AKC Rally and Obedience Trials
2026 Trial Dates
April 17-19: Rally and Obedience
July 11-12: Rally
August 7-9: Rally and Obedience
December 4-6: Rally and Obedience
April 17-19, 2026
Location: 2150 Apollo Drive, Lansing, MI 48906
Fri, April 17: Two Rally trials (am & pm). Limited to 60 entries per trial.
Sat, April 18: One Obedience trial limited to 8 hours of judging.
Sun, April 19: One Obedience trial limited to 8 hours of judging.
Judges: Ms. Anna Lorenz and Ms. Cheryl Tisdale
Rally Trial Secretary: Vicki Bowerman, 517-526-3467, vickibowerman@gmail.com
Obedience Trial Secretary: Jean Ray, 269-908-1008, jeansray@gmail.com
Closing Date: Entries must be rec’d on or before April 7 at 1 pm EST or when limits are reached, after which entries cannot be accepted, cancelled, or substituted. If limits are reached prior to the closing date, exhibitors may choose to be on a waitlist, but will not be charged. If a slot becomes available the exhibitor will be automatically entered and fees charged at that time.
Entry Fees
$27 for 1st entry of each dog & $22 for each add’l entry of same dog in same event. The Fri am & pm Rally trials are separate events.
There is an add’l $3 processing fee for each paper entry. Eager Dog adds a processing fee to each online entry, in addition to the usual fees for using an online payment system.
All entry fees include $4 AKC service fee & $.50 recording fee for 1st entry and $4.50 for add’l entries.
Entry Submission
Online entries must be submitted through Eager Dog. Exhibitors will receive an immediate confirmation of their entry, can quickly/easily make changes (move up to new class, withdraw a dog, etc), and the program will check for errors and missing info. Exhibitors who showed at the OTC July 2025 Rally trials or the OTC Aug 2025 Rally/Obedience trials already have an account on Eager Dog and may easily enter the Dec Trials online.
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Send paper entries to: Vicki Bowerman, 2150 Apollo, Lansing, MI 48906. Add $3 admin fee for each entry ($27 + $3 = $30, $22 + $3 = $25). Make checks and money orders payable to OTCGL in US funds. If using overnight delivery service, designate “no signature required.” Entries with incorrect fees or missing info will not be processed until corrected. Entries are not accepted if unsigned, limit is reached, not on the AKC entry form, do not include fees or agreement/rules page, or if any condition as to acceptance is specified.
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