SPeCiALTY
There are multiple Specialty titles that can be earned with 3 potential levels–expanding on each of the classic parkour behaviors. Mix and match from the lists of requirements using a minimum of 3 from each category. No behaviors can be repeated between levels (ie you must find a different setting to perform the skill for each level that fulfills the requirement).
Level 1: requires 10 behaviors
Level 2: requires 15 behaviors
Level 3: requires all 20 behaviors
These titles require a Training Title prerequisite:
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UNDeR SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. 
Dog’s whole body must go under the entire obstacle from beginning to end. Unders must be below dog’s head height
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ExPLoReR SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. Parking lot Sidewalk Trail Urban Field Indoors Water Rocky Sandy Grass Wooded Flat Hilly School, university or library Shopping center Business or industrial area Train/bus station or marina Skate park or fitness area Amphitheater or sports area Campground or historical area
Dog must safely perform one parkour behavior of their choice at each location. Any given area (generally considered to be the same location or in sightline) may only count for one requirement. Areas can not be reused between levels.
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ARoUND SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. Wood Metal Plastic Stone Brick Soft Short Square sides Angled Long Painted Natural Manmade Far Away Hanging (not touching ground) With Under With Over With On Tight Fit Two before returning to handler
Dog must confidently send away from handler, go around an obstacle that is at least 3ft (1m) away, and return to handler. Each obstacle video must show the dog going both directions around the obstacle.
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2 FT oN SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. Short Tall Narrow Wide Rounded Slanted Moves Wood Concrete Stone Metal Plastic Soft Chain Rope Open under obstacle Handler at least 6 feet (2m) away Requires head under object (small opening) Front feet lower than back feet Gap in the middle (one foot on each side of gap)
Dog must confidently place both front feet, and only the front feet on the obstacle and remain there for 5 seconds. It should be clear to the judges that the dog understands the ‘Two On” cue and is not simply responding to body pressure. Dogs with a front limb amputation only have to place one front foot on the object.
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BaCKWaRDS SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. Under Around Over Through Balance-at least 3 steps Back feet on 2 separate objects Rock Wood Plastic Concrete Soft Metal Colorful Circular object Uneven Unusual Moving 2 obstacles in a row Lower than starting surface Hill-at least 3 steps
Category one: Dog must perform the listed parkour behavior while confidently and independently moving in the backwards direction. Category two and three behaviors: Dog must confidently and independently back at least two feet onto an obstacle tall enough to clearly be noticeable to the dog. In all cases, the behavior must occur without spatial pressure from the handler.
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iN SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Training Title before submitting. Plastic Metal Stone Wood Man made Natural Wet Slippery surface Inside lower than outside On a slant Open sides Loose sides (like a rope or chain) Requires an under to get in Requires climbing Moves Narrow Tall Short Tiny Split in two (front and back feet in different ins)
Dog must climb or jump into obstacle with all four feet and remain there for 5 seconds. All obstacles must be enclosed by defined sides.
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These titles require a Novice Title before submitting:
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4 FT oN SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Novice Title before submitting. Plastic Metal Stone Wood Man made Natural Uneven surface Slippery surface Soft surface Slanted surface Surface with hole(s) Something with slats Rounded top Requires climbing Moves Narrow Tall Short Wide Tiny
Dog must climb or jump onto the obstacle with all four feet and remain there for at least 5 seconds.
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TiC TaC SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Novice Title before submitting. Onto grass Onto mulch/dirt Onto a raised object Over Something Wood Brick Concrete Rock Tree Wall Man made Natural Narrow Wide Tall Small Short Painted Slanted Unusually shaped object
Dog must leave the ground, all four feet must make contact with the obstacle only once, and then the dog lands smoothly and in control.
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WaLKiNG BaLaNCE SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Novice Title before submitting. Narrow Wide Very long Short (height) Tall Moves Stone Wood Metal Rounded Uneven surface Unusual surface Stone Wood Metal Rounded Uneven surface Unusual surface
Dog must stay on for entire length of obstacle and demonstrate one 180 degree turn in each direction. Each walking balance obstacle must be at least two body lengths.
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GaP JuMP SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Novice Title before submitting. Wood Brick Rock Manmade Natural Painted Short Tall Circular (landing or take off) Angled (landing or take off) Rounded top (landing or take off) Small (landing or take off) Long (landing or take off) Perpendicular (long edge of jumping surfaces perpendicular to each other) Jump to taller surface Over obstacle Underside of surface open Over Water Take off and landing surface at ground level Two in a row
Dog must jump from one elevated surface to another elevated surface over an empty area in between (unless otherwise stated) without touching the area between these two surfaces. The space between these surfaces must be at least ¾ of dog body length.The landing surface should be no lower than elbow height difference from takeoff surface (but can be level or higher as long as spotting rules are followed).
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CReATiViTY SPeCiALTY
•This title requires a Novice Title before submitting. Wood Metal Plastic Stone Brick Rubber Painted Moves Has holes Slanted Round Odd Shaped Rectangular Blue Green Red Black Yellow Purple White
Dog must safely demonstrate three different parkour behaviors with the same obstacle. The best way to test if a behavior is a parkour behavior is to ask the question “could this behavior occur without the obstacle?”
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