WCRL Rally

Can a foster dog compete in WCRL and USDAA? The answer is YES!
There are many benefits for rescue and foster dogs when they get involved in training and building skills. Fosters are very welcome at WCRL and USDAA! Read more: https://www.usdaa.com/news/foster-dogs-welcomed-at-usdaa-wcrl.cfm

Photo: Foster dog Bandit, courtesy of Taylor Amaiya Brookes

Fuel your senior dog with fine-tuned nutrition for strength, stamina & cognitive health. Explore Pro Plan Sport formulas: https://bit.ly/PPP-August2024

Calling All Rally Competitors to Arizona in November!
This year's Cynosport® Dog Agility World Games Presented by Purina® Pro Plan® in Tucson, AZ, will include a special WCRL RALLY rally trial Nov. 6 & 7, organized by longtime rally judge Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell and CynoLogic Dog Sports (San Tan Valley, Arizona). Read more and make plans to attend this fun event!
https://www.usdaa.com/news/cynosport-2024-welcomes-wcrl-rally-event.cfm

CynoLogic Dog Sports photo courtesy of Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell

The Summer issue of WCRL e-news is here!
https://mailchi.mp/e33e099d32f1/wcrl-rally-news-summer2024
In this issue:
- Cynosport® Welcomes WCRL Rally Event
- Club Corner: CynoLogic Dog Sports
- Foster Dogs Welcomed
- Purple Leash Project: “Courageous Together”

Photo: CynoLogic Dog Sports -- Jeff Mitchell, Michelle O'Neill and Cianan, and Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell (Photo by Julie Paige)

Happy 4th of July! 🤩💥🤩

Photo: Maverick -- owner is Sally Slade; handler is Jeremy Gerhard.

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: A Cautionary Tale about Leptospirosis
Since losing her beloved ZephyrJoe to Leptospirosis (Lepto), Barbara Swartzlander has been sharing helpful information to make other dog owners aware of the disease. Read more: https://www.usdaa.com/news/wellness-wednesday-a-cautionary-tale-about-leptospirosis.cfm

Photo: ZephyrJoe, courtesy of Barbara Swartzlander

Ringside Chat with Melanie Parrish -- WCRL judge loves “having a front-row seat and watching teams at all stages of their journeys.” Read more: https://www.usdaa.com/news/ringside-chat-with-wcrl-judge-melanie-parrish.cfm

Photo: WCRL judge Melanie Parrish and Seger

Ask the Trainer: Raising Sport Dogs -- Tawni Millet offers advice on raising top dogs, whether for rally obedience, agility or other sports: https://www.usdaa.com/news/ask-the-trainer-tawni-millet.cfm

Photo: Little Sparkle and baby Dazzle

WCRL Rally Returns to Central Virginia
Bridgette Ashmore, founder of REACH K9 in Powhatan, Va., has teamed up with the Richmond SPCA to offer rally trials in the area: https://www.usdaa.com/news/wcrl-rally-returns-to-central-virginia.cfm

Photo: Bridgette Ashmore and her German Shepherd (photo by Fast Cat Phil)

Rally Exercises of the Month -- April 2024
This month’s focus is on turn exercises at all levels. Learn the purpose and requirements for each and watch demonstrations on YouTube:
https://www.usdaa.com/news/rally-exercises-of-the-month-april-2024.cfm

SPRING 2024 WCRL RALLY E-NEWS!
In this issue: Rally exercise of the month -- turns; WCRL Rally Returns to Central Virginia; Ringside Chat with WCRL Judge Melanie Parrish; Ask the Trainer: Raising Sport Dogs; A Cautionary Tale about Leptospirosis; Rally Newsletter Receives National Recognition.

WCRL Rally News - Spring 2024 Rally Exercises of the Month This month’s focus is on turn exercises at all levels. Learn the purpose and requirements for each and watch demonstrations on YouTube. Read more…

Happy Easter!🐣🐰💐🥚

USDAA’s OVERview publication and WCRL Rally News recently received national recognition from the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) in their annual writing competition, taking top honors in two categories and placing as a finalist in a third category. Read more: https://www.usdaa.com/news/usdaa-overview-and-wcrl-rally-news-receive-national-recognition.cfm

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Happy St. Pawtrick’s Day!🐾🍀


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Update on USDAA@Home! rally --
We expect to relaunch the program in April. Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the experience for our competitors.

Happy Valentine’s Day!💕💌💘
Share the love and show us your 4-legged Valentines in the comments below!

WELLNESS WEDNESDAY: The Weighty Impact of Excess Weight for Dogs -- and Their Owners. A new Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets survey examined the physical and emotional factors contributing to dogs’ excess weight, and how those factors hinder dog owners from helping their pets: https://www.usdaa.com/news/the-weighty-impact-of-excess-weight-for-dogs-and-their-owners.cfm

Rally Helps Terrier Regain Her Confidence
Mary Beam credits WCRL for helping her Smooth Fox Terrier, Quebit, overcome fears and earn her RL1X: https://www.usdaa.com/news/weathering-the-storm.cfm

Happy New Year > 2024!

Image from Pixabay

Congratulations to Gail Vendetti of Stillwater, N.J., on being named to the WCRL Hall of Fame as 2023 Volunteer of the Year! Find out how she has contributed her time and talent to the sport: https://www.usdaa.com/news/wcrl-inducts-gail-vendetti-into-hall-of-fame.cfm

Happy H🐾wlidays!🎄🎅🤶!
Spread the joy by sharing your favorite holiday dog photo in the comments below!

Image by Myléne from Pixabay

Flash Rally FAQ and exercise of the month -- Starting this month, we are highlighting aspects of performance in regular and Flash rally. This article will focus on Flash rally FAQ and take a close look at one of the Flash Exercises: https://www.usdaa.com/news/wcrl-rally-update-winter-2023-24.cfm

The latest WCRL enews is here!
https://mailchi.mp/ed6473660ab2/wcrl-rally-news-winter-2023-24
In this issue: Flash rally FAQ and exercise of the month explained; Gail Vendetti is named WCRL Volunteer of the Year; Mary Beam credits WCRL for helping her Smooth Fox Terrier, Quebit, overcome fears; how your dog's excess weight affects your dog - and you.

WCRL Rally News - Winter 2023-24 Program Taking a Vacation in January The popular USDAA@Home!SM rally program will take a brief pause in January to update and retool programming. In the meantime, watch for some additional courses this month, prior to the pause!  Read more…

Program Taking a Vacation in January
The popular USDAA@Home! rally program will take a brief pause in January to update and retool programming. In the meantime, watch for some additional courses this month, prior to the pause!
UPDATE 12/19/23:
NOTE: The last USDAA@Home! Rally events are live today and end on 1/2.

Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍗🥧

On this Veterans Day, USDAA salutes all the people and canines who serve our country – past and present. Thank you for your service!

HAPPY HOWL-O-WEEN!🎃🧛‍♂️👻

If you have questions about any of the new rally Flash exercises, did you know you can watch videos of each exercise being performed? Visit https://www.rallydogs.com/gen_formDoc.cfm -- scroll down to Videos. There are two types of videos: (1) Short clips: These videos show the exercise being performed once at full speed (10-20 seconds in length); no audio. (2) Scoring videos: These videos describe the exercise’s Purpose and Primary Elements, along with the exercise being performed at normal speed, slow motion (with a verbal description), normal speed, and ending with potential exercise penalties (60-90 seconds in length).

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