On the weekend of June 5-6, 2004, NOSA hosted Vancouver Island’s first Rally Obedience seminar and trials. By all accounts, the seminar was a resounding success.

• NOSA began offering a Rally-O class in
  Sept. 2004.

Our special thanks go to the organizing committee led by Education Chair Karen Blair and ably supported by Liz Hayes, Marilyn Clayton, Jeanine Stannard and Lee Pears.

NOSA’s reputation for always having good food to eat was further enhanced by the superb efforts of Phil Griffith, Brian Hayes and Paul Beaulieu in the kitchen.

Our thanks also go out to Bev Hurst, Chair of the Canadian Association of Rally Obedience (CARO) — our seminar presenter and judge — and to Laurie Albright our other judge, and to all those who helped roll and load mats and equipment on Thursday night and again after the seminar wrapped up.

There were 30 participants in the seminar and trials with their dogs and of those 28 were able to go home with their Rally Novice (RN) degrees. Our three High-in-Trial teams were Liz Hayes and Stitch, Terry Gains and Lira, and Angela James and Sophie.

Congratulations. There were also 18 participants in the seminar who did not have dogs and are now eager to give it a try themselves.