Rocky Mountain Ratters

12/11/2025

Registration sale for your BHA number!

It's Registration Sale Time, and we're live! Use your discount code of 2025HOLIDAY until midnight CST Saturday December 13 for $26US registrations. If you don't put in the code, you don't get a discount and no, I will not refund you. Registrations are not refundable, see our policy.

Registrations increase to $34 per dog on January 1. If you are registering a puppy and are unsure of their adult height, put in their current height or a close guesstimate, but if you do that you MUST go back later and make sure that height is correct. If you are not sure you are going to keep the name that's okay too, just note that I get an email alert for every name change and may question you. Transferring numbers to a different dog is not allowed (you can't think, "Oh, I'll register Rin now then if he decides he doesn't like it I'll just transfer to Stimpy." Doesn't work that way. :)

Enjoy, and hey, post pictures of your newly registered dogs here!

11/22/2025

For barn hunt nationals next year!

Happy Friday! Today, I have uploaded the 2026 National and Regional rules. There isn't a lot of change, but a few things.

First, in order to qualify for the National in 2026, your dog will need 5 Qualifying scores from Master B attained after June 1, 2025 and prior to May 31, 2026. So, for instance, if you have a RATCHX, you will need that plus 5 Qs during the qualifying period. If you have a RATM, you will need to have at least 5 Qs toward your RATCH.

In good news, we are expanding entries as promised. We are expanding to 100 Teams and 210 Grand National entries. Hurdles entries are not increasing. That means adding an extra ring for Courses 1 and 2 (see diagram). We will be splitting Team across two days. It will run Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. We will schedule those conflicts accordingly (if you are running Team Friday afternoon, your Course 1 run will be Friday morning).

In more good news, we will be expanding the Top 50 to the Top 60. Before you ask, no, we will not expand beyond that as it would make our Sunday too long; our goal is always to get Awards done and everyone on their way safely home by 4 or 5 pm.

There's a Wildcard addition. Looking at overall entries and percentages, we do realize that the larger physical size of the rings at the National put smaller dogs at a disadvantage. Accordingly, we will be adding two Wildcard slots for the two Small dogs who were the fastest qualifiers on both Course 1 and Course 2 that did not get into the Top 60. So our minimum will actually be 62, with any other wildcards added beyond that (see the rules).

On the diagram, please note we will no longer be allowing crating on the end of the arena near Ring 1 and Hurdles. The noise this past year was just too much. Also, not in the rules but as an aside, we really will be policing noisy dogs in crates this year. The building is VERY loud, and Judges and competitors need to hear each other.

Regional rules haven't really changed other than to align with the National rules.

https://www.barnhunt.com/rules/national_rules_2026.pdf

11/14/2025

New line drive accommodation! ❤️

Please see the attached screen shot. After request and upon review by the Advisory Committee, we have added a bit of information to allowed equipment in Line Drive class to enable handlers with dogs who have mobility or traction issues to wear boots in that class. The rule is ONLY for Line Drive. Boots are not allowed in any other Class. This rule clarification will be loaded up to the web this afternoon.

11/07/2025

Happy Friday everyone, I wanted to make an announcement about Registrations in 2026, and also just talk a bit about how that works in Barn Hunt.

Since we started in 2013, we have only had two dog registration price increases. The last was in 2021 where it increased from $30 to $32. I try very hard to make registrations as reasonable as I can, but on January 1, US and Canada registrations will increase to $34 per dog. UK registrations will increase to $32 per dog.

Your registration is a one-time, lifetime fee. There are no annual memberships. Your registration also entitles you to free access of your records 24/7 where you can check your scores, download and print your title certificates, etc.

Registration fees are NOT REFUNDABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. My costs are incurred immediately up front in the creation of the record, etc. You also cannot transfer numbers from dog to dog.

Each dog can only be connected to one email. You can add co-owners and they will appear on your title certificates but they will not have access to your dog's records. However, if you want to transfer a dog to a different owner, you may do so for free. The new owner needs a login on the system, then the original owner just emails me and says they are rehoming the dog (please include BH number and new owner name/email), and gives permission for the move. Don't abuse that please (ask for transfers back and forth repeatedly).

The good news to end this is that yes, sometime in early/mid December I will run a sale. It will probably be a pop up sale, because once I announce these people start immediately registering then get very mad if the sale isn't in effect yet. Answering those emails makes me tired! No, I don't yet have a date or a price set for that sale, but it will be a good price, I promise.

Thanks for all of the support you give! Photo for tax is Vila.

11/07/2025

Barn Hunt classes in Littleton!

10/27/2025

Congratulations to all the Colorado teams that went to this year’s Barn Hunt National!

Ivy and Dottie (Jen)
Rascal (Lindy)
Flick (Katelyn)
Beretta (Dane and Cassidy)
Isa (Claire)
Maverick (Calla)
Krueger (Shea-la)
Bulleit (Judy)
Scout and Cody (John)

Ivy, Flick, and Krueger made it to finals. ❤️

🏆 Results 🏆

Ivy:
🥈2nd Place Versatility (Games + Courses) Small Dogs
🥉3rd Place Grand National (Courses) Small Dogs
🥉3rd Place Course 4 Small Dogs
🌟4th Place Hurdles Round 2 Small Dogs
7th Place Games (Hurdles 1&2 + Teams) Small Dogs
5th Place Course 1 Small Dogs
6th Place Course 2 Small Dogs
9th Place Hurdles Round 1 Small Dogs
One of only 9 dogs across all heights and the only small dog to get all eight rats in Course 4!

Dottie:
🌟4th Place Games (Hurdles 1&2 + Teams) Small Dogs
🌟4th Place Hurdles Combined Small Dogs
8th Place Versatility (Games + Courses) Small Dogs
8th Place Hurdles Round 2 Small Dogs
5th Place Hurdles Round 1 Small Dogs

Beretta:
🏆 High Hurdles Round 1 🏆 (all heights)
🥇 1st Place Hurdles Round 1 Large Dogs
🥈 2nd Place Hurdles Round 2 Large Dogs

Flick:
🌟4th Place Course 3 Medium Dogs
-6/7 Qs
-Top 50
-6th place Teams with Rascal
-26th medium dog Hurdles R2/46th overall
-107th dog hurdles combined
-28th medium dog in Games/48th overall
-6th medium dog Grand National Course 1/11th overall
-38th medium dog on Grand National Course 2/60th overall
-7th dog Grand National Course 3 overall
-23rd dog Grand National Course 4 Medium Dogs/ 31st overall
-17th medium dog Grand National Combined/20th overall
-12th medium dog Versatility/16th overall

Scout:
6th Place Hurdles Round 2 Medium Dogs

Maverick:
• Double Q’d in Hurdles!
• 7th Place Hurdles 2 Large Dogs
• Cleared course 2 of all rats. Dang stupid tunnels! 
• Got my mom to take me!!! 🤣
Had so much fun with you all! Love our little barn hunt family!

Krueger:
- Went 6/7 Qs
- Top 50
- 11th Large dog on Course 1
- 10th Large dog on Course 4
- 10th Large dog Versatility
- 14th Large dog Games
- 15th Large dog Grand Nationals
- Nothing too impressive to most but for 13 years old I’m so beyond proud of him!

(Send me your brags / photos to add!)

10/17/2025

Barn hunt trials this weekend in Castle Rock!

Secreterrier makes it easy for competitors to enter dog shows and trials online, and for show secretaries to manage all aspects of their events

09/11/2025

Barn Hunt Trials starting tomorrow at K9cation in Firestone! Thurs - Sun. For more information visit www.RockyMountainRatters.com. Hope you can join us!

09/07/2025

Barn Hunt trials this weekend at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock. Day-of-show entry space available all days. Spectators welcome!