San Jo Cockers

Performance and Field

AKC performance venues in which cockers excel include obedience, rally, agility, tracking, along with hunt and field tests. All of these activities encourage cockers and their owners to cultivate the breed's natural instinct to work. While San Jo cockers have been strong competitors in the conformation ring for many years, they are now showing that they are also true representations of the breed by competing in performance events.  The photos and information on these pages are provided by Venee' Gardner (Whisper's co-owner), Kim Williams (Tinsley's owner), Sally Kirby (Effie's owner) and Gina Morgan (Allie's owner).

 

For those interested in the Agility Obstacle Descriptions, we are providing the terms below:

A-Frame--Dogs must ascend one panel and descend the other in the directions designated by the Judge and they must touch the contact zone on the down side only, with any part of one foot prior to exiting the obstacle.  The height of the A-Frame is to be set within 1 inch of 5 feet 6 inches.

Dog Walk--The Dog Walk consists of a center section and two ramp sections, all sections are 12 feet long.  Dogs must ascend one of the ramps, touching the "up" contact zone with any part of one foot, cross the center section and descend the other ramp in the direction designated by the Judge.  They must touch the down contact zone with any part of one foot prior to exiting the obstacle.

Seesaw--Dogs must ascend the plank touch the "up" contact zone with any part of one foot and cause the plank to pivot.  At least one paw must touch the "down" contact zone after the plank has touched the ground and prior to exiting the obstacle with all four (4) paws.

Pause Table--Dogs must pause on the table for five seconds in either a sit or a down position as specified by the Judge prior to the beginning of the class.

Open Tunnel--Dogs enter the end specificed by the Judge and exit the other end.

Chute--Dogs must enter the rigid entrance section and exit through the fabric chute.

Weave Poles--Dogs must enter the Weave Poles by passing between poles number 1 and number 2 from right to left.  They must then pass from left to right through poles number 2 and number 3 and continue this weaving sequence until they pass between the last two poles.  If the sequence is broken, the dog must restart the correct sequence, either at or anywhere before the location of the error.

Jumps--Dogs must jump over the top bar, without displacing it, in the direction indicated by the Judge.

Tire Jump--The Tire Jump consists of a tire (or a circular object that resembles a tire) suspended from a retangular frame.  Dogs must jump through the tire opening in the direction specified by the Judge without knocking the tire/frame over.

Broad Jump--The Board Jump is composed of either four 8-inch sections or five 6-inch sections and four corner markers.  Dogs must jump all sections without visibly moving or stepping on top of any board jump board, entering between the marker poles placed near the front section and exiting between the poles placed near the back section.  Touches and ticks of the leading edge of the first board and the trailing edge of the last board that do not visibly move the board shall not be faulted.  When an ascending arrangement is used, the lowest section is the front, but when a hogback arrangement is used, the Judge specifies the front.  Touching or knocking over the corner markers is not faulted as long as the dog goes between them.