RolloverU’s Top Dog Honors identifies those dogs and their owners that go beyond basic and competition obedience. Top Dog Honors is not a designation that can be achieved in one training program. It is something to be strived for and is not for everyone and their pet.
Below are the behaviors required to obtain the Top Dog Honor designation:
Sit
Lay or down
Stay
Come
Heel
Sit/stay
Down/stay
Loose leash walking
Focus
Leave it
Take it
Broad jump
Drop
Drop on recall
Accepting a friendly stranger
Sitting politely for petting
Appearance and grooming
Walking through a crowd
Unreactive to other dogs
Recall short and long distances
Stand
Retrieve on the flat
Retrieve on the jump
Directed retrieve
Scent discrimination
Supervised separation (Owner leaves dog with stranger and dog is calm)
Reacts with confidence to distractions
Directed jumping
Heel free
Stand/stay
Moving stand
5 specialty tricks of owners choosing (see Crafty Canine for examples)
All above behaviors must be proofed for on and off lead as necessary, with distractions, and with verbal and visual commands.