Gold II Award - Hall of Fame

At Enve Canine Services we have our own Bronze, Silver (parts I and II) and Gold (parts I and II) awards for our obedience clients to work through. At the end of each course we test the dogs against the relevant standard, presenting certificates when each level is achieved.

The Bronze award represents the foundation blocks of obedience training – loose lead walking, basic manners, stays and recall. Silver part I then builds on those foundations and works on steadiness, longer stays, food and toy distractions and starts to introduce off lead work. The aim by the end of Silver I is for a well rounded family dog.

Silver part II introduces more complex exercises for those enjoying obedience training as a hobby introducing emergency stops, distance control. Gold part I takes all of the obedience exercises off lead and adds complexity.

Gold II is the pinnacle of our obedience training, off lead manners, distractions, 10m distance control, emergency stops and culminating with a 10 minute stay with the owner out of sight. Not only does the dog need to pass this stringent test (similar in level to the behaviour expected of a working dog), the owner also needs to pass a written test covering everything from health and behaviour to dog law. A pass at Gold II is something to be really proud of, it represents a true partnership between dog and owner built on positive training and understanding of each other.

To mark the occasion, when a partnership passes Gold II they are given a unique Enve Gold number and as well as being presented with their framed Gold II certificate, they are gifted with an Enve polo shirt personalised with their dogs name and Enve Gold number. This page is a tribute to all partnerships who have achieved this standard since we began in 2010.