Sit in Motion (ten points)

Beginning from a sit at heel, the dog moves forward briskly off leash with its handler. After the team has gone at least ten paces, the handler commands his dog to “Sit!” The dog should stop and sit immediately. Without looking back or hesitating, the handler continues at a normal rate for an additional thirty paces and then turns and faces his dog. After a few seconds, he returns to his dog and walks around it to its right side. If the dog stops, but stands or downs instead of sitting on command, it will lose half the points for the exercise.

Down with a Recall (ten points)

Beginning from a sit at heel, the team moves forward off leash. After they have gone at least ten paces, the handler commands his dog to “Down!” The dog should stop and lie down immediately on command. The handler continues moving thirty additional paces and then turns and faces his dog. At the judge’s signal the handler recalls his dog. The dog should come rapidly and sit straight and close in front of its handler. Then, on the handler’s command, the dog finishes to the heel position. It is considered a double command if the handler uses the dog’s name on the recall. The dog will lose half of the possible points if it stops on the “Down!” command but fails to lie down.