You must be a member in good standing to compete at a National Association Of Protection Dog trial. The Open division will be competing with the Advanced division for the Overall Trophies. All work will be done off leash. All teams will compete in the same event with the Open division and will do the same Obedience and Protection scenarios. The scenarios will be unannounced.
Any team can enter the Advanced level without having earned any titles.
You must however have passed the Novice qualification. A handler may enter another dog at another level, so long as that team has qualified for those levels. You must be a member in good standing to compete at a National Association Of Protection Dog trial. You must qualify in the Novice division before you can enter the Advanced division. The Advanced division will be competing with the Open division for the Overall Trophies.