Rally - Novice

This is a foundation class designed for those who have not competed in AKC Rally and wish to begin.


You will learn:

• where to get information on finding and entering AKC Rally events
• how to enter a trial
• what to wear at a trial
• how to behave at a trial
• how to get the Rally rules and regulations and how to use them
• how to walk a Rally course
• how to perform a Rally course
• what the Novice Rally signs are and how to perform them
• how you are scored, what deductions are taken for, what is an NQ, what is an IP
• what titles you may obtain
• the principal parts of the exercises

This class is limited to 8 participants and is by pre-registration with the instructor. 

Prerequisite:
      You and your dog must be able to heel with a sit, understand down, stand, and sit
      and down stays, perform a recall, and have at least one finish. 
      This course does NOT teach you the obedience exercises.  You must work on your
      own to teach your dog whatever exercise you need.  
      You must be able to arrive 10 minutes prior to the class to set up the equipment, and
      you must participate in putting the equipment away at the end of class.
      Your dog must be crated, xpenned, or in your car during set up and tear down. 
      Please be mindful of the weather if you are leaving your dog in your vehicle. 
      You may not miss more than 2 classes in the session.