Rocky Mountain Ratters

08/11/2026

Love finding an excuse to pull out my parent’s old laminator! It is oddly therapeutic….. 🤪

08/07/2026

Onofrio has posted the judging program for the Greeley Kennel Club shows next week. Don't forget to check your ring times and let me know ASAP if you want to try and pull from the barn hunt trials due to conflicts. There is still currently a waitlist all days but a) it will be shut down over the weekend and b) there's always a chance the waitlist will clear before that time. You are only entitled to a (partial) refund for entries pulled when someone on the waitlist can fill your spot.

Also, don't forget to check the RMR website next week for the Welcome Letter with important information on the event! I'll be posting that on the RMR website event page after the wait list closes out to have the most accurate run counts.

Looking forward to the trials next week - see everyone soon!

www.RockyMountainRatters.com

07/02/2026

Greeley Kennel Club Barn Hunt Entry Update
August 13-16, 2026

Waitlists can change a LOT especially as the event gets closer - enter now to have a greater chance of moving into the trials as things change later!

As of 7/2/26 12noon MT:
Thursday is full, waitlist started (short waitlist).
Friday is full, waitlist started (short waitlist).
Saturday is full, waitlist started (only 1 entry on the waitlist).
Sunday is 92% full.

https://rockymountainratters.com/event/202608gkc/ for more information including the link for online entry!

07/01/2026

Entries opened yesterday for the August Greeley Kennel Club Barn Hunt trials and WOW did things move fast!

As of 7/1/26 2pm MT:

Thursday is full, waitlist started (currently only a few entries on the waitlist).
Friday is full, waitlist started (currently only a few entries on the waitlist).
Saturday is 88% full.
Sunday is 77% full.

https://rockymountainratters.com/event/202608gkc/ for more information including the link for online entry!

06/30/2026

Entries for the barn hunt trials August 13-16, 2026 at the Greeley Kennel Club AKC Shows in Greeley, Colorado open at 12:01AM MT (so first thing in the morning) on Tuesday 6/30. We don’t historically fill on opening day but who knows!

Here’s the link: https://rockymountainratters.com/event/202608gkc/

Entries online will be taken through Secreterrier for this year (but please be sure to visit our website for important information!).

Let us know if you have any questions!

Hope you’ll come out to play!🐀

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.