Videos need to show the dog getting on and off the obstacle. They also need to demonstrate that spotting is occurring and the dog is not being lured. The dog must be visible during the obstacle performance. However, the handler does not need to be visible the whole time as long as the other criteria is met.
Yes, but there are multiple orders in which they can be earned. Training Level is an optional titling level. All teams must earn a Novice title before they can earn an Intermediate title, and then an Expert title. Once teams have earned a Novice title they are also eligible for the Championship and Specialty Titles. The Championship Title does not require that a team has earned a Intermediate or Expert Title.
Parkour is a way of moving through space. Therefore all behaviors should in some way be accomplishing this. Acceptable parkour behaviors include, but are not limited to: On, over, under, around, through, balance, in, back up onto an object, gap jump and tic tac. Tricks that can be done independently of the object will not count as parkour behaviors. Dogs do not need to wait on the obstacles for either creativity or sequence.
Creativity is multiple behaviors with one obstacle. The object can be moved and rearranged, but it should clearly be one distinct object. Sequence is multiple behaviors with multiple obstacles. The same object should not be used twice, and there should be one continuous movement with flow, dogs do not have to wait on an object.
Yes, but we highly recommend avoiding them. Go out and explore, and use a playground only if you can't find the obstacle elsewhere. As dogs progress in the levels, we expect playgrounds to be used less and less. Playgrounds are kids' first, we expect you to respect that and avoid playgrounds if children are on them. Playground are especially tricky to evaluate for sequence and creativity since it is not clear where one obstacle starts and another one ends. As a general rule, each component of the playground is counted as one obstacle.