The Rally Club of Champaign-Urbana is hosting a spring APDT Rally Obedience trial!
The trial will be April 14 & 15 at the Dog Training Club of Champaign-Urbana.
You can find the premium here!
We hope to see you there, and make sure to get your taxes done BEFORE the trial!!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sunday, August 21, 2011
October 8 & 9 Premium
It's that time again! The Rally Club of C-U will be hosting an APDT Rally-Obedience trial on Saturday Octboer 8th & Sunday October 9th. Be sure to register early to make sure to save your spot!
Click here to download PDF premium
Hope to see you there!
Click here to download PDF premium
Hope to see you there!
Friday, June 3, 2011
Summary of Significant Revisions of Rules & Guidelines (06/11)
This summary can be found here and goes in to effect June of 2011.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Aggressive Dog Behavior - Any dog with a warning from the APDT Office will NOT be allowed to enter in a Junior's class, nor any off-lead exercise or class, i.e. Level 2, Level 3, and Veteran. (Special Note: Dogs with a warning on their record as of 5/4/2011 will be grandfathered in so that they can continue to compete in any class except Junior Level.)
Exhibitor Conduct - Officiating Judges or the Trial Host may excuse any person from the competition who delivers harsh corrections (including harsh tones [yelling at or intimidating dog with
tone of voice,] physical corrections [rolling a dog on his back, grabbing, hitting, kicking,
slapping, shaking, pinching, muzzle popping, or finger jabs,] and/or leash corrections
[also known as leash pops, leash jerks, or leash checks]) while on the trial site.
Exercise Modification Request - An example of an appropriate Exercise Modification request is to lower the jump for a dog that has previously had torn cruciate ligament surgery. In the interest of safety, this is a proactive request. An example of an inappropriate Exercise Modification request is
to request additional time to complete the course if a dog has arthritis and moves
slowly. The latter is a blanket request for leniency in judging, and not a request to
modify an exercise.
PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
Bonuses - While repeat cues are permitted in a Bonus exercise, there are no retries of the Bonus
exercise.
Scoring Guidelines -
A 3 point deduction is taken for splitting a cone, i.e. dog and handler pass on opposite
sides of a cone.
A 5 point deduction is taken if the dog leaves the ring but returns to the handler
immediately upon being recalled. In other words, if the dog briefly breaks the
plane of ring entrance or exit with one or more paws, but it is apparent that the
dog is still actively working with the handler and immediately returns to handler
upon recall, a 5 point deduction is taken.
A 5 point deduction is taken for failure to change pace.
The following exercises may be retried as per guidelines for Retries, but if after retrying, the dog still has not successfully completed the exercise, it will result in an NQ:
• Failure of dog to perform “Sit” in # 1 HALT – Sit
• Failure of dog to maintain “Stay” in the following exercises:
o # 5 HALT – Sit – Walk Around
o #6 HALT – Sit – Down – Walk Around
o # 49 Moving Stand Walk Around
• Failure of dog to down in the following exercises:
o # 45 Moving Down – Forward
o # 59 Right Turn, 1-2 Steps – Down Dog – Forward
o # 60 Left Turn, 1-2 Steps – Down Dog – Forward
o # 61 HALT – Leave Dog – Down on Recall / # 62 Turn, Recall, Down, Recall, Finish or Forward
The following exercises may NOT be retried:
• Dog refuses any jump and passes jump uprights, uses jump as aid in going over,
knocks bar off, or knocks jump over – This is scored as an immediate NQ
• Dog advances forward on Level 2 and Level 3 recall exercises before being
called – This is scored as an immediate NQ
The following situations will result in an NQ:
• Deductions of ten or more points at the completion of any individual exercise
• Dog fully exits the ring and is no longer actively working with handler, and/or
dog does not return immediately upon recall if dog steps out of ring
• Dog eliminates in the ring, or becomes ill in the ring
• Consistently tight leash
• Unmanageable behavior
• Exceeding course time
• Appearance of luring
• Handler misses an exercise or performs an exercise out of sequence
• Handler touches dog to prompt an exercise (unless specifically allowed in
exercise description)
• Food reward given before exercise is completed (except Puppy and Veteran
Levels)
• Food reward is given while moving towards an exercise sign (except Puppy and
Veteran Levels)
RALLY LEVEL PUPPY
Puppy Level Class
Once a team earns the RLP title and the puppy is at least one year old, the team must
move to Level 1. The Puppy Level Championship title designation is RLPX and must be
earned before the puppy is one year of age. (Special Note: Puppies already working
toward their RLPX and puppies who already have their RLPX will be grandfathered in so
that they have until 18 months of age to complete their RLPX and/or to earn multiple
RLPX title designations.)
RALLY LEVEL VETERAN
Veteran Course
The following exercises are prohibited on a Veteran Level course:
Level 1
• # 4 Sit – Down – Sit
Level 2
• # 43 Send Over Jumps – Handler Runs By
• # 45 Moving Down
• Bonus # 2 Moving Down – Turn – Call Front
Level 3
• # 53 Down – Sit – Recall – Finish
• # 54 Moving Backup
• # 55 Recall Over Jump
• # 57 Halt – Leave Dog – Send Over Jump
• # 59 Right Turn, 1-2 Steps, Down
• # 60 Left Turn, 1-2 Steps, Down
• # 61 Halt – Leave Dog – Down on Recall
• Bonus # 2 Call Front Back Up 3 Steps
RULES AND GUIDELINES
www.apdt.com/rally/rules
www.apdt.com/rally/rules
GENERAL INFORMATION
Aggressive Dog Behavior - Any dog with a warning from the APDT Office will NOT be allowed to enter in a Junior's class, nor any off-lead exercise or class, i.e. Level 2, Level 3, and Veteran. (Special Note: Dogs with a warning on their record as of 5/4/2011 will be grandfathered in so that they can continue to compete in any class except Junior Level.)
Exhibitor Conduct - Officiating Judges or the Trial Host may excuse any person from the competition who delivers harsh corrections (including harsh tones [yelling at or intimidating dog with
tone of voice,] physical corrections [rolling a dog on his back, grabbing, hitting, kicking,
slapping, shaking, pinching, muzzle popping, or finger jabs,] and/or leash corrections
[also known as leash pops, leash jerks, or leash checks]) while on the trial site.
Exercise Modification Request - An example of an appropriate Exercise Modification request is to lower the jump for a dog that has previously had torn cruciate ligament surgery. In the interest of safety, this is a proactive request. An example of an inappropriate Exercise Modification request is
to request additional time to complete the course if a dog has arthritis and moves
slowly. The latter is a blanket request for leniency in judging, and not a request to
modify an exercise.
PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
Bonuses - While repeat cues are permitted in a Bonus exercise, there are no retries of the Bonus
exercise.
Scoring Guidelines -
A 3 point deduction is taken for splitting a cone, i.e. dog and handler pass on opposite
sides of a cone.
A 5 point deduction is taken if the dog leaves the ring but returns to the handler
immediately upon being recalled. In other words, if the dog briefly breaks the
plane of ring entrance or exit with one or more paws, but it is apparent that the
dog is still actively working with the handler and immediately returns to handler
upon recall, a 5 point deduction is taken.
A 5 point deduction is taken for failure to change pace.
The following exercises may be retried as per guidelines for Retries, but if after retrying, the dog still has not successfully completed the exercise, it will result in an NQ:
• Failure of dog to perform “Sit” in # 1 HALT – Sit
• Failure of dog to maintain “Stay” in the following exercises:
o # 5 HALT – Sit – Walk Around
o #6 HALT – Sit – Down – Walk Around
o # 49 Moving Stand Walk Around
• Failure of dog to down in the following exercises:
o # 45 Moving Down – Forward
o # 59 Right Turn, 1-2 Steps – Down Dog – Forward
o # 60 Left Turn, 1-2 Steps – Down Dog – Forward
o # 61 HALT – Leave Dog – Down on Recall / # 62 Turn, Recall, Down, Recall, Finish or Forward
The following exercises may NOT be retried:
• Dog refuses any jump and passes jump uprights, uses jump as aid in going over,
knocks bar off, or knocks jump over – This is scored as an immediate NQ
• Dog advances forward on Level 2 and Level 3 recall exercises before being
called – This is scored as an immediate NQ
The following situations will result in an NQ:
• Deductions of ten or more points at the completion of any individual exercise
• Dog fully exits the ring and is no longer actively working with handler, and/or
dog does not return immediately upon recall if dog steps out of ring
• Dog eliminates in the ring, or becomes ill in the ring
• Consistently tight leash
• Unmanageable behavior
• Exceeding course time
• Appearance of luring
• Handler misses an exercise or performs an exercise out of sequence
• Handler touches dog to prompt an exercise (unless specifically allowed in
exercise description)
• Food reward given before exercise is completed (except Puppy and Veteran
Levels)
• Food reward is given while moving towards an exercise sign (except Puppy and
Veteran Levels)
RALLY LEVEL PUPPY
Puppy Level Class
Once a team earns the RLP title and the puppy is at least one year old, the team must
move to Level 1. The Puppy Level Championship title designation is RLPX and must be
earned before the puppy is one year of age. (Special Note: Puppies already working
toward their RLPX and puppies who already have their RLPX will be grandfathered in so
that they have until 18 months of age to complete their RLPX and/or to earn multiple
RLPX title designations.)
RALLY LEVEL VETERAN
Veteran Course
The following exercises are prohibited on a Veteran Level course:
Level 1
• # 4 Sit – Down – Sit
Level 2
• # 43 Send Over Jumps – Handler Runs By
• # 45 Moving Down
• Bonus # 2 Moving Down – Turn – Call Front
Level 3
• # 53 Down – Sit – Recall – Finish
• # 54 Moving Backup
• # 55 Recall Over Jump
• # 57 Halt – Leave Dog – Send Over Jump
• # 59 Right Turn, 1-2 Steps, Down
• # 60 Left Turn, 1-2 Steps, Down
• # 61 Halt – Leave Dog – Down on Recall
• Bonus # 2 Call Front Back Up 3 Steps
Changes in APDT Rules & Guidelines - Judges/Trial Hosts/Paperwork
This summary can be found here and goes in to effect June of 2011.
JUDGES
Judge’s Class
If there is not an Officiating Judge approved to judge a particular Judge’s class that an
Officiating Judge would like to enter, any Judge present who is approved to judge that
level may judge the Judge’s class.
Continuing Education Requirements for Judges
Approved Judges must complete at least two of the following requirements on a yearly
basis in order to maintain APDT approval:
1. Satisfactorily judge an APDT sanctioned Rally trial at each level for which they are
approved
2. Exhibit at an APDT-sanctioned Rally trial
3. Attend a sanctioned APDT Rally Judge’s seminar or webinar
Assignments
Judges may receive entries in the Judge’s class as a portion of their compensation.
HOSTING A TRIAL
Representatives
The Representative position has been eliminated. Trial Hosts are not required to have
Representatives at trials. A Field Representative system is being developed. In the
interim, Judges will assume the previous Representative duties. (Special Note: If there
is an existing contract between a Trial Host and Representative, it is still binding.
However, if both parties agree to dissolve that contract, a letter/contract of dissolution
needs to be signed and dated by ALL parties, including the Trial Host or chair and the
contracted Representative.)
HOSTING A TRIAL
Trial Sanction Application - Trial Sanction Applications may be sent via US Mail, Email, or Fax.
Trial Paperwork - Post-Trial Paperwork may be sent via US Mail, Email, or Fax. The Administrative Fee may be paid via check or by mailing, phoning, or faxing credit card information to the APDT Rally Office.
Judge’s Contract - Entries in the Judge’s class may be given as a portion of the Judge’s compensation.
Staffing the Trial (added the following)
Trial Monitor
As the Representative position was eliminated as of June 4, 2011, the Trial Host shall
designate a Trial Committee member as Trial Monitor to assist the Officiating Judge
with monitoring the trial grounds. Before the Walk-Throughs, the Trial Monitor shall
meet with the Judge to discuss logistics of handling any incidents or situations that may
arise outside of the ring during judging. If situations arise while the Judge is judging a
team, the Trial Monitor should take action to make sure everyone is safe, make note of
the team number(s) of those involved, and as soon as possible speak to the Judge,
preferably before the next team goes into the ring. For any incidents, the Judge or Trial
Monitor shall send an Incident Report to the Rally Office.
COURSE DESIGN GUIDELINES
Level 2 Course Design Guidelines
Clarified that one of the requirements for Level 2 Courses is five complete Level 2
exercises. (Some Level 2 exercises are comprised of more than one exercise sign. For
example, # 34 HALT – Leave Dog – Recall, must be followed by # 35 Turn and Call Front,
and finally either # 36 Right Finish or # 37 Left Finish. All three signs make up one
complete exercise.)
NATIONAL RANKING
This section is now in its own chapter. Beginning in 2012, Puppy Level will not be
ranked for National Rankings since the timespan for being in Puppy class is such a short
time and the title options so few. Puppy Level is to be an introduction and preparation
class for moving into regular class.
SANCTIONED SEMINARS
Senior Representatives - The position of Senior Representative has been eliminated. The Sanctioned Seminar is being standardized for consistency and will soon be available via webinars.
FORMS AND APPLICATIONS
www.apdt.com/rally/forms
FORMS FOR EXHIBITORS
Dog Registration Form REVISED
Junior Registration Form REVISED
Administrative Request Form REVISED
Title Tracking Form NEW
Score Tracking Form NEW
Incident Report / Complaint Form NEW
FORMS FOR TRIAL HOSTS
Trial Sanction Application REVISED
Revised Trial Sanction Application NEW
Sample Judge Contract REVISED
Judge Expense Report NEW
Exercise Modification Form REVISED
Trial Score Reporting Sheet REVISED
Post-Trial Reporting Summary (replaces Trial Recap Sheets) NEW
Judge Evaluation Form REVISED
Sample Premium REVISED
APPLICATIONS
Level 1 Judge Application REVISED
Level 2 Judge Application REVISED
Level 3 Judge Application REVISED
JUDGES
Judge’s Class
If there is not an Officiating Judge approved to judge a particular Judge’s class that an
Officiating Judge would like to enter, any Judge present who is approved to judge that
level may judge the Judge’s class.
Continuing Education Requirements for Judges
Approved Judges must complete at least two of the following requirements on a yearly
basis in order to maintain APDT approval:
1. Satisfactorily judge an APDT sanctioned Rally trial at each level for which they are
approved
2. Exhibit at an APDT-sanctioned Rally trial
3. Attend a sanctioned APDT Rally Judge’s seminar or webinar
Assignments
Judges may receive entries in the Judge’s class as a portion of their compensation.
HOSTING A TRIAL
Representatives
The Representative position has been eliminated. Trial Hosts are not required to have
Representatives at trials. A Field Representative system is being developed. In the
interim, Judges will assume the previous Representative duties. (Special Note: If there
is an existing contract between a Trial Host and Representative, it is still binding.
However, if both parties agree to dissolve that contract, a letter/contract of dissolution
needs to be signed and dated by ALL parties, including the Trial Host or chair and the
contracted Representative.)
HOSTING A TRIAL
Trial Sanction Application - Trial Sanction Applications may be sent via US Mail, Email, or Fax.
Trial Paperwork - Post-Trial Paperwork may be sent via US Mail, Email, or Fax. The Administrative Fee may be paid via check or by mailing, phoning, or faxing credit card information to the APDT Rally Office.
Judge’s Contract - Entries in the Judge’s class may be given as a portion of the Judge’s compensation.
Staffing the Trial (added the following)
Trial Monitor
As the Representative position was eliminated as of June 4, 2011, the Trial Host shall
designate a Trial Committee member as Trial Monitor to assist the Officiating Judge
with monitoring the trial grounds. Before the Walk-Throughs, the Trial Monitor shall
meet with the Judge to discuss logistics of handling any incidents or situations that may
arise outside of the ring during judging. If situations arise while the Judge is judging a
team, the Trial Monitor should take action to make sure everyone is safe, make note of
the team number(s) of those involved, and as soon as possible speak to the Judge,
preferably before the next team goes into the ring. For any incidents, the Judge or Trial
Monitor shall send an Incident Report to the Rally Office.
COURSE DESIGN GUIDELINES
Level 2 Course Design Guidelines
Clarified that one of the requirements for Level 2 Courses is five complete Level 2
exercises. (Some Level 2 exercises are comprised of more than one exercise sign. For
example, # 34 HALT – Leave Dog – Recall, must be followed by # 35 Turn and Call Front,
and finally either # 36 Right Finish or # 37 Left Finish. All three signs make up one
complete exercise.)
NATIONAL RANKING
This section is now in its own chapter. Beginning in 2012, Puppy Level will not be
ranked for National Rankings since the timespan for being in Puppy class is such a short
time and the title options so few. Puppy Level is to be an introduction and preparation
class for moving into regular class.
SANCTIONED SEMINARS
Senior Representatives - The position of Senior Representative has been eliminated. The Sanctioned Seminar is being standardized for consistency and will soon be available via webinars.
FORMS AND APPLICATIONS
www.apdt.com/rally/forms
FORMS FOR EXHIBITORS
Dog Registration Form REVISED
Junior Registration Form REVISED
Administrative Request Form REVISED
Title Tracking Form NEW
Score Tracking Form NEW
Incident Report / Complaint Form NEW
FORMS FOR TRIAL HOSTS
Trial Sanction Application REVISED
Revised Trial Sanction Application NEW
Sample Judge Contract REVISED
Judge Expense Report NEW
Exercise Modification Form REVISED
Trial Score Reporting Sheet REVISED
Post-Trial Reporting Summary (replaces Trial Recap Sheets) NEW
Judge Evaluation Form REVISED
Sample Premium REVISED
APPLICATIONS
Level 1 Judge Application REVISED
Level 2 Judge Application REVISED
Level 3 Judge Application REVISED
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Welcome to our blog & facebook page!
We just got done with a very successful trial in May and are taking a deep breath before we ramp up for our October trial! In the mean time we are getting this blog up and running with our information, trial information, and hopefully some brags and photos.
Please be sure to check out our facebook page to share local events and information with one another. We will post there when our premiums are available and to remind you about entry dates.
See you in October!
Please be sure to check out our facebook page to share local events and information with one another. We will post there when our premiums are available and to remind you about entry dates.
See you in October!
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