Training Your Dog In Rally For Beginners – Start To Finish

Learn how to train your dog to participate in the fun dog sport of Rally (Rally-O or Rally Obedience). In the sport of Rally, the dog and handler move around a numbered course as a team, and perform exercises displayed on signs laid out in a specific sequence. This course covers the entry level exercises (Novice), as well as how to teach your dog to walk in the required Heel position at the handlers left side.

All training demonstrated uses positive reinforcement, so the activity is fun and rewarding for both handler and dog. Simple lure, praise and reward training methods are used. This course is suitable for beginners with no previous experience in dog sports. Training methods shown are clicker free and suitable for beginners – but of course you can use a clicker should you wish.

The course is based around the official Australian (ANKC) Rules, but the sport of Rally is broadly similar worldwide, so the techniques are applicable to anyone wanting to learn how to get started in training their dog for Rally.

The course covers the equipment you will need, and how to teach your dog some basic foundation skills, including rear-end awareness for neat heel positioning and accurate performance of the Rally exercises. Lectures demonstrate how to correctly use a food lure and/or a target stick to help the dog learn the positions and moves for the required exercises.  All the Australian Rally Novice Level signs are explained with full instructions on teaching the dog the exercises. Some extra exercises used outside Australia are also detailed. Lectures include how to transition the dog to work happily for longer periods of time, how to prepare the dog for entering an official Trial, and examples of Rally courses for practice purposes.

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