The Non Competitive Obedience Association Guest Judge List

The Non Competitive Obedience Association was formed to encourage advanced obedience training and to enable handlers to earn titles even when they cannot get to a traditional obedience trial. NCO is a great "first step" and we strongly encourage participants to continue on to competition obedience in other venues!

What is required to be a Guest judge?
A Guest judge will be:
 An obedience or tracking judge in other venues
OR
Someone who has titled in obedience or tracking in other venues and has trained a dog through Utility or TDX
OR
Is an experienced trainer with students who have titled at an advanced level in another venue

What Compensation do Guest Judges get?
Guest Judges will be paid $10 per obedience submission/ $15 per tracking submission judged, paid via Paypal

What restrictions are there to Guest Judging?

• Guest judges must not judge their own dogs or those owned by immediate family members
• Guest judges may stipulate the dates they will be available, but should be sure to complete their assigned judging before the end of that time.
• There is no scoring. Performance submissions are pass/fail. In the event of a failing submission, a short paragraph about "How you can improve performance" would be ideal for us to email to the participant.
• Discussion of specific dogs and handlers submissions is not allowed in public but general conversations about "I have seen" hypothetical situations is allowed as long as it is done to help the particpants improve.
• Submissions for titles will be via You Tube video submission. You need an internet connection suitable for viewing videos

How to Apply
Send us an email and describe why you think you are qualified

NCO Titles are:
NCO-1  Beginner Level - May be filmed at home or a familiar area
NCO-2 Advanced Beginner Level - Must be filmed somewhere that is not at home
NCO-3 Intermediate Level - Must be filmed in a public place. Three passing submissions required.
NCO-4 Excellent Level - Must be filmed in a public place. Three passing submissions required, one of which must be outdoors.
NCO-5 Master Level - Must be filmed in a public place. Six passing submissions required, three of which must be outdoors.
NCO-T1 Beginner Tracking Dog
NCO-T2 Novice Tracking Dog
NCO-T3 Intermediate Tracking Dog
NCO-T4 Advanced Tracking Dog
NCO-T5 Excellent Tracking Dog
NCO-T6 Master Tracking Dog
NCO-OCT Optional City Tracking Dog (no prior titles needed)
NCO Rules
NCO FAQ
NCO Guest Judges Bio Page
NCO Submission form
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email us at
noncompobed@gmail.com