The dogs will be able to transition easily, but the handlers are going to need to get out of the Rally-O mind frame when entering an obedience ring. Much less talking, no body language aside from hand signals (in Rally-O you can stear with your body to encourage very intricate heeling patterns), etc.
Lilies in the late July heat, Lemnos, Greece. The dog days or dog days of summer are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star Sirius, which Greek and Roman astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden thunderstorms, lethargy, fever, mad dogs, and bad luck.
dog days. hottest days of August; name is taken from the Great Dog (Canis Major) constellation and one of its stars: Sirius (which is brightest star of summer sky). Exactly first two weeks of August sun enters constellation of Canis Major. Hence the expression: Dog Days.