AKC Rally

Starting next week! Be sure to watch the Rally and Obedience National Championship events! Follow the links to view all the related documents as they become available!
https://www.akc.org/sports/obedience/events/national-championship/

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/sports/watch-akc-rally-national-championship/

How to Watch the AKC Rally National Championship Interested in the 2026 AKC Rally National Championship? Don't miss these star AKC Rally dogs and handlers competing on the courses!

Recognizing Good Work

We are sharing, with permission, an uplifting email we received. Far too often we tend to get bogged down with the negative noise. May this message inspire all of us to keep on keeping on and to remember, kindness is never wasted. Best regards, The Companion Event Team To the AKC representatives for Rally, I've only been competing in this sport for a few years, but I finally feel like I'm beginning to understand it and get to know many of the judges....

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Attention All Judges

SUBJECT: Rally and Obedience Regulations, Chapter 2, Section 3. Qualifying Performance One of the responsibilities we carry as judges is applying the regulations consistently and fairly — even in situations that can feel awkward or uncomfortable in the moment. The AKC Rally Regulations (Chapter 2, Section 3) are straightforward on this point: handlers who bring or offer food, toys, or any item that appears to be a training device or aid must receive a non-qualifying score....

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Update to AKC Rally Regulations

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Obedience and Rally Updates

Obedience: The Board VOTED to approve a re­quest of the Delegate Companion Events Committee to amend the Obedience Reg­ulations, removing the words “must run” from the current statement(s) and replac­ing them with “Fast,” meaning that the handler and dog must move forward at a noticeably accelerated speed. Effective immediately. Obedience: The Norfolk Terrier has been added to the list of breeds in Appendix B approved to jump three-quarter jump heights....

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Attention Rally Judges, Club Members, and Exhibitors

The newest Rally Regulations book, amended to August 12, 2025 - R0R001 (3/26) is available to order. The PDF is available here: AKC Rally® Regulations AKC Rally Judges: Please email [email protected] to receive a free complimentary copy. Please provide the following information: Your name Judge’s number Email address and phone number Complete mailing address Everyone: Bulk order option is available for five (5) or more books…...

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Attention Rally Judges

This is a follow-up reminder to the email that was sent to all Rally judges on May 20, 2026. On April 16, 2026, we posted on our Judge’s Blog, and on our sports pages that a new AKC Rally® Regulation book would be published in May and included several PDF informational documents to assist you in preparing to judge accordingly once the Regulations were published....

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How to put the Judges’ Blog on your cell phones home screen/desktop.

APPLE Users: Open Safari on your phone. Touch the three dots in the lower right-hand corner of your screen. Touch the Share icon at the top of the menu that appears Scroll down a bit until you see the menu option Add to Home Screen. Touch that, and the shortcut to the blog will appear on your desktop. Android users…...

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