AKC Obedience & Rally®

The New River Valley Kennel Club hosts an annual two-day AKC Obedience & Rally® in Blacksburg, VA.

Event Fees:

First Entry (per entry/dog/event) – $27.00 USD
Additional Entries (per entry/dog/event) – $22.00 USD
AKC Recording Fee (per entry) – $3.50 USD
Online Processing Fees (per entry) – FREE

AKC Obedience & Rally® is typically held at the following location:

Blacksburg Community Center (inside)
725 Patrick Henry Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24060

Once details are finalized, they will be available on the New River Valley Kennel Club's Facebook page.

Eligibility

To compete in an American Kennel Club (AKC) Obedience or Rally® trial, your dog:

Must be 6 months or older
Must be in good health and up-to-date on standard vaccinations
Must have one of the following:
- American Kennel Club (AKC) Registration – for purebred dogs
- AKC Canine Partners^TM – for mixed breed dogs
- AKC Purebred Alternative Listing (PAL) – for purebred dogs who cannot be fully registered
- AKC Foundation Stock Service® (FSS) ‐ for breeds on the road to full AKC recognition

In addition:

Both intact and sterilized (spayed or neutered) dogs are eligible to participate
Females in season are ineligible to participate

Obedience Titles

ABBREVIATION	TITLE	TYPE	REQUIRES
BN	Beginner Novice	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Beginner Novice classes at three trials
BN-V	Beginner Novice Virtual	Suffix	Three qualifying scores in Virtual Beginner Novice class
GN	Graduate Novice	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Graduate Novice classes at three trials
GO	Graduate Open	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Graduate Open classes at three trials
CD	Companion Dog	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Novice classes at three trials
PCD	Preferred Companion Dog	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Preferred Novice classes at three trials
CD-V	Companion Dog Virtual	Suffix	Three qualifying scores in Virtual Novice class
CDX	Companion Dog Excellent	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Open classes at three trials
PCDX	Preferred Companion Dog Excellent	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Preferred Open classes at three trials
UD	Utility Dog	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Utility classes at three trials
PUTD	Preferred Utility Dog	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Preferred Versatility classes at three trials
UDX#¹	Utility Dog Excellent	Suffix	Utility Dog Excellent title Qualifying scores in both Open B and Utility B classes at 10 trials
PUDX#¹	Preferred Utility Dog Excellent	Suffix	Preferred Utility Dog Excellent title Qualifying scores in both Preferred Open and Preferred Utility classes at 10 trials
VER	Versatility	Suffix	Qualifying scores in Versatility classes at three trials
OM#¹	Obedience Master	Suffix	200 points from Open B and Utility B classes
OGM	Obedience Grand Master	Suffix	10^th level Obedience Master title
POC	Preferred Obedience Champion	Prefix	750 points Qualifying scores in both Preferred Open and Preferred Utility classes at 20 trials
OTCH	Obedience Trial Champion	Prefix	100 points 1^st place wins in both Open B and Utility classes Third 1^st place win in either Open B or Utility class 1^st place must be awarded by three different judges Open B must have six in competition Utility must have three in competition
NOC	Obedience National Champion of [YEAR]	Prefix	Win the AKC Obedience National Championship

Rally Titles

ABBREVIATION	TITLE	TYPE	REQUIRES
RN	Rally Novice	Suffix	Qualifying scores in the Novice class at three trials
RI	Rally Intermediate	Suffix	Qualifying scores in the Intermediate class at three trials
RA	Rally Advanced	Suffix	Qualifying scores in the Advanced class at three trials
RE	Rally Excellent	Suffix	Qualifying scores in the Excellent class at three trials
RM#¹	Rally Master	Suffix	Qualifying scores in the Master class at 10 trials under two judges
RAE#¹	Rally Advanced Excellent	Suffix	Qualifying scores in both the Advanced B and Excellent B classes at 10 trials
RNC	Rally National Champion of [YEAR]	Prefix	Win the AKC Rally® National Championship
RACH#¹	Rally Champion	Prefix	300 points from the Advanced B, Excellent B and Master classes 150 points from the Master classes 20 triple qualifying scores obtained from the Advanced B, Excellent B and Master classes

¹ Title initials will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the number of times that the dog has met the requirements of the title.