Rally Obedience Recommended Skills

Below are the recommended skills to practice before Rally Obedience Basics at Ahimsa Dog Training. 

Please have your dog practice the following skills before class:

• sit in front of you.
• sit at your side.
• lie down from a sit.
• lie down from a stand.
• sit and stay for at least 15 seconds (no distance, just time).
• down and stay for at least 15 seconds (no distance, just time).
• sit and stay while you back away at least three steps.
• down and stay while you back away at least three steps.
• respond to a release word ("okay", "free", etc.).
• reliably come to you on leash from six feet away (with distractions).
• respond to a command (like "leave it", name, "watch", etc.) to ignore
  other dogs (even when in close proximity).
• walk on a loose leash for ten steps or more at a time.