III. COURSE FORMING

 3.1. The course is formed on the plain place no less than 20 x 40 m. The whole length of the course — 100-150 m, it consists of 16-25 obstacles.

3.2. The course is formed by Chief judge. The course should be exceptional for every competitions. The judge should form the course in a manner which allows the dog to run the course fluently, without sudden turns and changes of direction.

3.3. Chief judge has to give the scheme of the course to the organizers within 30 minutes before start. There should be special people who help the judge to form the course.

3.4. Forming course, the judge should take into consideration time, which is needed to rebuild a fallen obstacle if the dog should jump it several times during running the course.

3.5. Chief judge has to form the course so that the ring ribbon would not be too close to the obstacles and not provoke the dog to leave the ring.

3.6. Contact zone obstacles and also slalom cannot be first or last on the course.

3.7. The long jump and tire jump are situated in a way, which allows the sportsman to bring the dog to jump it directly.

3.8. The course should be formed in a way when every next obstacle is situated about 3-7 m from the previous.

3.9. The hurdles can form double and triple systems. Distance between hurdles of the system is no more than 3,5 m, in the triple system the distance between hurdles should be all the same.

3.10.During forming the course there cannot be so that any obstacle is performed twice in succession.

3.11. Sequence and direction of obstacles performing is marked with tables situated near obstacles.

3.12. For start and finish are used two hurdles or the same hurdle for both or gates (distance between poles 1 m 20 cm; poles height 1 m 20 cm).

3.13. Chief judge organizes measuring of the course’s length. The total length should be written down in the special sheet.

3.14. Special courses are formed according to the description in competitions regulations.

3.15. If there is such a possibility, a special place with 2-3 hurdles for the warming-up can be marked. There should be a special judge who organizes warming-up according to the regulations of the competitions.