We started Rally with Mira as a way to get her comfortable in the ring and perhaps as a bridge to other performance events. She took to Rally very well because she loves to work off leash where she is in control. She is very sensitive to commands, both verbal and non-verbal. She is a lot of fun to work with and her scores in Rally steadily increased as she moved through the levels.
Mira started showing in Rally in April 2005 and earned her Novice title in three straight trials. She started Advanced Rally in August 2005 and also finished this title in three straight trials - this time with two 2nd places! She started Excellent in September 2005 and finished in November 2005 with a first place!
Because Mira is so good at Rally and it's something we enjoy, we continued on to her Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) title. This title requires ten qualifying legs and each leg requires a qualifying score in both Excellent B and Advanced B at the same trial. Mira finished her RAE in September 2006. She racked up 32 qualifying scores in just 17 months. We couldn't be prouder.
In 2009 Mira came out of Rally retirement to particiapte in UKC rally. She finsihed her UKC Level 1 title in three straight shows (with a third place and career high score of 99). She also finished her UKC Level 2 title in three straight shows. We are very proud of her accomplishments.
Here are results from Mira's rally trials:
| Show |
Age |
Placement |
|
MN Mixed Breed Club APDT Rally Trial July 31-August, 2010 Schiller Park, IL | 6 years, 11 months | Qualifying Score (x3) in Rally Level 2 B with a fifth and third place
NEW TITLE - APDT Rally Level 1 - also earned Award of Excellence for high scores |  |
For Your Canine UKC Rally Trial March 13, 2010 Schiller Park, IL | 6 years, 6 months | Qualifying Score (x2) in Rally Level 2 B
NEW TITLE - UKC Rally Obedience 2 |  |
MN Mixed Breed Club UKC Rally Trial January 23, 2010 Hugo, MN | 6 years, 6 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Level 2 B |  |
MN Mixed Breed Club UKC Rally Trial November 7, 2009 Burnsville, MN | 6 years, 3 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Level 1 B and third place with a score of 99
NEW TITLE - UKC Rally Obedience 1 |  |
MN Mixed Breed Club UKC Rally Trial July 12, 2009 Lake Elmo, MN | 5 years, 11 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Level 1 B | |
2008 GSDCA National Specialty Show AKC Rally Trial November 6, 2008 Beaumont, TX | 5 years, 3 month | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
First RAE2 leg | |
Rochester Minnesota Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial September 15, 2006 Rochester, MN | 3 years, 1 month | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
NEW TITLE - AKC Rally Advanced Excellent |  |
St. Croix Valley Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial August 26-27, 2006 Lake Elmo, MN | 3 years | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B both days
Eighth and Ninth RAE legs |  |
Duluth Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial July 14, 2006 Duluth, MN | 2 years, 11 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Seventh RAE leg |  |
German Shepherd Dog Club of Minneapolis/St. Paul AKC Rally Trial June 25, 2006 Lake Elmo, MN | 2 years, 10 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Advanced B and second place |  |
Twin Cities Miniature Schnauzer Club AKC Rally Trial June 11, 2006 Brooklyn Park, MN | 2 years, 10 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Sixth RAE leg | |
Key City Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial May 27-28, 2006 St. Peter, MN | 2 years, 9 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Fifth RAE leg
Bonus leg in Advanced on Sunday |  |
Cambridge Minnesota Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial May 11, 2006 Hugo, MN | 2 years, 9 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Fourth RAE leg
Plus, a score of 94 in the Rally Challenge |  |
St. Paul Dog Training Club AKC Rally Trial April 27, 2006 South St. Paul, MN | 2 years, 9 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Third RAE leg |  |
Minneapolis Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial February 25, 2006 Minneapolis, MN | 2 years, 7 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
Second RAE leg
(Mira is on the left in the picture) |  |
Bloomington Obedience Training Center AKC Rally Trial November 4-5, 2005 Bloomington, MN | 2 years, 3 months | Saturday: Qualifying Score in Rally Advanced B.
Sunday: Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B
NEW TITLE - AKC Rally Excellent
First RAE leg |  |
Twin Cities Obedience Training Club AKC Rally Trial October 23, 2005 Minneapolis, MN | 2 years, 2 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent B and in Rally Advanced B. |  |
Anoka County Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial September 23, 2005 Hugo, MN | 2 years, 1 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Excellent A and 1st place |  |
Des Moines Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial September 11, 2005 Des Moines, IA | 2 years, 1 month | Qualifying Score in Rally Advanced A
NEW TITLE - AKC Rally Advanced |  |
Des Moines Obedience Training Club AKC Rally Trial September 10, 2005 Des Moines, IA | 2 years | Qualifying Score in Rally Advanced A and 2nd place |  |
KC of Freeborn County AKC Rally Trial August 13, 2005 Albert Lea, MN | 2 years | Qualifying Score in Rally Advanced A and 2nd place |  |
Key City Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial May 29, 2005 St. Peter, MN | 1 year, 9 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Novice B
NEW TITLE - AKC Rally Novice |  |
Key City Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial May 28, 2005 St. Peter, MN | 1 year, 9 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Novice B |  |
Wisconsin Rapids Kennel Club AKC Rally Trial April 16, 2005 Amherst Junction, WI | 1 year, 8 months | Qualifying Score in Rally Novice A |  |