Rally Obedience Vancouver
Rally Obedience (Rally-O)
A class designed for passionate dog handlers with ambitions to test their dogs ability to work as a team and take it to the competitive level.
Rally Obedience training has many practical applications, including mental exercise for your dog, increased reliability and obedience in a variety of situations, improved focus, and, of course, a stronger bond between you and your dog.
This sport is a great progression for those who have completed advanced classes or foundations training and are looking for additional training experiences and challenges.
Rally-O Core Skills
Course Description:
Rally-O Core skills aims to teach the building block skills required prior to entering your first Rally-O trial.
- Heel Position (transit between stations)
- Left Forward, Left Finish
- Right Forward, Right Finish
- Pivot
- Side-Step
- Precise Positions (Tuck Sit, Fold Back Down, Stand)
- Front
- Fast, Slow, Normal Pace
- Turning left and right in Heel
Prerequisites:
- Completion of Foundation Skills minimum, completion of Foundation Skills Level 2 is preferred
- Your dog needs to have a desire to work with you and is eager to earn food reinforcement
- Your dog needs a functional stay with some duration and distraction
Rally-O Novice
Course Description:
You will learn and practice Novice Rally Obedience signs
- Introduce Ring entrance and exits routines
- How to reduce reinforcement when in the ring
- Continue to build on foundation obedience skills to master more complex skills such as weave, off set figure 8 and spirals.
- Learn how to read a Rally Map and how to walk a course
- Learn how you are scored, common deductions and causes for NQ’s
Prerequisites
- Completion of Rally-O Core Skills
- For new students: Passing a 1-on-1 paid evaluation. You will be asked to demonstrate all Core Skills via a 30 minute zoom session ($60 + Tax).
Program Tuition
$232 plus tax for each 4-week course
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Where and When?
2024 dates to be announced soon!
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This is an advanced class. Please see all the prerequisites.
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