Rally Classes

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Rally is a sport combining traditional obedience with handler skills in a slightly less formal environment.  Dog and handler teams navigate a constantly changing course of numbered signs with the degree of overall difficulty increasing through five different levels: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Excellent, and Masters.  Rally goals include developing teamwork, enthusiasm for learning, and the fundamentals of traditional obedience exercises.  

The IRDTC classes focus on ensuring both the handler and the dog are having fun while gaining confidence in each other and developing skills as a team.  The key elements are ring etiquette, walking a course, understanding the exercises, appropriate and targeted rewards, raising performance expectations, and training for success. 

Prerequisite: Dog and handler have either completed the Beginning Obedience Class OR achieved the first leg of a Beginner Novice Title. 

Please bring a crate. Dogs MUST be crated when not in the ring.

These 6-week classes are $90 for Non-Members (NM) and $45 for Members (M).

CLASS OPTIONS:

• Wed., 5-6 p.m., Instructor: Debbie Wells [CLASS CODES: RA101A-NM and RA101A-M].
  • Session 2: 3/1 to 4/5
  • Session 3: 4/12 to 5/17
  • Session 4: 5/24 to 6/28 Class off for Summer
  • Session 5: 7/5 to 8/9  Class off for Summer
  • Session 6: 8/16 to 9/20 Class off for Summer
  • Session 7: 9/27 to 11/1
  • Session 8: 11/8 to 12/13
• Wed., 6-7 p.m., Instructor: Debbie Wells [CLASS CODES: RA101B-NM and RA101B-M].
  • Session 2: 3/1 to 4/5
  • Session 3: 4/12 to 5/17
  • Session 4: 5/24 to 6/28
  • Session 5: 7/5 to 8/9 Class Full
  • Session 6: 8/16 to 9/20  Class Full
  • Session 7: 9/27 to 11/1 Class Full
  • Session 8: 11/8 to 12/13 Class Full
• Wed., 6:30-7:30 p.m., Instructor: Sue Muntz [CLASS CODES: RA101C-NM and RA101C-M].
  • Session 2: 3/1 to 4/5
  • Session 3: 4/19 to 5/24
  • Session 4: 6/7 to 7/12
  • Session 5: 7/26 to 8/30
  • Session 6: 9/13 to 10/18
  • Session 7: 11/1 to 12/6
• Thurs., 10-11 a.m., Instructor: Holly Jedlicka [CLASS CODES: RA101D-NM and RA101D-M].
  • Session 2: 3/2 to 4/6
  • Session 3: 4/20 to 5/25
  • Session 4: 6/8 to 7/13
  • Session 5: 7/27 to 8/31
  • Session 6: 9/14 to 10/19
  • Session 7: 11/2 to 12/14 (skipping 11/23)

 Mon., 6-7pm, Instructor Norine Noonan

           Limited to 6 Students

• Session 1: 1/9 to 2/13 
• Session 2: 2/27 to  4/3
• Session 3: No class
• Session 4: 6/5 to 7/17
• Session 5:  9/18 to 10/23