Rally Obedience Classes
Rally, or Rally Obedience, is a dynamic dog sport that blends traditional obedience with an interactive course and provides an engaging and positive outlet for promoting obedience skills in a fun and less formal setting.
In competitions, handlers and their dogs navigate through designated stations, performing specific exercises indicated by signs. The objective is to complete the course accurately and energetically, following the judge’s instructions. As a sport, it encourages teamwork and communication between the handler and their dog, allowing for praise and encouragement throughout the performance.
The sport welcomes all breeds, is popular among dog enthusiasts, and offers various competition levels to accommodate dogs with different skill levels.
Introduction to Rally - Novice Skills
This 6-week class focuses on the core skills of heeling, cueing, and maintaining engagement with your dog, and will prepare you for novice-level competition challenges. You will learn standard obedience skills, including turns, sit, down, stand, and stays, in the context of the novice-level competition Rally exercises. All exercises are performed on-leash.
🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.
✅ Prerequisite: Run Wild Manners class and Sports Prep or instructor approval
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Novice and Intermediate/Advanced Rally
This 6-week course will cover the exercises found in Novice, Intermediate or Advanced level Rally classes and prepare the team for competition at that level. Teams will progress to Off-Leash heeling as they are ready.
🚫 Reactive dogs (dogs that aggressively bark, lunge, or growl at people or dogs) are not eligible for this class, but may be suitable for Reactive Rover. Please contact us for recommendations.
✅ Prerequisite: Run Wild Manners class and Sports Prep or instructor approval
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Intermediate and Advanced Rally
This 6-week class covers the exercises found in AKC’s Intermediate and Advanced-level Rally classes and will prepare you and your dog for competition at that level. Teams will progress to off-leash heeling as they are ready.
✅ Prerequisite: Introduction to Rally Novice Skills or instructor approval
Masters and Excellent Rally Coursework
In this continuing 6-week course, you will progress through the excellent rally skills including off-leash heeling, bypassing distractions, and tricks like backing up, jumps, and spins. AKC Masters exercises will be mixed in, introducing more freestyle-like tricks.
✅ Prerequisite: Advanced Rally or instructor approval
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All-Levels Rally Practice
This group practice is offered periodically. Prepare for your next trial or come learn foundation skills. Some limited feedback and advice are provided. Two courses will be set up for different levels, and each team will get at least two run-throughs, more if time allows. You do not need to be working full courses; during your turn, work on whatever you’d like.
✅ Prerequisite: Your dog has decent focus in a class setting. Some familiarity with Rally and the exercises is helpful.