Competition Obedience and Rally Classes

Heel Dog Training Academy has a lot of experience getting dog and handler teams ready for the obedience and rally ring. Whether starting out for the first time with your Novice A dog or needing someone with an eye for detail and the ability to help you get the top performance you would like in the ring, we can help you.

The majority of competition obedience and rally classes are held at Working Dogs NY LLC. The training building is fully matted with heat and air conditioning. The drop in classes are on Saturdays. Rally run thrus on Sundays. Classes teaching the rally exercises are offered during the year. Privates in obedience and rally can be on weekends and during some week nights when ring rental is available.

Competition Obedience Level I

Cost: Drop in Fee is $25 per dog - Saturdays

This class is designed for the dog that is getting ready for the Beginner Novice/Novice level of competition obedience. A lot of attention is paid to heeling and attention work, stays (sit,down, stand) , and recall work. There is also an introduction to some of the open (learning the retrieve) and utility exercises.

Competition Obedience Level II

Cost: Drop in fee is $25 per dog - Saturdays

This class is for the dog that is starting to work at the Open level or working at the Open level and has a retrieve of the dumbbell. The class will cover the Open exercises in a teaching format and introduce some distraction work for dog to give them further understanding of the exercises. There will also be an introduction to the Utility level exercises in class. This class is for the dog/handler that is getting ready for the Open Competition ring or competing in Open and wants to start learning Utility.


Competition Level III

Cost: Drop in fee is $25 per dog - Saturdays

This class is for the dog and handler that have the skills to compete in Open and Utility but would like to work on polishing these skills or doing distraction work on these skills. Distractions will be modified to what the dog is ready for and will be used to build confidence and understanding of the exercise.


If interested in any of these classes, please contact Mary Maltbie at mary@heeldogtrainingacademy.com