You and your dog are a team. You do almost everything together – take walks, eat, veg out, even sleep together. So think of the fun you’d have showing off what a great team you are at an AKC Rally® event! AKC Rally® is one of the newest AKC sports and participation increases every year. […]

The site for the 2025 RNC and NOC is not yet confirmed. As soon as we do, we will publish that information. 2024 AKC Rally National Championship Thursday & Friday, July 18-19, 2024       News and Updates: The 2024 AKC Rally® National Championship and National Obedience Championship will be held at the Roberts Centre in […]

Judges requesting an observation, please send requests to cejdgobs@akc.org. To qualify as an applicant -- you must have: Personally owned, trained and titled a dog to an AKC Utility Dog (UD) title and a second dog to an AKC Companion Dog (CD) or Preferred Companion Dog (PCD) title. Been active in the sport a minimum […]

The new Obedience Regional Competitions were developed to provide an additional avenue for exhibitors to qualify for the National Obedience Championship (NOC). These competitions will not replace the current qualifying methods as outlined in the AKC Obedience Regulations for the NOC, but are intended to give exhibitors and their dogs another avenue to qualify for […]

This is the Trial Secretary/Superintendents page for Companion Events! We are pleased to offer this page as a 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 […]

AKC Obedience Trials owe their existence to a pioneer in the sport of purebred dogs, Mrs. Helen Whitehouse Walker. Helen was a breeder of Standard Poodles and the dogs of her Carillon Kennels were quickly gaining recognition as dogs with outstanding quality and character. Like many Poodle breeders, Helen had to fight the stereotype that […]

Obedience Resources A Beginners Guide To Companion Events  Obedience Regulations Combined Specialty General Frequently Asked Questions Obedience Field Representatives Obedience History Regional Events Qualifications Requirements Obedience Presentation (June 2009 Delegates’ Meeting) Secretaries Superintendents Committees  Versatile Companion Dogs (VCD titles) YouTube Channel - AKC Obedience and Rally Videos Obedience & Rally Judges' Newsletter Fix 'n Go […]

Obedience Trial Process and Procedure Some breeds have fewer obedience exhibitors participating in their trials than others. These clubs want to offer obedience, but may be faced with the problem of considerable expense for a few exhibitors. By combining the obedience entries of several clubs, expenses can be shared and exhibitors have the opportunity to […]

The provisions for transfers in the Obedience and Rally Regulations were established to allow a dog to be transferred to another class, from which it was originally entered after entries have closed, if the dog has earned a title.  The dog and handler must be eligible for the class they are requesting to transfer into. […]

July 1, 2013 Pre-Open and Pre-Utility Classes *The jump height is to be set at ½ the height of the dog at the withers, rounded to the nearest multiple of 2 inches. The Broad Jump will cover a distance equal to twice the height of the High Jump setting for each dog. For example: In […]