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Traction Rally

Rally Obedience & Dog Sports Club in Austin

Traction Rally is an Austin club for the AKC sport of rally obedience, with three levels of participation, from casual fun to weekly training to a dedicated competitive team. Give your dog an extracurricular activity while building obedience skills and meeting other dog owners.

Did you know your dog could have a sport?

Imagine joining a team, attending practices, competing at events, earning titles, and working your way through exciting new challenges together. Just like human sports, except your teammate is your dog!

What is rally obedience?

Think advanced obedience meets obstacle course! You and your dog navigate a course of signs directing you through exercises, from precise heeling and fancy footwork to jumps, spins, position changes, and more.

Rally builds focus, confidence, responsiveness, and teamwork, giving you and your dog a fun reason to keep improving your real-life obedience skills.

No pre-existing training required. Beginners can start with simple courses, then work toward increasingly challenging levels and titles.

You may be surprised by just how far you and your dog can go!

Watch: AKC Rally introduction

Watch rally in action: This could be you!

THREE PARTICIPATION LEVELS

The Casuals Club

Limited to 30 members

Open to all levels

Twice-monthly club practices

Try something new, spend time with other dog people, and keep your dog’s real-life obedience skills advancing without a major commitment.

$175/month

The Prospects Club

Limited to 15 members

Open to all levels

Weekly club practices

Train more consistently, develop your skills, maybe try competing, and see just how far you and your dog can go!

$275/month

Competitive team

Traction Rattlers Rally Club

Limited to 15 members

Open to all levels, but try-out required

Weekly club practices

For dogs and owners who want to compete and work their way up through rally trial levels.

Dedicated full-time team coach
Custom training plans and progress tracking
On-demand trainer support
Trial planning and preparing, with your coach joining you at trials
Monthly extracurricular events
Active team chat and social events
Training and boarding discounts

$375/month

Competitive team spots are earned through participation and commitment. The Prospects Club is a pathway and waitlist once the team fills. Trial entry fees and travel are additional.

Why Traction Rally?

Professional trainer leadership. Traction Rally is led by a dedicated, full-time private dog trainer from Traction Dog Training Club. The club is professionally staffed and managed, not run by volunteers or entry level dog trainers.

Traction has spent years taking on challenging behavior cases, advanced obedience, and competitive sport dog training. Our Full Grip Society PSA club combines advanced obedience with protection scenarios, and our trainers are titled in various dog sports, from PSA to barn hunt, weight pull, trick training, AKC Fetch, fast CAT, AKC obedience, Rally obedience, dock diving, and more! That experience shapes how we teach the finer points of training, coach each handler, and build a true team.

A competitive team with support beyond practice. Rattlers members receive individualized training plans, on-demand rally support from a Traction trainer, and a dedicated manager who keeps the team organized, supported, and progressing toward trials.

Training, conditioning, and team building. Monthly Rattlers extracurriculars support rally through activities such as swimming, hiking, and other strengthening or team-building activities. Members also have an active team chat, social events, and training and boarding discounts.

Who can join?

Any dog can join the Casuals or Prospects clubs. All breeds, sizes, and skill levels are welcome.

The Traction Rattlers Rally Club welcomes all skill levels, but requires a tryout. Selection is based on the team’s potential, not the pre-existing training level. The handler’s commitment to the team and the dog’s drive are what matter most!

FAQs

Can beginners join?

Yes. All skill levels are welcome. Casuals and Prospects are open to any dog; Rattlers requires a tryout. Selection is based on team potential, not pre-existing training.

Is rally only for certain breeds?

No. Dogs of all breeds and sizes can compete in Rally!

Do I attend with my dog?

Yes. You come to practices with your dog and learn to work together as a team. While there is not attendance requirement for Casuals or Prospects, members of the Rattlers competitive team are expected to attend practice consistently, and actively work towards trialing.

Do I have to compete?

The Casuals and Prospects clubs let you develop your skills without committing to a competitive team. Rattlers members are expected to practice consistently, support their teammates, and work toward competing and advancing.

When and where are practices?

Various locations will be set in the Austin area. Because you will ultimately trial in new and distracting environments, club practices will take place at various locations in Central Austin.

Is rally a good extracurricular activity for my dog?

Rally combines mental enrichment, movement, and obedience training. You attend with your dog, practice new skills, and work toward progressively more challenging courses. Traction Rally offers casual, weekly, and competitive memberships in Austin.

How is Traction Rally different from an obedience class?

Traction Rally is an ongoing club led by a dedicated, full-time Traction Dog Training Club trainer. You develop your skills through regular practices and a community of dog owners. The Rattlers competitive team also includes individualized plans, rally-related on-demand support, monthly extracurriculars, and dedicated team management.

Coming very soon

Join rally club

Email us with your name, your dog’s name, and the club you’re interested in. We’ll add you to the early interest list and keep you updated as the schedule and enrollment details are finalized.