Ncdogtraining/sports
From NCDogFacts
Dog Sports and Activities
- (B)-Specific Breeds only
- (AB)-All breed
- (MB)-Mixed Breeds Allowed
For most sports and activities, the breed club for your pure bred dog has separate events, or more specific ones, with competition just amoungst that breed.
Obedience
Rally
- APDT – (AB, MB) http://www.apdt.com/po/rally/default.aspx
- AKC – (AB) http://www.akc.org/events/rally/index.cfm
- WWKC – (AB) http://www.k9rally.com/WWKC%20Rally%20Regs-orig.pdf
- CARO – (AB,MB) http://www.canadianrallyo.ca/
Classic Competition Obedience
- AKC- (AB) http://www.akc.org/events/obedience/index.cfm
- UKC (AB, MB) http://www.ukcdogs.com/Obedience.htm
- ASCA (AB, MB) http://www.asca.org/Programs/Obedience/index.htm
Shutzhund Obedience
- DVG (AB, MB) http://www.dvgamerica.com/newtitle.html
Companion Obedience/ Temperament
Canine Good Citizen
- AKC (AB, MB) http://www.akc.org/events/cgc/index.cfm
Temperament Testing – the statistics are interesting on breed temperament
- ATTS (AB, MB) http://www.atts.org/
Agility
- AKC – (AB) http://www.akc.org/events/agility/index.cfm
- UKC – (AB, MB) http://www.ukcdogs.com/Agility.htm
- NADAC – (AB, MB) http://www.nadac.com/
- USDAA – (AB, MB) http://www.usdaa.com/
- ASCA – (AB, MB) http://www.asca.org/Programs/Agility/index.htm
Flyball
- NAFA – (AB, MB) http://www.flyball.org/
Frisbee
- IDDHA – (AB, MB) http://www.iddha.com/
Freestyle
- CFF (AB, MB) http://www.canine-freestyle.org/
- WCFO (AB, MB) http://www.worldcaninefreestyle.org/
Tracking
- (http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/Work2.htm for more links)
- AKC – (AB) http://www.akc.org/events/tracking/index.cfm
- ASCA – (AB, MB) http://www.asca.org/Programs/Tracking/index.htm
Shutzhund Tracking
- DVG (MB, AB) http://www.dvgamerica.com/rules.html
Search and Rescue
- NASR (AB, MB) www.nasar.org/
Other Traacking
- Deer Search (when hunters don’t get a clean shot)
- Agricultural Pest and Termite Detection
- Drug Detection
- Arson
- Cadaver Search
- Cancer Detection
Carting and Draft
Mushing
Carting
- Breed Clubs
- Newfoundland
- Rottweiler
- Collie - http://www.awca.net/vers.htm
- Greater Swiss Mtn Dog
- Bernese Mtn. Dog
Driving
- Rottweiler
Skijoring/PULK
- NASSPA - http://www.skijoring.org/
Scootering
Weight Pull
- UKC – (AB, MB) http://www.ukcdogs.com/weightpull.htm
- IWPA – (AB, MB) http://www.iwpa.net/
- NKC – (AB) http://www.nationalkennelclub.com/Weight%20Pull/Weight-Pulling.htm
- CKC - http://www.continentalkennelclub.com/articles_DogScooter-Win05.aspx
- Breed Clubs
- Staffordshire Terrier
- American Pit Bull Terrier
Backpacking
- DSA – (AB, MB) http://www.dogscouts.com
- Breed Clubs
- Malamute
- Collie- http://www.awca.net/vers.htm
Parade
Herding
- AKC (B) http://www.akc.org/events/herding/index.cfm
- ASCA – ( AB, MB) http://www.asca.org/Programs/Stockdog/index.htm
- AHBA – (AB, MB) http://www.ahba-herding.org/
- USBCHA – (AB, MB) http://www.usbcha.com/
Hunting Skills
Duck (Retrieving)
- AKC (B) http://www.akc.org/events/hunting_tests/retrievers/index.cfm
- UKC (B) http://www.ukcdogs.com/HPHRetrievers.htm
- NHRA
Upland Birds (Pointing)
- UKC
- (B-Hunting Retrievers) http://www.ukcdogs.com/HPHRetrievers.htm
Upland Birds (Flushing)
- UKC
Racoon
- UKC – (B - coonhounds) http://www.ukcdogs.com/HPCoonhounds.htm
- AKC (B) http://www.akc.org/events/coonhound/index.cfm
Squirrel
- UKC – (B-curs and fiests) http://www.ukcdogs.com/HPCurFeist.htm
Boar/Big Game
- ABDR
- ICA – (B, MB) http://www.dixiewardogs.com
Rabbit
- UKC – (B) http://www.ukcdogs.com/HPBeagles.htm
Fox
Lure Coursing
Sighthound
- 1. AKC (B) http://www.akc.org/events/lure_coursing/shot/2006/
- 2. Breed Clubs
Terrier
- 1. JRTC (B) http://www.terrier.com/trial/trialmenu.php3
Earthdog/Go to Ground
- 1. AKC (B) http://www.akc.org/events/earthdog/index.cfm
- 2. Breed Clubs
- 3. American Working Terrier Association
Personal Protection
Schutzhund
- 1. DVG (AB, MB) http://www.dvgamerica.com/rules.html
- 2. USA
- 3. UKC – Upcoming this fall 2003
- 4. Breed Clubs
- 1. Belgian Shepard Breeds
- 2. Airdales
- 3. Bouviers
- 4. American Bulldogs
- 5. Staffordshire Terriers
- 6. German Shepards
- 7. Dobermans - http://www.uniteddobermanclub.com/
- 8. Giant Schnauzers- http://www.workingriesenschnauzer.com/
- 9. Rotteweiler
Ring Sport
Mondioring
- 1. USMA - http://www.usmondioring.org/
Coaching/Roadtrialing
Dalmation
- 1. DCA – (B)http://www.thedca.org/roadtrial.html
Water Rescue and Retrieving
- 1. WET Dog - (AB, MB) http://www.wetdog.org/faq.htm#canmy
- 2. Breed Clubs
- 2. NCA – (B) http://www.ncanewfs.org/index.shtml
Therapy
- 1. Delta Society (AB, MB) http://www.deltasociety.org/
- 2. TDI – (AB, MB) http://www.tdi-dog.org/
Service Dog
- (for more links: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/assist.htm)
Livestock Guardian Dog
Movie Acting
Message Running (Wartime/Emergency Skills)
Conformation
- 1. AKC
- 2. UKC
- 3. NCA
- 4. CKC
- 5. ARBA
- 6. NKC
- 7. CKC
- 8. FCI
Assistance/Service Dog Web Sites
General
Vision
- Guide Dogs of America
- GDF-GRADS info for blind people who are deciding on a guide dog school
- Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.
- Guiding Eyes For The Blind
- The Seeing Eye, America's first guide dog school.
- Guide Dog Foundation, Second Sight Inc..
- FAQs about raising puppies to be guide dogs.
Hearing
- Dogs for the Deaf
- Hearingdogs email list
Seizure
- PAWS with a Cause Seizure Response Dogs
- Canine Partners for Life provides Seizure Alert Dogs
Training
Information Directories
- Assistance Dog Providers in the United States, by Carla Stiverson & Norm Pritchett.
- Service Dog FAQs
- Guide Dog and Assistance Dog FAQs
- Guide Dog FAQs
- Dr. Plonky's Assistance Dog Directory
- Assistance Dog Information Page
- lists Service Dog, Hearing Dog, and Guide Dog information directories.
- Professor Hunt's Service and Therapy Dogs focuses primarily on therapy dogs.
Organizations
- Canine Companions for Independence (CCI)
- The Delta Society Home Page - Companion Animals Enriching Our Lives."
- International Association of Assistance Dog Partners
- non-profit, cross-disability organization: guide, hearing and service dogs.
- PAWS With a Cause
- trains Assistance Dogs nationally for people with disabilities
- Sledding/Pulling/Skijoring
- Sledding, Pulling and Skijoring Department
- Working Dog bookstore has titles relevant to sport and breed enthusiasts.
- Sledding and Pulling. Working Dogs Article Archives articles
- Sled Dog Central articles about sledding and related resources.
- Mushing Magazine for the sled sport enthusiast
- International Federation of Sled Dog Sports web site
- International Weight Pulling Association history and membership information.
- Iditarod Updates site has articles about sledding and sledding breeds.
- Mushing, the Magazine of Dog-powered Sports
- Mush with P.R.I.D.E. publishes sled dog care guidelines.
- Official Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race home page.
- Alaska Sled Dogs web site
- Anchorage Daily News Iditarod page
- Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race
- 1996 Iditarod, Race Headquarters for the last great race on earth.
- North Star Sled Dog Club promotes sled dog sports in the upper midwest.
- Alaska Dog Mushers Association perpetuates the sport of sled dog racing in Alaska.
