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CKC
Rally O Program Announced!
Hi All,
The board of
Directors of CKC approved the CKC Rally programme!
Launch is January 1, 2007
The board made the
following changes to the proposed rally rules:
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The
board made the following changes to the proposed rally rules –
1. There was a requirement in the proposed rules to the effect that clubs
hosting rally trials would be required to host the same number of obedience
trials in any given year as rally trials.
Sections pertaining to this requirement were deleted by the Board, the result
being that only CKC clubs accredited to host obedience trials will be permitted
to host Rally trials, but the club will not be required to host the same number
of obedience trials as rally trials in any given year.
On examination of this requirement, it’s possible (for example) for a club to
host obedience trials in 2007, only rally in 2008 and 2009. The club would be
required to host obedience again in 2010 in order to retain its ability to host
obedience – which is the link to being able to host rally trials.
For anyone who isn’t aware, there is a rule that clubs must host an obedience
event every 3 years in order to retain an accredited status. If a club fails to
host an obedience trial, and the 3 year time allowance expires, the club is then
required to re-apply before being permitted to once again host an obedience
event.
Bottom line – no obedience accreditation, no ability to host rally.
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There will be a
separate rulebook for Rally rather than rally rules being contained in the
Obedience rulebook.
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Rally judges
eligibility requirements have been drafted by the obedience council. It will be
sent to the board for approval. The document is extensive and detailed.
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Quick Summary -- CKC Obedience judges will be permitted to
judge rally (after successfully completing a written exam), as well as AKC Rally
judges, CARO and APDT judges. |
Regards
Gin Cummings
Rally rules and all
workshop handouts will be available on my website following the October 15th
Rally workshop in Calgary.
Rally
Judges Eligibility Requirements
The following is a summary of recommendations made by the obedience council
regarding Rally Judges. As with any other items pertaining to rules, it must go
to the board for approval before it can be considered official. As a result, I
hope anyone reading this will bear in mind that these recommendations are just
that ~ they are recommendations ~ and the board is at liberty to change, delete
or add items as they see fit.
Complete judging eligibility requirements will be available through CKC head
office following board approval.
1. Applicant Rally Trial Judges
CKC licensed obedience judges may apply to judge all classes of Rally trials.
They will be required to successfully complete an open book, multiple choice
exam before being approved to judge rally. It is recommended that they have also
attended at least one rally seminar which includes course design and judging
standards.
Application may be made on or after January 1, 2007
2. Non-resident Rally Judges
Only non-resident judges who are accredited to judge all obedience classes and
all rally classes in their country (AKC judges are the only ones I’m aware of
who fulfill this requirement) will be recognized to judge CKC rally events.
3. Those applying during 2007, 2008 and 2009 to judge Rally events must:
• Be a resident of Canda
• Be 21 years of age or over
• Be a CKC member in good standing for at least 3 consecutive years immediately
preceding application
• Have personally trained and completed a CDX or higher obedience title on at
least one dog
• Have been working with the public in dog training, preferably in obedience and
rally classes during the 3 years
immediately preceding application to judge
OR
• In lieu of
being a CKC member for 3 consecutive years (an applicant would still be required
to be a CKC member in good standing – just not for the earlier stated 3 years)
and in lieu of being required to have trained a dog to at least CDX,
an individual who is currently an approved judge for all levels of rally in
Canada with the Canadian Association of Rally Obedience (CARO) or Association of
Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) may apply to judge CKC rally. This is subject to
approval by Head Office (which means head office personnel would verify judging
status with CARO or APDT).
In addition to the criteria set out above, the following must be adhered to:
• Once a completed application with all pertinent documentation has been
submitted to Head Office
and the appropriate administrative fees have been paid,
the applicant must successfully pass an
open book, multiple choice examination.
• Examination details
• Applicant must attain a passing mark of 85% or higher
• Completed exams are marked by Head Office
• Applicants requiring re-writes must wait 6 months before rewriting but can’t
rewrite if longer than
a year has passed.
• Newly licensed judges will be observed at their first assignment
4. Beginning in 2010, applicants will need to meet the following requirements in
addition to those set out above (07, 08 or 09)
• An applicant must have completed all 3 levels of CKC rally titles on at least
one dog
• An applicant must have within 3 years immediately preceding the application
have judged all rally classes at a
minimum of 2 rally sanction matches with a
total of 15 Rally Novice, 10 Rally Advanced and 6 Rally Excellent
dogs.
• An applicant must have served as a ring steward at a minimum of 3 CKC rally
trails
• An applicant will then be required to apprentice judge at a minimum of 2
difference licensed rally trials with
2 different judges with a minimum of 15
Novice, 10 Advanced and 6 Excellent dogs.
Our first Rally O experience
A bit
about our first Rally O experience...
Two weeks after attaining her Obedience Trial Championship,
ReeRee and I attended our first Rally Obedience (Rally O) trials. They were
sponsored by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT).
Ree and I stepped into the Rally ring for the first time and, by
golly, when the scores came out, she’d tied for first place! It was a really
large class and I was thrilled with her effort.
We participated in 5 trials that weekend and qualified in all
5. Ree earned a first place, tied for first but came in 2nd after
the run-off in a different trial and gave me a couple of fourth place wins.
What a ball we had!
If you haven’t tried Rally, give it a look – it’s a lot of fun.
Remember Rally O comes to CKC on January 1st, 2007.
Proposed Rules and all workshop handouts will be available on
this website as quickly as we can get them up following the last workshop in
Calgary on October 15th 2006.
If you think you’d like to attend the workshop, please
Email Me.
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Level 1 Title with Judge Mary Martineau
~ 3 straight qualifiers under 3 judges with two legs to spare.
One must
achieve 3 qualifying legs under at least 2 different judges in order to attain
the title. Serena received the APDT Award of Excellence for her rounds at these
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A FEW OF THE RALLY
EXERCISES EXPLAINED,,,
The dog is
marked on precision and correct response to commands. The handler is marked on
such things as repeating of commands, incorrectly performing the station,
staying on course, incorrect footwork, etc. These particular errors are the
same for CKC, CARO and APDT Rally trials.
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The Straight 8 is comprised of 4 pylons
positioned in a straight line. The handler and dog must weave between the
pylons to the end and then return. The dog must maintain correct heel position
throughout the pattern. |
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270° Right |
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Dog and Handler must show a noticeable change of pace >> |
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Normal
A “Normal” sign always follows a change of pace sign |
Ree knew her round had been strong and she gave a big jump for joy to celebrate
Right Side
Step
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The dog
and the handler move to the right in unison. The dog is required to perform a
side pass when the handler steps to the right. The exercise is performed in
two ways – while heeling and from a sit – depending on the level and station
description.
In the
following photos, I’m teaching our youngster, KoKo, to perform the right side
pass which she will need in Rally. She will need to know how to perform the
left side pass in the obedience ring and for Freestyle. As a result, I’m
working with her on both side pass directions. |
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First, I
“magnetize” her head so that I have her unwavering attention – I’m using food
and the clicker. After this photo was taken, I got KoKo on her feet by moving
slightly to my right. |
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A dog can
be “steered” by controlling the head. If I were to swing my hand further away
from me, KoKo would swing her bum into & behind me in order to follow the
food. Conversely, if I were to swing my hand in front & across my waist area,
she would swing her bum out in order to follow the food.
By keeping
my hand where it should be, KoKo is able to keep her spine straight.
Can you
see that she is lifting both front and hind right feet as I take a step to my
right while keeping her body in a straight line? That’s what she will be
required to do when we perform the right side step.
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She’s got
it. Both front and hind feet are crossing. We will continue to work on this ~
both left and right ~ so she will move either direction and maintain heel
position. My command to her is “Get In” when I move to the right and “Move”
when we go to the left ~ but one could use any command(s) they choose. |
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On-line Rally O links
www.apdt.com/po/rally/default.aspx
www.canadianrallyo.ca
http://www.ckc.ca
Or join a Yahoo group! Go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and search for CARO -
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Rally O Newsletter
Here's a excerpt from the first Rally O
newsletter...
START!
Wow! Look at Rally grow!
You know this sport is on the rise when
classes don’t finish until after 8 at night! Just wait’ll next year they’ll have
to turn on the football lights for us at Shouldice!
Now there have been 2 recognized trials
for APDT Rally Obedience in Alberta in 2006, and maybe one more to come. Not to
mention, a fun match in Stony Plain and a CARO trial in Calgary. And here comes
CKC!
Now all we need is a newsletter to keep
everything straight and we’re good to START! So this is it. Forward this Rally O
letter on to anyone who might be ready to join this cheerful group of Rally
addicts, and send addresses of anyone interested to anniesmail@shaw.ca and we’ll
add them to the list.
We’re even looking for Saskatchewan and BC
Rally O lovers to chime in...some of us would travel miles for some Rally O time
in the ring!
Send us information on your Rally trials
and fun matches and let’s have some fun with our dogs!
Peggy McCallum
FINISH!
If you you would like to receive a
Rally O newsletter, just let Peggy know--drop her a line or phone her...
Peggy McCallum
home 780.464.2559
work 780.449.2060 or toll free1.888.7517433
anniesmail@shaw.ca
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Downloadable documents
- Rally rulebooks are now available from the CKC order desk
1-800-250-8040. The cost is $6.00 plus GST and shipping.
- Rally obedience rules will be available for downloading by
members on the CKC website in the near future.
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