This makes for a very nice atmosphere. Adding to this pleasant atmosphere is that the dogs always get praised when the run is over. Even if the run was a disaster, people really do praise their dogs. We learn, going through this, that the dogs typically do exactly what they are told. Running a Course - The preparation for a run starts with a walk through.
Handlers walk the course and build their strategy.
The dogs then run in the order designated by the program. All the dogs in the same height for each class run in order, then the jump heights are changed and the next size dogs run. Most runs last less than a minute, with lower time being the tie-breaker between competitors. The differences in levels are in the difficulty of the course, not in the obstacles used. As you move up in class, the courses become tighter, with more traps and more difficult sequences.