Post
April 23, 2018
Category
All-Breed Dog Shows
Date
March 28, 2019 – April 29, 2019
Venue
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center – 4751 Old Airport Rd, Concord
NC 28025, United States
Speedway Classic of the Carolinas
4 All-Breed Show, 4 Obedience 4 Rally Trial & 4 Agility Trials
One Location- One Weekend
COLUMBIA KENNEL CLUB, INC.
Thursday & Friday, March 28-29, 2019
GREATER MONROE KENNEL CLUB, INC.
Saturday & Sunday, March 30-April 31, 2019
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center 751 NC Hwy, 49 North Concord, NC 28025
April 13, 2018
The official term for dog shows is conformation — as in, the act of conforming or producing conformity. While a dog show may look like a beauty pageant, it’s not. Dogs are not being compared to each other
April 13, 2018
As Michael Jordan, one of the world’s most famous basketball players, said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” When you participate in an AKC Rally event, you get to show off both: Your dog’s talents and the teamwork between you.
Think of an AKC Rally® event as any team sport: You and your dog navigate a course, side-by-side, as you steer him through a course of 10-20 different signs. Each of these signs provides instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed. The dog and handler move continuously throughout the course with the dog under control at the handler’s left side. There is a clear sense of teamwork between the dog and handler both during and between the numbered signs. Although each performance is timed, having a good race time is not the goal; it’s all about working as a team while performing the skills, with the dog under control.
Started in 2005, AKC Rally is a fun family sport and participation increases each year. It’s a perfect starting point for those who are new to canine sports as AKC Rally provides a challenging introduction to all AKC Companion Events for dogs and handlers to strengthen their skills.