Rally All Around, the Complete Guide to Rally Obedience
Completely Revised and Updated
Rally All Around is the most complete and comprehensive book on Rally Obedience on the market today.
This is the 5th edition of Rally All Around. It has been updated and revised April 10, 2021. Originally written for those who must train alone, or need more details and information about the details of the performance of the exercises, the rules and information about what judges are looking for, the book is a valuable referrence for everyone participating in the sport of Rally - exhibitors, teachers and instructors .
When Adobe stopped supporting the videos that were included in the book They were taken out and a link is not provided for you to access the videos on YouTube. This means you must have internet access but it also means that the size of the file is now small enough to allow you to put it on your portable tablet.
Rules for all the venues covered in the book have been brought up to date and new rules included as well as links to other new information. Video links have been added for new things to give you even greater variety of training information and demonstrations. Many of the newly added videos werre done with my Tuesday morning rally class allowing you to see a variety of dogs and handers at work. There are also some videos of me in the ring with Wally and Webe - some good, some not so good.
Minute wording changes in the exercise descriptions by AKC have not been addrressed in the individual details of each sign, but the new description wording is in the new regulations and easy enough for you too check. The Cloverleaf was changed from 6 ways to 3 the day after the previous edition was published. This has now been corrected.
The above video is a compilation of several of the new demonstration videos used for the AKC exercises. Not only does each exercise have a demo video, but there is in depth information on the performance requirements, judging and how to train. Step by step photos guide you through each exercise. This is especially helpful for those who have to train alone. It's also valuable for instructors because there is so much detail about each exercise in the book.
There are over 2500 step by step photos demonstrating how to train and perform various signs and links to over 150 videos. EACH sign has a demonstration of how to perform that exercise done as close to perfect as possible.
You will need Adobe Reader to use this e-book. You may download it to your computer and then put it on a portable device if you'd like. Before this revision, the inserted videos and size of the file made impossible to put on portable devices,, even those with large memory.
The NEW Big Course Source Book
NOW ON SALE
The NEW Big Course Source Book is an electronic book available in PDF to download to your computer or other device. Individual pages may be printed as desired.
Perfect for the student and instructor, this book contains over 350 legal AKC Rally maps. There are some that would be excellent for a match.
Information is given for the requirements for each level of Rally; Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Excellent. and Master A charts gives you an easy reference for what signs are available for use at each level.
The NEW Big Course Source Book is updated to include over 200 maps, which include the new 2017 AKC exercises and the Intermediate, and Master Level.
How to Set Up a Course leads things off.
There are 20 Nested Sets - all AKC legal
20 courses that are not nested (so each is unique) for EACH level; Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Excellent and Master. A couple of "variations" are included for some putting the total over 20. The Intermediate are NOT just "jump removed" Advanced maps but individually designed. If they are the same as the Advanced they have had changes made to them, and there are only a few of those maps.
For those who want to do "this" or "that" there are also 20 Blank courses that you can play with.
The file is PDF and you can print out any of the maps (or the entire book) if you want. Rally All Around will not run on portable devices, but this will.
Because the maps in the old version of the Course Source Book were still good - although the sign were no longer legal as some wording had changed and there were no Intermediate or Master level, I included the entire original Course Source Book (with over 175 maps) in this one. Most of these maps are part of nested sets.
The PDF file allows you to search for maps and there is a table with info on all the NEW Nested Sets to allow you to easily pick what you want to check out - box, diagonal or "combo" course; which cone exercises you want; what jump you want; ring size. Just click on the table and it will take you to the map.
Maps for the individual levels are not listed in the table.
The OLD Big Course Source Book also has a table with listings of jumps and cones and ring size. What's new is that this has been updated so that a click will take you to the map. The old Big Course Source Book had the following:
The "At a Glance" Table that gives you information on each of the courses:
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Is it a nested set or one level; is it box, diagonal or combo course; ring size; cone exercises used; does it have the send to jump; other comments.
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Detailed instructions are included on how to set up a rally course - it's not always as easy as it seems.
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There are 37+ nested sets, some with variations. Most are AKC legal courses although most should not be used at an actual trial. They were designed for classes and individual practice.
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19 Quirky courses - ugly, difficult, fun, unique and many are not legal, none should be used for a trial.
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8 Easy courses good for beginning classes and trials where easier courses are needed. One is good for 4-H and was used at one of their "trials".
There are 444 pages, two "complete" books and over 350 maps in the NEW Course Source Book!
I was not allowed to include this in the book, but special thank you to Rachel who did all the formatting, technical work and made the tables "interactive". And much more. Without her this would not be possible.
The NEW Big Course Source Book is available for immediate download. Cost is $14.95. You will need Adobe Reader to open the file. This file will work on portable devices and you may print any part of the book that you want.