Heiz n Glock K9 Lifestyle & GRC Dogsports

20/09/2025

The goal of the Mill Race in GRC:

To demonstrate intensity & commitment to a 2 minute sprint on a free spinning mill, while maintaining control and loose leash responsibility before and after.

How can training for the Slat Mill Race in GRC help you improve your daily life with your dog ⁉️

- Loose Leash Responsibility.
In any GRC event you must loose leash walk your dog to and from the mill.

- Wait until released / Impulse Control.
Your dog stays stationary on the mill until released by the judge to start.
(In MR1 you can restrain until judge calls release- but training for levels MR2 & MR3 is always recommended)

- Emotional / arousal regulation.

In MR1 When the judge says your time is complete- you must cue your dog to slow down to come to a full stop.
(Can use verbal, hand signals or the mill break)
In MR2 & MR3 the judge will ask you to decelerate AND accelerate your dogs speed on a verbal cue throughout their run.

Having the ability to cue your dog into the appropriate arousal level on the mill and in life - isn’t that what we all want?
“Easy” & “Ok!” in full clarity - taught through drive expression and play 👌

There are so many behavioural benefits & lifestyle goals to achieve woven into all aspects of GRC.

That’s why we love this Dogsport.
That’s why it exists.
It’s for life.

19/09/2025

15/09/2025

Fun Run Registration is now open!

Closes Oct 21st @ midnight 👻

Register for events:

Mock SR1
Mock Weight Pull
Mock Mill Race

(Governed by 2025 GRC Rules & Regulations)

On October 25th, the Gas City Dog Club will transform into a spooky playground for dogs and handlers alike. From the thrill of the Weight Pull to the excitement of the Mill Race, this day is all about celebrating drive, teamwork, and spirit — with a Halloween twist! Expect wagging tails, festive f...

14/09/2025

Social Responsibility (SR) Test

There are three sections to the SR test:
Leash Communication
Obedience
Liberty

The Social Responsibility test is both the gateway entry test for all drive events and an event itself.
The SR test, similar to the drive events, allows for three levels of competition.

The SR1 title exemplifies that the handler\dog team can navigate the world cooperatively, responsibly, and safely.
The SR2 and SR3 titles exemplify that the dog\handler team has gone above and beyond what is required to be cooperative, responsible, and safe and can be held to a higher standard of precision and fluency in leash communication, obedience, and liberty skills.

Competitors start with 100 points. Points are deducted for deviations from the ideal picture. A score of 70 or higher is passing.
A score below 70 points is non-qualifying.
The starting point and passing score is the same for all SR levels.

Note: No food or toys are allowed in the trial field or in view of the dog outside the trial field. Personal play is only allowed between sections when scoring is off, as indicated by the judge.

Participants Equipment

Collar: Properly fitted, flat, metal buckle collar. No other gear is to be worn
(except as noted hygiene products in Competition & Medical Conditions, Heat, Pregnancy)

Leash: 6 Ft \ 1.8 m max length (may be shorter)

Footwear: Closed footwear (shoes or boots).

Handler Clothing: Attire that allows for the
performance of the required exercises without distracting the dogs. No training vests, treat pouches, training waist pouches, etc are allowed to be worn while competing.

Below are examples of field layouts that may be used in the different sections of the SR test……
(Open the link below for full SR details)

14/09/2025

Weight Pull 101.

For those who are interested in registering for Weight Pull at the Fun Run event…
Jay explains here how things work during an offical event under GRC rules.

We will going by WP1 standards.

(We will be posting more educational content in the coming weeks but we encourage you to read the offical Rules & Regulations posted on the GRC website and check out the World Wide Web for more info)

Registration opens at 6pm tonight!

😁 So exciting!

https://youtu.be/Dc2UVocvDbA?si=E0852kd74AcLLtQvorken

This is about the rules and regs of GRC Weight Pull and the difference between us and other groups.

13/09/2025

The time has come for our first ever Mock GRC Fun Run event!

Put your Social Responsibility skills, your Weight Pull and Mill Race games to the test in our Halloween themed event down at Gas City Dog Club on Oct 25th!

Full Fun Run details are posted in the main Facebook Event.

Registration opens Sunday September 14th @ 6:00PM

Hope to see you there!!

07/09/2025

Put the fun in functional ❤️