Obedience The first AKC licensed obedience trial was held in 1936 with approximately 200 entries in 18 trials. There were 2,456 AKC Obedience events and 122,251 entries in 2006. The Santa Clara Dog Training Clup holds an obedience trial in January each year. Our 2010 Obedience trial will be held January 17, 2009 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. The show was part of the Mission Bell Cluster Trial January 16-17, 2010.
Obedience Competition demonstrates the usefulness of a dog as a companion to humankind. Dog and handler teams are judged on how closely they match the judge's mental picture of a theoretically perfect performance as they execute a series of specified exercises. Accuracy and precision are essential, but the natural movement of the handler and the willingness and enjoyment of the dog are very important. In 2002, there were 140,503 entries in AKC obedience trials across the U.S. Below is a list of Obedience Titles that can be earned. Companion Dog (CD) Title - This title is obtained by getting qualifying scores by three different judges in Novice classes at three licensed or member obedience trials. The letters CD may be added after a dog's registered name after it dog has earned a CD title. Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) Title - This title is obtained by getting qualifying scores by three different judges in Open classes at three licensed or member obedience trials. The Open title (CDX) must be earned before an exhibitor can enter the Utility class. The letters CDX may be added after a dog's registered name after it has earned the CDX title. Utility Dog (UD) Title - This title is obtained by getting qualifying scores by three different judges in Utility classes at three licensed or member obedience trials. The letters UD may be added after a dog's registered name after it has earned the UD title. Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) Title - Dogs with UD titles must earn qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B at 10 trials in order to obtain this title. The letters UDX may be added after a dog's registered name after it has earned the UD title. Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) Title - Dogs with UD titles must win 100 points and a first-place in Utility B and Open B, plus a third first-place win in either class, under three different judges. National Obedience Champion (NOC) Title - The AKC awards this prestigious title annually to the dog that wins the AKC National Obedience Invitational. The letters NOC are placed before the dog's AKC-registered name and become part of the dog's permanent title.

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