Well after thinking a lot this week, talking to my trainer & other trainers & my breeder I think we may try Rally Obedience. I don't really know a lot about it, I haven't done my research on it yet but thats what everyone is suggesting. I still have to look inot it more, but they all say that Kaige is just about ready to start showing in it. We'd just have to take one class to learn a few things but he's got most if down. I guess it's like obedience but a lot more laid back... they say it's even a little like agility. Its a new sport & you can earn titles.

My trainer who is awesome, Bob Minchella. He has 27 years professional experience in dog obedience. He has trained in the United States, Canada and Germany with some of the best known trainers and behaviorists in the world. He has competed in the ring for many years too. Although Bob has a lot of knowledge & experience he has just recently started to become less involved in the competition arena and has dedicated himself more to solving problem behaviors in dog and making shelter pets more loving and well behaved companions. After teaching classes in the shelter for years he has started to see a major need for focusing more problematic dogs & the such. Just within the last month or so he stopped running all of his show classes and even advanced 2 class is not offered as often as beginner & advanced 1. Now I understand this & it is an AEWSOME thing that he's doing... it does stink for me. I started this class knowing that he's an awesome trainer especially for the show ring. Well not so much anymore. Unless I can work my schedule around his limited advanced classes or pay $75/hour for private lessons I'll have to find another trainer.
Which I have. So this is our last class with Bob, it ends the begining of Jan. From then on we are going to: this place (if you have a minute look around it's ral neat dog facility that offers a LOT and it's only 10 minutes from my house.


Does anyone know anything about Rally? Any reccomendations on websites or books? I'll be researching this a lot the next week or two before I make my final decision but from what little I do know it sounds like a lot of fun.