Rally
If you've not seen Rally, you really should.  The novice level is all done ON lead,
and you can talk to your dog the entire time.  You can use body language to get
them to do what you want.  The only thing you can't do is use food (or toys),
touch the dog or have a tight lead.  All you need is a 70 out of 100 to pass.

For Kira, this was an easy title, we got it in three straight entries.   She got
scores of 88, 77 and 93.  I'm looking forward to entering the Rally Advanced
class.

For Greyhound Ruby, Rally was a bit more of a challenge.  We entered Rally
Novice at the Greyhound National Specialty only days after she was out of
season & ended up competing outdoors (which we'd never practiced) and in
hotter temperatures than I anticipated.  Luckily we qualified anyway and with a
score of 85, we took a 2nd place ribbon as well.  Then we got her second leg at
the Salisbury, Maryland show on Friday November 9, 2007 with a score of 81.  
Her third leg, on November 30, 2007 could have been a disaster, as we were
late getting to the trial, due to a detour at the almost last minute, we ended up
going in the ring cold, without even having a chance to look at the course plan
or watch anyone else do it, we sight read the course and still managed to qualify
with a score of 77.

Derby was my third dog to take into the Rally ring & he had only had 9
obedience classes and they were in the fall of 2007; six months prior to our
stepping foot in the ring.  Since we'd done so little training I really didn't know
what to expect, but the little boy did me proud and even did his sits when I asked
him to.  Again, the trial was outdoors which we had never trained for and in spite
of that, he still scored an 80 for his first RN leg.  I think his next time in the ring
will be at the end of June 2008 at the Rock Creek Kennel Club trial.
More info on rally
Kira
APDT -the Association of Pet Dog
Trainers also offers a rally program
Ruby's first RN leg