🐀 Happy Ratters Workshop with Cheryl at The Noble Beast 🐀

Learn the ins and outs of the Happy Ratters sport in this 2-hour workshop designed for teams new to rat hunting and those looking to solidify their foundations.

📅 Date: Saturday, January 24
🕒 Time: 2:00–4:00 PM
📍 Location:
The Noble Beast Dog Training
428 Zimmerman St, North Tonawanda, NY 14120

This workshop offers both working and auditing spots. Cheryl will cover the rules, safety, and fundamentals of Happy Ratters, followed by hands-on instruction for working teams.

🐀 Working teams will receive three individual runs, which include:

• Rat introductions

• Training for the bridge and burrow

• Searching for the rat in the ring

Dogs will be crated inside the facility or in your vehicle, and dogs will run one at a time to ensure a safe and focused learning environment.

Whether you’re brand new to the sport or have attended classes in the past, this workshop is a great opportunity to build confidence, ask questions, and refine foundational skills.

🎟️ Registration Options:
👉 Working Spot: https://thenoblebeasttraining.as.me/WorkingRatters
👉 Audit Spot: https://thenoblebeasttraining.as.me/AuditRatters

Come learn, watch, and hunt—this is the perfect introduction (or refresher) to the Happy Ratters sport!

Happy hunting 🐾

🐀❄️ Happy Ratter Winter League is here! ❄️🐀

Join us for a 6-week league designed to keep teams training, competing, and having fun through the winter months. Each week features a different Happy Ratters game, with cumulative scoring, friendly competition, and prizes for top teams. Open to all experience levels who have completed rat introductions.

Sundays at 2:00 PM, starting February 1
League runs for 6 weeks, skipping 2/15 due to a Happy Ratters trial at GCC.

Weekly Schedule

• 2/22 – A-Maze-ing Rat

• 3/1 – Happy Ratter Regular / Standard Run

• 3/8 – Dump Hunter

• 3/15 – Rat Race

• 3/22 – Infestation

• 3/29 – Silent Hunt

🗓️ Make-Up Date:

• 4/5 (used only if inclement weather causes a cancellation)

Who Can Participate

The Winter League is open to all experience levels, provided teams have already completed rat introductions.

Register HERE

Capacity & Class Times

• 2:00 PM class: 5 teams maximum

• If more than 5 teams register, a second class will be added at 3:15 PM

• 3:15 PM class: 6 teams maximum

Divisions

If there is sufficient interest, teams may be split into two divisions:

• Novice Division: No trial experience

• Experienced Division: Teams with trial experience

Format & Scoring

• Each week features a different game or a Regular/Standard run

• Teams will receive 2–3 runs per class, depending on the game

• Points are calculated per class, not per individual run

• Individual runs are scored by points first, then time

Weekly Placement Points

• 1st: 10 points

• 2nd: 8 points

• 3rd: 6 points

• 4th: 5 points

• 5th: 4 points

• 6th: 3 points

• 7th: 2 points

• Participation: 1 point

➕ Clean Run Bonus:

• +1 point for a clean run (for games where faults are applicable)

Worst Week Drop Rule:
Each team may drop their lowest-scoring week to keep the league fun and flexible for teams who may miss a session.

Pricing

💰 $210 for all league dates

Standings & Prizes

• A shared spreadsheet will be updated weekly and sent to participants so teams can track standings

• Prizes will be awarded for 1st–3rd place at the end of the league

Team Participation

To help classes run smoothly and to build real-trial experience, teams will be asked to assist with:

• Rat wrangling

• Timing

• General class support as needed