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APDT in the UK? (rally obedience as a sport)
I learned today that there are APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) members in the UK. I don't think you have Rally-Obedience as a sport there yet, so I was wondering what APDT does provide for you. Has anyone heard of this or done anything with APDT?
Here we were this weekend. We got 4 qualifying scores in APDT Rally Obedience with 3 first place ribbons and 1 second place ribbon. Lupa's now 8 months old, so I'm really proud of her. We need 6 more qualifying scores to get her puppy championship title
This was our last run...it was the lowest score because she made some bigger goofs than usual, but I think she did better than the previous day (she and I were both REALLY tired) and our best run with the best score was, of course, the run that the camera's memory card ran out of space.
![Rolling Eyes](images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif)
It always seems to happen that way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEIoaQCYXXU
I really like Rally and I think it would be neat to see more countries doing it. Its a great bonding experience for pet owners and their dogs...not as competitive as regular obedience, but enough to encourage pet owners to continue working with their dogs.