My Introducton to Rally - 1
If you’re interested in learning about AKC Rally, you may already have a dog that can do the required skills, as long as you, too, can perform the required skills. 😊 The hardest thing about Rally is for you, the handler, to perform the skill and know how to get your dog to do their part. If you make a mistake, so does your dog. Most of the deductions in Rally are caused by the Handler!!! 😮 Are you ready to try some Rally Signs? When you do a course with signs, the signs will be on your right. Signs will generally be on the right until you get to a turn sign. Then that sign will be on the course path (in front of you). So when you practice them, get used to these signs being placed about a foot in front of you on your right. This is Sign #3. When you arrive at this sign, you will stop and your dog will Sit. Pretty easy, right? You need to know what you need to do to get your dog to sit when you stop. If you haven’t done any “heeling” with your dog, he may not know