Beginner Novice-If you’re thinking about making the leap from Rally to competitive obedience, Beginner Novice is the perfect transition for you and your dog. If you are completely new to dog sports, this is also a great place to start your journey. Learn all of the exercises needed for Novice-sit for exam, heeling for the competitive obedience ring and the sit sty exercise just to name a few.

Novice and Beyond-Learn competitive obedience heeling as well as handling methods needed to be a confident handler. Each Novice exercise will be broken down so dog and handler can develop a strong understanding they can take into the ring. This is a progressive class and as teams become more skilled with Novice, foundations for Open Obedience will be introduced.