Welcome to the new Trial Secretary/Superintendents page for Companion Events! We are pleased to announce this new resource to all Trial Secretaries, Superintendents, and Trial Committees. Here you can find the most up to date information on new regulations and proper procedures. We will post announcements and other information regarding AKC regulations on this page. If you are a new Trial Secretary or a seasoned Superintendent, you should be able to find valuable information here. If you ever wish to speak with someone directly in the Companion Events division, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Premium Lists and Move-ups for Obedience and Rally (11/20/06)
Move-ups must be stated in the Premium List for all Obedience and Rally trials. It is the Club's decision to allow move-ups. The Club's move-up policy must be stated either way; even if the club does not allow move-ups. Please refer to Chapter 1, Section 16 in the Obedience Regulations.
60 day time limit in obedience and rally:
There is quite a bit of confusion regarding 60 day time limits and earning titles in obedience and rally. Provided is a clarification of the 60 day time limit in both of these events.
1.) The 60 day time limit does not cross over events (obedience and rally).
2.) When a CD title is earned the exhibitor does NOT have 60 days to remain in any rally "A" classes they are entered in. The exhibitor must contact the Trial Secretary or Superintendent and request to be moved to the rally B class for any trial that has not closed.
3.) The 60 day time limit for both obedience and rally only applies to the DOG that earned the title. If an exhibitor is handling two dogs at the same level in either sport, the second dog must be moved to the "B" class (in that sport) for the next trial entered where the entries have not closed.
Rally Move-ups
If a club allows move-ups at their trial the exhibitor may submit a move-up form in writing 30 minutes prior to the start of the trial he/she is entered in. If there are two trials being held on the same site/same day there should be a start time listed for both events, even if the second event starts after 12 noon. If an exhibitor is entered in the second trial and the second trial begins at 1:00pm, the exhibitor has until 12:30pm to submit a move-up form to the Trial Secretary or Superintendent. All Clubs must state clearly in their premium list whether move-ups will be allowed. This means that the club must state if they ARE allowing move-ups or the ARE NOT allowing move-ups. Move up forms can be found on the AKC website downloadable forms page.
Rally Advanced A and Excellent A eligibility
Handlers with previous experience in AKC obedience can enter the Advanced and Excellent A classes in rally as long as the dog they are exhibiting has not earned any AKC obedience titles. A handler's previous obedience experience only affects the rally Novice A class, no other class. After the Novice class, eligibility for the A classes is determined by the dog's obedience experience.
