This page contains handy information about the 4 main U.S. Rally venues, registration, event calendars, etc.

Venues (all of these permit mixed breeds as well as purebred dogs)

• American Kennel Club (AKC)
  http://www.akc.org/index.cfm
• United Kennel Club (UKC)
  http://www.ukcdogs.com
• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  https://www.rallydogs.com/
• Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA)
  http://www.asca.org

Registration for competition:

• AKC
  1. Purebred dogs of all AKC-recognized breeds
  2. Purebred Alternative Listing Program
     (PAL, formerly ILP, a program that allows unregistered dogs of registrable breeds to compete in AKC Performance and Companion Events, Dogs must be spayed or neutered to be eligible.)
  3. Canine Partners Program
     (This program is open to mixed-breed dogs, purebred dogs not eligible for AKC registration or AKC Foundation Stock Service (FSS), and dogs not currently enrolled in AKC Purebred Alternative Listing. Dogs must be spayed or neutered to be eligible.)

• UKC
  1. Purebred dogs of all UKC-recognized breeds
     • Permanent registration
     • Single registration
       (e.g. eligible, recognized breed originally from another registry)
     • Limited Privilege Registration (LP)
       (Accepts mixed breed dogs, purebred dogs of unknown or incomplete pedigrees, purebred dogs registered with registries the UKC does not acknowledge, and purebred dogs with disqualifying faults. Dogs must be spayed or neutered to be eligible.)

• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  Accepts all dogs.
  Registration form

• ASCA
  1. Australian Shepherds, Limited Privilege
     (Dogs who appear purebred, of unknown or incomplete pedigrees. Dogs must be spayed or neutered to be eligible.)
  2. All other breeds and mixed breeds
     

Rally Rules & Guidelines

• AKC
  http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/RO2999.pdf
• UKC
  http://www.ukcdogs.com/res/pdf/2011RallyRulebook.pdf
• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  https://www.rallydogs.com/rulesReg_eBook.cfm
• ASCA
  http://www.asca.org/linkclick.aspx?fileticket=bOyYhxj6%2b4I%3d&tabid=13384&mid=20113

Rally Signs

• AKC
  http://www.akc.org/pdfs/events/rally/new_rally_signs_2007.pdf
• UKC
  http://www.ukcdogs.com/res/pdf/2009RallySigns.pdf
• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  Level 1: https://www.rallydogs.com/binary/files/exercise_lvl_1.pdf
  Level 2: https://www.rallydogs.com/binary/files/exercise_lvl_2.pdf
  Level 3: https://www.rallydogs.com/binary/files/exercise_lvl_3.pdf
• ASCA
  http://www.asca.org/linkclick.aspx?fileticket=u1ut0xsTJ6g%3d&tabid=13384&mid=20113

Event Calendars

• AKC
  https://www.akc.org/events/search/index.cfm?action=refresh_index&active_tab_row=2&active_tab_col=3&fixed_tab=8
• UKC
  http://www.ukcdogs.com/Upcoming.nsf/CertainView?Open&Group=DogEvents&Events=RO
• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  https://www.rallydogs.com/events.cfm
• ASCA
  http://www.asca.org/events/eventcalender
  (Be sure to select “all” in the categories drop-down menu, otherwise not all rally events will show up.)

Event Entry Forms

(Just in case you don’t have a premium list on hand.)

• AKC
  http://www.akc.org/pdfs/AEN999.pdf
• UKC
  http://www.ukcdogs.com/res/pdf/fo1fbl.pdf
• World Cynosport (formerly APDT)
  No blank entry forms. They apparently only come with a premium list.
• ASCA
  http://www.asca.org/Portals/0/forms/rallyentrywtx.pdf