Time Limit: 2:30 min

The purpose of this challenge is to demonstrate that the dog understands and can work containers elevated off of the ground. 

Preferred off-leash but may be run on leash with no assistance from the handler.

Hide Parameters:   Containers will be placed on objects that are elevated between a minimum of 16 inches and a maximum of 20 inches.  Containers should be laid out in a U shape.

• Objects may include but are not limited to chairs, benches, bleachers, cinder blocks or cinder block wall.  
• Objects do not all have to be the same but containers must sit between the height parameters listed above.
• Containers should be cardboard or plastic, square or rectangular containers, of any size. (Folding flaps on 4 flap cardboard boxes is OK). You may use a variety of types of containers.
• The containers must be closed. 
• Venting of the containers using small holes in the lids is at your discretion.  
• Spacing between containers is also at your discretion.

Time limit: 2:30 min  

The purpose of this challenge is to show that the dog can move on from hides to find other hides without repeated communication.

Preferred off-leash but may be run on leash with no assistance from the handler.

Hide Parameters: Hides at all levels should be sourceable and may or may not be visible to the dog.

The hides should be set in an area that has multiple hide location options. For example: a room in your home, the storage area at a training facility, an outdoor area with bushes and trees or picnic tables. It should not be a few isolated objects in the middle of an empty space.

Space between hides should be relatively open to allow for converging odor. If there are objects in between the hides, they should not be large and solid. For example: a coffee table in the middle of the space would be fine, a full size car would not be OK. 

The purpose of this challenge is to show that the dog can identify the location of a hide in or at  ground level without handler assistance or alerting on nearby objects.

Preferred off-leash but may be run on leash with no assistance from the handler.

Hide Parameters:  

• Hides at all levels should be set outside in an exterior area.  
• Hides should be sourceable to the dogs. 
• Visibility should be minimal. 
• The hides should be placed at or below ground level. 
• Hides should not be buried..  
• Hides should not be in any types of Containers (boxes, tool boxes, etc).

Search Area Parameters:

• Hard surface area (concrete, asphalt, packed gravel, etc).  Objects may include curbs, parking bumpers or other objects.
• Soft surface area (grass, dirt, wood chips, etc).  Objects may include bushes, tress, light poles or other objects.

The purpose of this challenge is to evaluate the dog’s ability to efficiently and methodically work a search. 

Dogs should find hides in order as they encounter them without passing a hide.

Preferred off-leash but may be run on leash with no assistance from the handler.

Hide Parameters:  Hides at all levels should be sourceable and may or may not be visible to the dog.   Hides may not be placed in containers such as boxes but instead may be on chairs, stools, or other items.  You may use a variety of objects for this search.