Rally
Rally — short for Rally Obedience, sometimes called Rally-O — is a sign-based obedience sport. The judge designs a numbered course of 10 to 20 stations laid out around the ring, and each sign tells the team what to do at that spot: a 270-degree right turn, a halt and call-front, a moving down, a pivot in heel position. The handler walks the course alone before the class to memorize the order. Then the dog comes in, the judge says "Forward," and the team flows from sign to sign without stopping for judge-called exercises. A team starts at 100 and the judge subtracts. A qualifying run is 70 or better; time only breaks ties. In AKC, qualifying runs at three trials earn the Novice through Excellent titles; Master and Choice take ten, under at least two judges.