Congratulations
to the following people who showed recently:

Christi Skamfer and Maggie - 2 qualifying weight pulls, 2-1st places, 2 Most Weight Pulled per Pound, 70 championship points

Connie Goetz and Burnie - 2 Best of Breeds, Group 2

Christi Skamfer and Maggie - 1 qualifying novice obedience leg, 1 qualifying rally novice leg

Christi Skamfer and Maggie - UKC Premier - 3 qualifying weight pulls, 3-1st places, 60 championship points, 1 qualifying rally level 3 leg, new URO3, 2 qualifying novice obedience legs

Melissa Schmidt and Derby - 2 qualifying rally excellent legs, 2-1st places

Bob Keller and Hammer - 3 Best of Breeds

Connie Goetz and Burnie - UKC Premier: 4 Best of Breeds, new URO3, Total Dog

Amaris Moore and Petra - Best of Opposite Sex, 1 championship point

Beth Schmidt and Hammer - Best of Breed, Group 4

Sydney Boyer and Blake - Silver medal, USDAA JHP Elementary, 4th place jumpers

Megan Nafe and Samson - 1 qualifying Intermediate Agility leg, new title, 1 qualifying Senior Agility leg, 2 gold medals, 3rd place jumpers

Faylene Troemner and Sparky - 2 bronze medals, USDAA JHP Beginners

Paige Arneson and Skippy - Bronze medal, USDAA JHP Intermediate

Claire Arneson and Poco - Gold medal, USDAA JHP Elementary

Beth Schmidt and Hammer - 1 qualifying novice agility leg, 1 qualifying novice JWW leg, 3rd place, 4th place

  Novice Rally     Advanced Rally   Rally Courses 

Introduction to Rally obedience

Rally obedience is a sport new to the competitive dog show world.  Several organizations offer rally competitions, but AKC has only had competitive events since January of 2005.  Rally has some similarities to traditional dog obedience, but also differs from it in several key ways. 
             -Handlers are not only allowed, but are encouraged to speak to and  
              encourage their dog throughout the competition.
             -The judge only gives one command (“forward”) at the beginning of the run. 
              The dog and handler then complete the course on their own by following
              directions on signs.
             -Rally is timed, so promptness of responses is encouraged.
             -Deductions are not made for the small mistakes, so a dog that sits just a tiny
              bit crooked doesn’t lose points.
             -There are lots of fun and challenging exercises you do not see in traditional
              obedience, such as 270 degree turns.

Benefits of Rally:

For the companion-
Rally teaches you and your dog how to work as a team.  This is key to having a good pet or working companion.  Also, rally is fun and offers you a good way to spend productive time with your dog.

For the competitive dog-
Rally is a good, low stress way for new competitors to get started, since the tiny mistakes do not receive deductions.
Rally is also a great way to improve the competitive dog’s heeling and teamwork, and offers one more way for you and your dog to enjoy the sport of competitive dog showing.

Classes Offered:

Novice rally
Novice rally is open to dogs that have had novice obedience.  In this class we will introduce the novice/level 1 rally signs and begin preparing you for competition if that is your goal.

Novice rally classes run for 5 weeks and cost $60.00

Next class begins: Wednesday, Feb.1, 6:00 pm Spaces Available
 

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Advanced rally
In advanced rally we will introduce the advanced/level 2 and excellent/level 3 signs and prepare you for competition.  It is open to dogs that have completed novice rally.

Advanced rally classes run for 6 weeks and cost $70.00

Next class begins:  Wednesday, Mar. 7, 6:00 pm  Spaces Available

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Rally Courses
Rally Courses is open to dogs that have had advanced rally.  In this class we will focus on course walking skills and handling difficult courses.

Rally Courses costs $75.00 for 6 sessions.  Now available:  Rally Courses year pass:  $400.00 - come as often as you like with a single dog for a complete year, beginning on the date of purchase.  Classes available will number from 47-52 during the year.  Year passes are non-transferrable and cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers.

Next class begins:  Call for times

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6 Classes $75.00 Year Pass $400.00

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