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he EOC is an FCI supported DogDancing European Open Championship .

This competition is open for all dogs (with or without pedigree & crossbreeds)

• Doping
• EOC Rules since january 1 2024
• FCI rules for competitions, guidelines for judges and organisors.

The aim of the European Open Championships is to bring together the sportsmen of different countries to celebrate the versatility of Dog Dancing.

The competitions arranged as a part of an EOC event are:

• one heelwork to music competition/ qualification round and finals
• one freestyle competition/ qualification round and finals
• a teamwork to music competition for at least two dogs and one handler or several
• dogs and handlers.
• a biathlon competition based on the combined results of the HTM competition and freestyle, competition of a single dog and handler team participating in both sports
• a competition of the national teams
• a junior handler competition for handlers from 14 to 17 years of age and neither the dog nor the handler is participating in the other categories of the EOC.