Description
Please note that Online Zoom Classes are EXACTLY like in – person classes, in the sense that they are offered live and are not recorded. Please make sure the time works for you. We will not offer refunds for schedule clashes.
Instructor: Bea Moore
You don’t need a full rally ring to build strong rally skills. In this class, you’ll practice rally by adapting a course to the space you actually have.
Each week’s course will focus on the skills needed to perform that week’s individual signs. The goal is to build fluency and understanding of the skills behind the signs, rather than simply practicing a particular category of foundation skills. Each week, you will be provided with a course featuring selected Novice and Advanced signs. It will also include a bonus mini-course featuring Excellent or Master signs, giving you an opportunity to work with signs from the higher levels as well. As you continue through sessions of this class, you will ultimately have the opportunity to work with all the signs.
You will learn to adapt courses to fit your own training area. If the space is too small for the whole course, choose only some of the signs rather than using them all. You’ll learn how to adjust spacing and design courses that maintain flow and clarity, even in tight quarters. The exercises can be useful whether you are working with a Novice-level dog or looking to develop your own handling skills across a broader range of rally signs.
This class is ideal for you if you want to:
- Work on rally skills without access to a full ring
- Learn how to adapt and design rally courses for small spaces
- Build precision, fluency, and teamwork in limited training areas
- Develop the skills needed to perform individual rally signs
- Work with Novice and Advanced signs while also getting occasional experience with Excellent and Master signs
Supplies: Please have a device with a camera (phone, tablet, or computer) and a tripod or stable stand so your full training space, you, and your dog are visible. You’ll need rally signs (printed) or laminated signs, along with rally numbers.
Rally signs and numbers can be downloaded here:
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Rally Signs: https://k9rally.com/Documents/2020SeptRallySignsSingles.pdf
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Rally Numbers:https://k9rally.com/Documents/3InchNumbers1-25.pdf
Space requirements: You’ll need at least 8×10 ft of open space to work 5–6 signs (or a more comfortable 10×28 garage-sized area). Often, simply moving a bit of furniture for class provides plenty of room. Your camera should be positioned so it shows you, your dog, and enough floor space for me to clearly see your training and movement.
Questions? Send an email to Bea Moore





