Rock-N-Ratters

05/25/2026

Hi everyone, our August trial weekend has reached ~80-85% of its capacity. This is a fantastic response to-date!

Several clubs within nearby states are hosting summer Happy Ratters trials. In addition, Competitive Edge & Agility (CEA) in Louisville is hosting trials in both June and July. It’s fun to watch the sport continue to grow in our region!

For anyone who is trialing at different venues before participating in our August trial, we can easily adjust trial entries to a higher level or to medallion status if we are emailed prior to registration closing. Leveling up typically incurs additional fees, whereas switching to medallion levels are cost-neutral changes!

By mid-July we will share information about the practice session that will be offered on August 1.

Congratulations to the competitors who trialed at CEA this weekend. Please feel free to share pictures or fun news!!!

05/22/2026

Two important updates! Urban rat registration for June classes will open today. And due to turf installation, the CCDTC building will be closed starting tomorrow, Saturday, May 23. All classes and ring reservations are cancelled. The building re-opening will be announced next week when details become available about the turf installation and completion date.

05/20/2026

Our August Happy Ratters trial registration is open. Saturday AM trial is full and registration for this trial is paused. Saturday PM trial has room for a few more registrations. Sunday trials currently have openings. We will host practice sessions on August 1st and pre-registration links will be shared next month.

05/02/2026

For those who have barn hunt titles, if your Happy Ratter titles aren’t showing up correctly, there is a form on the happy ratters site to inquire about this topic and to submit proof of Barn Hunt title(s)...

Records Issues Hi All records are now in secreterrier. Use the email you used to register your dog to get into secreterrier Issues with accessing Secreterrier: email [email protected] If you have an issue Use this form if your records don’t agree with what is in secreterrier…. details help, ...

04/30/2026

Reminders and Updates! Our August Happy Ratters trial is open and is at ~65-70% capacity as of Saturday morning. We have two judges and a photographer scheduled. We are offering a blend of repeat searches/games for those who trialed with us in Jan/Feb and need to earn a few more points towards a title. Then we are OFFERING NEWER games!!! Details are in Secreterrier.

We are hosting practice sessions on August 1st and we have sign ups happening right now for June 6 Rat Games Day. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A9AC23AAFDC07-63634798-rocknratters

Friday morning ratter classes are planned for June. Keep checking CCDTC website on Friday mornings since I don’t know when they will post.

Then remember our friends at Competitive Edge & Agility have trials in May and June! Plentiful rat hunting opportunities are around the corner!!!

Clermont County Dog Training Club's Happy Ratter team, Rock-N-Ratters, is hosting a 1-day Rat Games Day on June 6th, 2026. These are FUN RUNS. Morning session, 9am to 11:30am, offers Ratter and Level 1 games. Afternoon session, Noon to 2:30pm, offers Happy Ratter and Level 2 games. There will be NO....

04/28/2026

Our friends at Competitive Edge & Agility have posted their May and June trials on Secreterrier. Refer to their flyer! They have exciting plans for those trials. Reminder that registration is also open for Rock-n-Ratters Rat Practice Games Day at CCDTC for June 5th. Refer to the FB post with our sign up link.

04/18/2026

Check out this photographers website. https://raeoflightimagery.com. Rae has agreed to be our photographer for the August trial weekend and she has photographed several urban hunt trials! Some CCDTC dogs can be found in her Happy Ratters albums. The most recent is:
https://raeoflightimagery.pixieset.com/competitiveedgehappyrattertrialsfebmarch2026/march1st2026/

Photo collection by Rae of Light Imagery

04/17/2026

Update from Secreterrier. The NEW PLATFORM is now present in the https://secreterrier.com website! For those who want access to the old/original version, it can still be temporarily accessed by clicking the Help button in the bottom-left corner and selecting the old site link. They plan to fully transition away from the old site within the next week or two. To make that happen, they are asking for feedback and to be contacted if anything seems off or missing. Use the Help button to report issues.

04/03/2026

Clermont County Dog Training Club's Happy Ratter team, Rock-N-Ratters, is hosting a 1-day Rat Games Day on June 6th, 2026.

Morning offers Ratter, Dump Hunt 1 or Silent Hunt 1 (choose one, not both), A-Maze-ing Rat 1, and Ultimate Distance 1. Afternoon offers Happy Ratter, Dump Hunt 2 or Silent Hunt 2 (choose one, not both), A-Maze-ing Rat 2, and Ultimate Distance 2. End of Day will offer advanced game Earn-a-Rat and new game Village Rats.

The cost is $10 per search/run/ring. CASH AT THE DOOR!!! Included, at no charge, will be a Do-It-Yourself area to privately work on bridge and burrow, or to introduce your dog to a pop-up tent, and/or to reinforce searching through crinkled paper.

The link for sign-ups is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A9AC23AAFDC07-63634798-rocknratters

The link for VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE is: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0545A9AC23AAFDC07-63634810-rocknratters

Clermont County Dog Training Club's Happy Ratter team, Rock-N-Ratters, is hosting a 1-day Rat Games Day on June 6th, 2026. Morning session, 9am to Noon, is geared towards NOVICE level searches. Afternoon session, 1pm to 4pm, is geared towards INTERMEDIATE level searches. There will be NO JUDGING OR....