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CQN The importance of the charactertest and the CQN The Belgian Conformation The Belgian Obedience Herding Agility Carting Sledding IPO Ring  The Charactertest for the Bouvier seems easy. Can someone then tell me why only 5% of the Belgian Bouviers succeed for this 'easy' test? Is it because of the lack of the needed 'character' or is it because of the fact that their owners don't 'work' with them? Probably the cause can be found in both! Every real Bouvier with all the good characteristics of the breed should succeed in this test. Following model is used by the Belgian Bouvier Club. First test: Second test: Third test: Results of the test: After this test, the Bouvier is judged in conformation.
Only then he can get a 'Selectie op Schoonheid en Karakter' (Selection in Conformation and Character).
This selection is noted on the pedigree After you succeeded this test you can get the CQN. 
CQN: Certificat de Qualité Naturelle There were two kinds of CQN: défense & tracking. CQN-défense: Routine judgement (showing teeth, judge touches dog, looks at his tattoo,...): 10 points. Healing on (10 points) and off (10 points) leash. One minute down: 10 points. Refusing food (food thrown at the dog): 20 points. Retrieve: 10 points. Jump over 1.20 meter: 10 points. Defense of the handler: 40 points for the defense itself, 20 points for resistance (transport), 10 points for the reaction at the gunshot. Long distance attack on a running agitator: 30 points. Total on 200 points and to succeed you need minimum 75% (150/200) CQN-tracking: Tracking may be on or off leash but the handler must stay 5 meters behind the dog. The track to the wooden stick is 400 meter with a corner after 200 meter. The other exercises are the same as the CQN-défense. Tracking here is on 80 points. From januari 2001 on CQN will stop existing and will be replaced by a "working test in ability for working dogs". This new test will still be for the breeds of group 1 & 2 (FCI) who had to have a CQN before getting their CH B. The difference is that it will be only one test for all these breeds with a focus on the social ability of the dog. All info can be asked at the KMSH: tel + 32 2 245 48 40 or fax: + 32 2 245 87 90.
The importance of the charactertest and the CQN The importance of the charactertest and the CQN are to keep the breedtypical characteristics and the will to pass them thru to the next generation(s). To get the title of Belgian Champion a Bouvier don't only need the necessary CAC's (Certificat d'Aptitude au Championnat) in conformation but also need a CQN (or an IPO in Belgium!). A Bouvier who succeeds a CQN with minimum 150 points on 200 can also be entered in Working Class in conformation. For its owner one other thing is more, if not the most important: the pleasure to work with his terrific Bouvier!
The Belgian Conformation 
The conformation system on the European continent is totally
different to the American and Canadian system.
The Belgian Obedience  The Belgian Obedience system is quite different than the American and Canadian one. The first step is the 'gehoorzaamheidsbrevet', a test by a judge of the KMSH (Belgian Kennel Club). The brevet exercises are: follow on leash (15 points), follow off leach (15 points), deny food (10), stay for 2 minutes (10, a recall drop in the middle of the traject (20), sit-down-stay (10), show teeth and be touched (5), retrieve (15). Attitude of handler and dog are also taken into consideration. If the Bouvier succeeds in the 'brevet', he can participate in competition. These are the levels: 'debutanten', 'programma 1' and 'programma 2'.
Herding  Herding is a Bouv-sport that is practised in France, the USA and Canada. Cows, geese or sheep are used.
Agility  Bouviers are excellent agility-dogs. They are fast and easy to train.
Carting  Carting is practised in the USA and Canada and a very nice Bouvier-sport.Unfortunately in Belgium it isn't allowed (only for the official sledding and carting-dogs: Malamutes, Huskys,...).
Sledding
IPO (Internationaal Prüfungs Ordnung)  Photo courtesy: Patrick and Ursula Gielen-Dresen, kennel van 't Gieldre Hof, Belgium. General IPO is containing 3 levels: IPO1, 2 and 3. They higher the level, the more difficult. In each level, one rule is the same: you have to get at least 70 points for each part. Example given: if you only have 50 points for tracking, you are out. Each part counts for 100 points. Part 1 : the tracking The handler makes a rtack from 350 steps with 2 angles of 90 degrees. Two objects are layed down on the track. The track has to be at least 20 minutes old and there has to be a leash of 10 meter between Bouvier and handler. The Bouvier has to points the objects (down). Points: * 80 points for following the track, * 20 points for pointing the objects. For IPO 2 the track is done by someone else than the handler and the track is 30 minutes old. For IPO 3 the track is at least 800 steps long doen by someone else with 4 angles and 60 minutes old with 3 objects. Part 2 : the obedience 1) Heal on leash (15 points) 2) Heal of leash (20 points) 3) Sit (10 points) 4) Down with recall (10 points) 5) Retrieve (10 points) 6) Retrieve over a hague (15 points) 7) Send away and down (10 points) 8) Down with distraction (10 points) For IPO 2 : Retrieve over a big object. For IPO 3 : Stay from healing and stay from running. Part 3 : the defense 1) Retrieve of the apache (5 points) 2) Seach and bark at apache (20 points) 3) Stop apache who runs escapes (25 points) 4) Gard-defense (25 points) 5) Stop a moving apache (25 points) For IPO 2: also: transport and attack to bouvier from moving apache. For IPO 3: also: escape from a transport. IPO is quite a heavy programm. When you start at IPO 1 it is rather clear what will follow on a higher level. With 225/300 you succeed.
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