Rally-O / Dog Rally Obedience

Prerequisite: Puppy, Family Manners, or Super Manners Graduate Length & Frequency: 6 one hour classes Upcoming Classes: Intro to Rally-O Tue 6:00 PM – starts Sep 14, 2010 – Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill Intermediate Rally-O Tue 7:00 PM – starts Sep 14, 2010 – Extraordinary Ventures in Chapel Hill

Purchase Class: Introduction to Rally-O (Tues 6PM) Chapel Hill $120.00 Intermediate Rally-O (Tues 7PM) Chapel Hill $120.00 Family Manners (Sat 9AM) Chapel Hill $120.00 Family Manners (Wed 6PM) Chapel Hill $120.00 Super Manners (Sat 10AM) Chapel Hill $120.00 Canine Good Citizen (Wed 7PM) Chapel Hill $120.00 One Hour Private Lesson $80.00

Jenn Merritt & Bernie teaching Rally O basics

Rally-O is a fun way for you and your dog to practice dog obedience. Dog Rally Obedience integrates basic known commands and tests you and your dog’s ability to work as a team through a course. Good listening on your dog’s part and remaining cool and collected on your part are important skills.

Rally-O competitions are fast becoming a popular dog sport for people and dogs of all ages and backgrounds. All dogs are welcome to participate in this sport whether purebred, mixed breeds, or dogs with disabilities. Even children can compete in Rally-O competitions. Both the APDT and the AKC have Rally-O competitions and matches nationwide. There are various titles and levels that you and your dog can earn. For more information about Rally-O competitions, visit the AKC’s website.

Our Rally-O class walks you through the basics of how to navigate a Level 1 Rally-O course and how to understand the signs. Each week, we’ll add to the skills from the previous week, building until the final class..a Rally-O competition for class members.

This is all in good fun and is a more laid back version of dog obedience competitions. Treats and rewards are allowed in Level 1. Try it and you and your dog will be hooked!

• Rally-O is a fun way to integrate known commands, continued learning, and teamwork.
• Dog and handler teams follow a course with numbered signs indicating different exercises to perform such as Sit-Down, Turns, Fronts and Finishes, etc. Communication is encouraged between dog and handler, fostering teamwork.
• Our class will follow guidelines of APDT Rally and all dogs, purebred, mixed breeds and dogs with disabilities are encouraged to participate.
• We will learn and practice all the exercise signs for Level 1 Rally courses, learning new signs each week in preparation for each week’s mock course.
• Dogs must be graduates of Puppy or Family Manners and Super Manners or comparable classes with permission of instructor and should already have basic training (sit, down, come, stay, heel).
• Dogs MUST be non-aggressive towards people and other dogs.
• For more information about APDT Rally, please visit the APDT Rally website.

Classes are filled on a first come, first serve basis. Class size is limited for individualized attention for you and your dog, so don’t wait to register. If you have any questions about class availability or upcoming class dates, please email us. Please keep in mind that if our classes don’t fit your schedule, you can always sign up for Private In-Home lessons. If you prefer to mail a check for payment instead of using PayPal, you may download our Registration Form and mail with proper payment.

More information on Rally-O competitions can be found at the AKC, the APDT, and on our resources page.