Young puppies are very open to learning new things and we offer a fun class that helps foster their eagerness to learn and work at an early age. Puppies must be at least three months of age and we recommend they have a minimum of their second set of puppy shots. This six week class is offered upon demand, no more than two times per year.

Rally is a form of obedience where the handler and dog team proceed through a course of signs with obedience commands written on them. Competition includes three levels: Novice, Advanced and Excellent with the signs/commands becoming more advanced. Rally classes are offered upon demand, typically once per year.

On the first through third Tuesday of every month, we will offer an obedience drill class starting at 7:30 for approximately 45 minutes.  This class is open to anyone with a moderately trained to experienced dog and offers attendees an opportunity to practice their skills in a group class with other dogs and distractions around,  While there is a class leader, minimal instruction is provided.  Drill class is $10/session for non-Club members and $5/session for Club members.  Although this is a non-registered drop-in class, a $30 pre-payment for classes is required through PayPal at this time.  On the first night of attendance, participants will receive a ticket for 3 or 6 sessions dependent upon Club membership status.

We also offer Open and Utility Run-Thrus when there is enough interest.

Obedience trials test a dog's ability to perform a prescribed set of exercises on which it is scored. To earn a qualifying score, you must score more than 50% of the possible points for each exercise and have a total score of at least 170 out of a possible 200 points. Each time your dog earns a qualifying score, he has earned a "leg" towards his title. Three legs and your dog has become an Obedience titled dog! In recent years, the AKC has including several new titling classes. However, there are three main levels (Novice, Open and Utility) with each level having more advanced exercises. At a trial, you will notice that levels are divided into “A” and “B” classes. In Novice and Beginner Novice, the “A” classes are reserved for new exhibitors that have never earned an AKC obedience title on any dog. “B” classes tend to be for more experienced handlers. Visit our obedience classes & titles section for more information on the various obedience titles.

Rally trials test a dog and handler team’s ability to perform a series of different obedience exercises following course signs. There are three different levels, Novice, Advanced and Excellent, with each level being more difficult. The emphasis is on the handler reading the signs correctly and having the dog perform exactly what the sign says then moving to the next sign in the proper sequence. The team must earn at least 70 out of a possible 100 points. Each time the team earns a qualifying score, they earn a "leg" towards a Rally title. When the team earns three qualifying scores, they earn a title. The levels are divided into "A" and "B" classes at a trial in Rally as they are in Obedience.