Rally Obedience Vancouver

Course Description:

• How to tap into your dog’s motivation, focus and engagement
• Strategic ways to use various reinforcements and methods of training to gain a solid working relationship
• Handler and dog body awareness exercises
• Obedience Skills: Heel, Stand, Sit, Stand, Down, Front, Left/Right Finishes, Stay
• Introduction to trials, what to expect, how to prepare your dog with proofing and generalizing exercises
• Learning to assess your dog’s knowledge acquisition and functional performance ability under distraction or stress

Prerequisites:

• Completion of Foundation Skills 2, Canine Good Neighbour, our previous version Rally-O, or another advanced group obedience class
• 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
• Your dog needs to have the ability to be crated while other dogs work, or be able to settle quietly on mat, or be able to be crate from the car
• Students may also arrange for 1 on 1 paid evaluation if they have not taken these courses or are unsure if they meet these prerequisites. Cost is $40 and will take about 30 minutes and can be conducted in person or virtually.

Course Description:

• You will learn all CKC Novice Rally Obedience signs
• Introduce Ring entrance and exits routines and how to use reinforcements
• Continue to build on foundation obedience skills to master such things as Call Front, Weave, Pivot, and Spirals
• You will learn how to read a Rally Map and how to walk a course
• You will learn how you are scored, what deductions are taken and causes for NQ’s

Prerequisites

• Completion of Rally-O 1 Course or passing a 1-on-1 paid evaluation

Course Description:

• You will learn all CKC Intermediate/Advanced Rally Obedience signs 
• Proof Ring entrance and exits routines and how to navigate courses off leash
• Continue to build on your Rally Novice skills and become more proficient in new exercises like offset Figure 8, Turn and Call Front, Moving Down and Jumps
• You will have the opportunity to practice various courses with Intermediate/Advance signs
• You will learn how you are scored, what deductions are taken and causes for NQ’s

Prerequisites

• Completion of Rally-O 2 or passing a 1-on-1 paid evaluation

Course Description:

• You will learn all CKC Excellent and Master Rally Obedience signs 
• Learn to polish up you and your dog’s ring routine with an emphasis on focus and mental stamina for working
• Continue to build on your Rally Advance skills and become proficient in new exercises such as back up, moving stand, distance commands/signals, spirals/serpentines with distraction and left/right spins
• You will have the opportunity to practice various courses with Excellent/Master signs
• You will learn how you are scored, what deductions are taken and causes for NQ’s

Prerequisites

• Completion of Rally-O 3 or passing a 1-on-1 paid evaluation