{"id":1673,"date":"2026-09-03T21:06:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/?page_id=1673"},"modified":"2026-09-03T21:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T20:07:07","slug":"team-italy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/teams\/team-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Team Italy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Sara Balestra & Iris Liv Family (Liv)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nMy experience in FCI rallying is very recent and started in early 2026 .

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nWhat I love most about the FCI rally is the variability of the routes which always make it stimulating for the dog and the handler to tackle the race routes .

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nThe best result achieved was in the qualifiers for the national team.

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nWith Liv, in addition to rally obedience, I practiced obedience.

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\nI can't wait to meet and observe all the other contestants and their dogs.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Simone Marchiori & Indipendence Day (Isy)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nI have been doing Rally Obedience for about one year. A short but intense journey that has taken me all the way to the Italian National Team.

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nThe relationship between dog and handler: communication, trust and teamwork. In the ring, Isy and I have to work as a true team.

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nBeing selected to represent Italy at the 2026 FCI Rally Obedience World Championship. After only one year in Rally, it is a very special achievement for us.\n

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nIsy and I also do Retrieving, another activity that we really enjoy doing together.

\nEspecially looking forward to<\/b>
\nEntering the ring with Isy representing Italy, experiencing the atmosphere of the World Championship and competing alongside teams from many different countries. We want to enjoy every moment and give it our best.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Alice Borghi & Black Pearl to Shark Zanzibar (Sky)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nSince February 2026 .

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nThe complicity that is created with the dog, in seeking precision while maintaining good motivation.

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nWe are in the highest category of Italian rally circuit.

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nWe practice obedience where we compete in class 3.

\nEspecially looking forward to<\/b>
\nI can't wait to try an international circuit.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Sara Balestra & Gingerbell Gimmy Choo (Ada)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nMy experience in FCI rallying is very recent and started in early 2026

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nThe best thing about the fci rally with Ada is the possibility of improving understanding through communication during the courses.

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nThe best result achieved was in the qualifiers for the national team.\n

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nWith Ada, in addition to rally obedience, I practice obedience and nosework.

\nEspecially looking forward to<\/b>
\nI'm looking forward to live an unforgettable moment with my dog at WC.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Sara Fabbri & Golden Oaks Brave Merida (Merida)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nI have studied FCI rules since 2024 and started practice in February 2026 when we finally got our national rules.

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nI love that every course is a new challenge for me and the dog and speaking and have the possibility to help him is really important to built a strong collaborative bond.

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nIn Italy we have only had two official competitions so our best result was to achive our place in the national team this year.

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nWe practiced obedience until Class 2.

\nEspecially looking forward to<\/b>
\nI can't wait to see and learn as much as possible from all the best teams in the world.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Andrea Turra and Sangria fom Haus Shwalbe (Sangria)<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Experience with FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nI started learning about this discipline in August 2025 by doing an internship with Michaela Starke and then started training with Sangria; and in May of this year I did my first race.

\nWhat I love most about FCI Rally Obedience<\/b>
\nI find the right hand conduct particularly stimulating. I also really like the variety of exercises and the variety of paths that can be built; I also find it gratifying for the dog that I have the opportunity to express my emotions by encouraging him throughout the process, also helping him with body signals.

\nBest Result achieved with my Dog<\/b>
\nThe result mile I got was 84\/100 (I think \ud83d\ude05)\n

\nOther Dog Sports I do<\/b>
\nWith Sangria I also practice a little Obedience and sporadically we enjoy setting up the\nexercises of the Swedish Natural Trials.

\nEspecially looking forward to<\/b>
\nI look forward to admiring the binomials of other nationalities and trying to learn from those who practice this discipline at the highest levels<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Team Italy Sara Balestra & Iris Liv Family (Liv) Team Experience with FCI Rally Obedience My experience in FCI rallying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":873,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1673","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1673"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1817,"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1673\/revisions\/1817"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fci-rally.dk\/wc2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}