Rally Match

We went to a rally match today in East Lansing.  I signed up twice.  The first run wasn’t bad, but there were some mistakes, probably b/c I was nervous (the signs were APDT and there were a few that we never learned for AKC novice).  They were also having a horse-shoeing seminar in the same building, so there was constant noise of horses spooking, pounding on metal, a mouse was running in and out along the wall, and there was this strong burning smell.  For our second run, I tried to pretend it was a real trial (ditched the treat pouch) and we did really good, just a few slow sits and out of positions.  I asked what the AKC score would have been and the judge said about 93.  Woohoo!  I will TAKE a 93! Yeah it was only a match, but five months ago I’d never even heard of “rally”!  Here is a pic of us practicing something (leave dog, call to heel, I think):