Practice Advanced/Intermediate/Excellent courses  Performances will be critiqued to aid in practice. Directed practice with individual signs available. Note: Students expected to help in course setup and take down. 

Prerequisites: Handler and dog must be familiar with Advanced (this includes Intermediate) exercises AND have earned at least a Rally Novice title. Exceptions only with permission of Instructor. 

Practice Advanced/Intermediate/Excellent courses  Performances will be critiqued to aid in practice. Directed practice with individual signs available. Note: Students expected to help in course setup and take down. 

Prerequisites: Handler and dog must be familiar with Advanced (this includes Intermediate) exercises AND have earned at least a Rally Novice title. Exceptions only with permission of Instructor. 

This class will introduce Rally Novice & Intermediate/Advanced signs giving the skills to prepare you to excel in Novice & prepare to move up to Intermediate/Advanced. The class will be instructional and set up with a nested Novice course & a new Intermediate/Advanced course to practice each week. We will work on learning the signs and their proper execution, some precision in right and left turns, circles, about turns, etc. along with teaching the jump and broad jump.

Note: There will be no class 9/14 to accommodate the Membership Meeting.

Prerequisites: It is recommended that you be familiar with the Rally Novice signs. Dogs must crate between runs.

This class will introduce Rally Novice & Intermediate/Advanced signs giving the skills to prepare you to excel in Novice & prepare to move up to Intermediate/Advanced. The class will be instructional and set up with a nested Novice course & a new Intermediate/Advanced course to practice each week. We will work on learning the signs and their proper execution, some precision in right and left turns, circles, about turns, etc. along with teaching the jump and broad jump.

Note: There will be no class 9/14 to accommodate the Membership Meeting.

Prerequisites: It is recommended that you be familiar with the Rally Novice signs. Dogs must crate between runs.

Note: Melissa is a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI).

Control Unleashed was developed by internationally known trainer Leslie McDevitt, and is a collection of pattern games. Pattern games are a fabulous tool for all dog sports. As the title implies, the goal of the games is "control," i.e., engagement regardless of a leash. Although originally designed for agility dogs, the games are now used to create a strong foundation of partnership with your dog, which is essential for life as well as any sport you choose to compete in.

The games create a pattern of your dog choosing to engage with you despite distractions. This can be extremly helpful for dogs that have big feelings about distractions. We teach the games in a low-distraction environment, and we will gradually increase distractions at the dog's pace. Dogs that are working on reactivity to other dogs are welcome in the class, and the skills learned in the class are aimed at reducing reactivity and allowing dogs to stay engaged with their owners while other dogs are nearby, with the long-term goal of them being able to work off leash safely. That being said, safety precautions will be taken to ensure ALL dogs are safe at all times. We will be using gates/blinders and space. Dogs will be crated when not working.  

Prerequisites: None

Note: Melissa is a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor (CCUI).

Control Unleashed was developed by internationally known trainer Leslie McDevitt, and is a collection of pattern games. Pattern games are a fabulous tool for all dog sports. As the title implies, the goal of the games is "control," i.e., engagement regardless of a leash. Although originally designed for agility dogs, the games are now used to create a strong foundation of partnership with your dog, which is essential for life as well as any sport you choose to compete in.

The games create a pattern of your dog choosing to engage with you despite distractions. This can be extremly helpful for dogs that have big feelings about distractions. We teach the games in a low-distraction environment, and we will gradually increase distractions at the dog's pace. Dogs that are working on reactivity to other dogs are welcome in the class, and the skills learned in the class are aimed at reducing reactivity and allowing dogs to stay engaged with their owners while other dogs are nearby, with the long-term goal of them being able to work off leash safely. That being said, safety precautions will be taken to ensure ALL dogs are safe at all times. We will be using gates/blinders and space. Dogs will be crated when not working.  

Prerequisites: None

This is not a class for beginners in AKC Rally. This class utilizes "nested" courses designed to provide experience and confidence in preparation for dog/handler teams to successfully trial at these levels. 

Prerequisites: Dog must have a reliable recall off leash and teams ready for off leash work.

This is not a class for beginners in AKC Rally. This class utilizes "nested" courses designed to provide experience and confidence in preparation for dog/handler teams to successfully trial at these levels. 

Prerequisites: Dog must have a reliable recall off leash and teams ready for off leash work.