perform a 3–4 trick sequence (example: spin → down → roll over → sit pretty)
Led by her owner Cathy Gauche, the 2024 Best In Show winner of the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is “Sage,” a miniature variety of what “P” canine breed?
Poodle
Challenge:
Back up in Center x4
They sure seem to respect their dogs. Which country has officially declared six dog breeds, including the Shiba and Akita, as national monuments?
Japan
Challenge:
15 Hand Touches
Bo is a male Portuguese Water Dog famously owned by what American family?
The Obamas
Challenge:
Dog holds a stand
Handler walks around dog fully
Light handling simulation (touch shoulders/back)
Dog must not sit or move
Every year since its inception in 1973, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has taken place in which month?
March
Challenge (2 Signs):
HALT - Turn Right - One Step - Call to Heel - HALT [Sign #104]
Take 3 steps
Halt – Down – Walk Around [Sign # 31]
Though they may not seem like hunters, what dog breed was originally developed to hunt burrowing animals? This breed's name, in fact, means "badger hound" in German.
Dachshund
Challenge:
Perform 2 tricks at a DISTANCE (handler 5–10 ft away)
Which “Great” breed is a large mountain dog with French roots, a fluffy, thick, usually white coat, and a talent for shepherding?
Pyrenees
Challenge:
Clockwise Spin Simultaneous (side by side)
Buck, a St. Bernard-Scotch Shepherd mix, is abducted from his California home and pressed into service as an Alaskan sled dog in what classic 1903 novel?
The Call of the Wild
Challenge:
3 doggie pushups consecutive (sit-down-sit counts as ONE)
What breed of dog was named after an English clergyman who bred hunting dogs in the mid 1800s?
Jack Russell terrier
Challenge:
Full mini Novice run:
Heel til prompted → Halt
Recall
Sit/Down stay (handler turns back for 20+ sec)
Which breed of dog with distinctive coat markings that originated as a hunting and carriage dog is named after a historic region of Croatia?
Dalmatian
Challenge (2 Signs):
Call Front – Return to Heel (handler) [Sign #35]
Which dog with a repetitive name may have been referenced in ancient China as resembling lions with their blue-black tongues?
Chow Chow
Challenge:
Create a mini “routine” (15–20 seconds) combining tricks + obedience
In the 1983 horror movie “Cujo”, based on a novel by Stephen King of the same name, which large breed of dog is Cujo? This breed of dog takes its name from an Italian monk.
Saint Bernard
Challenge:
Walking Leg Weaves (forward) x4
Sharing the first half of his name with both his own and a different dog breed, Target's mascot Bullseye is what breed of dog?
Bull Terrier
Challenge:
Leave-It High Value for 30 seconds with Back Turned or Eyes Covered