Below is a simple checklist of what’s included at each level. Remember, this is about teamwork, clarity, and consistency — not perfection.

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🥉 Grade One

You and your dog will demonstrate:

• Loose lead walking (100m with turns and sits – limited treats allowed)

• Sit – 60 seconds with you 5 paces away

• Down – 60 seconds with you 5 paces away

• Recall away from food distractions (longline for safety)

• Calm inspection (ears, eyes, paws)

• Chin rest for 5 seconds during mock eye drop handling

🥈 Grade Two

• Loose lead walking (200m including fast & slow pace – no treats on course)

• Sit stay while you move away and complete a task

• Down stay with increased distance

• Recall to front present

• Clear jump (trainer-set safe height)

• Bow, Spin, Twist (3 in succession, no lure)

🥉 Grade Three

• 300m loose lead walking including off-lead elements

• Toy search and retrieve

• Emergency stop from recall

• Calm greeting of a friendly stranger (no jumping)

• Off-lead jump from distance

• Bow, Spin, Twist from 5m away

🏅 Grade Four

• 400m off-lead loose lead walking with side change

• Indication search (find but don’t retrieve)

• 2-minute down stay out of sight

• Calm greeting of a stranger with a dog

• Boomerangs (send around pole/cone)

• Send away to target (sit or down)

🏅 Grade Five

• Off-lead fast pace loose lead walking (both sides)

• Multi-item search and retrieve

• Handler canine knowledge questions

• 2-minute sit stay out of sight

• Advanced boomerangs (6 poles)

• Advanced send away with redirection

🏆 Grade Six

• 300m off-lead walking with fluid side changes

• 5-behaviour sequence (back-chainable)

• Directional work to targets (left, right, behind)

• 3 structured retrieves (middle, front, heel)

• Double jump send to target

• “Bang” (stand to side lay with stillness)

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