Re: Rally Obedience? Oh Helen no, we are not your people for this,have never heard of it...intrigued though if its something you are thinking of trying x
Re: Rally Obedience? Yes, I had a go with Murffi when we were going to obedience classes. Murffi was quite good at it, I was rubbish. : ;D
Re: Rally Obedience? I'm sorry Heidrun did you say "you were rubbish?" ;D ;D What exactly does it involve? H x
Re: Rally Obedience? Well, there were several different stations about a dozen or so where dog and handler had to do different exercises. Walking to heel on both sides, sit/stays, down/stays for varying lengths, taking a certain amount of steps with dog at heel then sitting dog, walking dog to heel at different paces from very slow to jogging, etc. All the time we were allowed to reward the dog, so I had my clicker and treats handy. Murffi got surprisingly good at obedience and really enjoyed rally O but I could never remember what I was supposed to do at each and every station and had to be prompted. : I think you start with the dog on the lead in the novice classes but Murffi has always been better off lead than on the lead.
Re: Rally Obedience? Oh I think Charlie would be really good at that but I have a bit of a problem processing and remembering information :-[ just thought I would tell you that incase you hadn't noticed ;D Helen x
Re: Rally Obedience? I did Rally-O with my old dog. As Heidrun says there are lots of different stations that have instructions for a move you have to perform. In competition you can't use treats but you can talk to and encourage you dog which makes it a lot more 'natural' and inherently engaging for the dog than competition obedience. It's fun The moves are short and interesting and it's mentally challenging for the dog. Some moves are: - heel one step and sit, heel two steps and sit, heel three steps and sit - spiral to the right round 3 cones - dog sits, walk in a circle around dog There are heaps of moves. It's sort of like an agility course but all the stations are fun obedience moves. At each station there is a laminated card to tell you what to do. You don't have to memorise the cards but you do have to be able to read them and understand the 'Rally-O shorthand'. If you can read and understand all the road signs you see when driving, you can do Rally-O
Re: Rally Obedience? Thanks Rachael, that's sort of what I have been teaching Charlie, I wonder if he would be good at that, but the question is would I :. I found the agility quite challenging but Charlie didn't, wow that poor dog just needs an intelligent owner Helen x
Re: Rally Obedience? I know what you mean - the main reason I have never tried agility is because I know that every single time I would forget the course in the middle of the run ;D Memory like a sieve, me.
Re: Rally Obedience? I got so bad at remembering my left hand turns from my right that Charlie would sit looking at me waiting for me to get it right :-[ awful. Helen x
