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NUMBER 1 T H E MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS PHOTOS © CLEAN RUN;
COURSE MAP © GUY BLANCKE J A N U A R Y 07 VOLUME 13 16 Beyond the
Backyard This month’s exercises are designed to help teach you how to
analyze sequences and determine the ideal placement for front crosses. By
Mary Ellen Barry 34 Agility Course Design: Changes through the Years
Experts weigh in on what has changed in course design through the years
and how you should adapt your handling to meet the challenges. By Robin
Whitsell 39 Reflections of a Novice, Year One What did you learn your
first year as a novice agility competitor? A competitor embarking on year
two of his agility career shares what he learned during his first year as
a novice. By Jim Keim 22 Training Bend Work: Help Your Dog Negotiate a
Tight Line While Jumping Negotiating an agility course requires your dog
to make many turns. Teaching bend work as part of your jumping program
will allow your dog to learn how to comfortably and fluently make tight
turns. By Susan Salo 30 Trainer’s Forum Trainers share ideas for helping
the dog that can weave like a champ in practice but acts like he’s never
seen the weave poles in trials. By Brenna Fender 42 Spy Kids: The Blank
Slate A new puppy! Could anything be better? Come along on the adventure
as Nancy Gyes documents the process of selecting and training a new
agility puppy for her husband Jim Basic. By Nancy Gyes Features 5
Editorializing: Our Sport, Our Selves What draws each of us to the sport
of dog agility, and why do we stay in the sport? By Elise Paffrath 73 The
Audition A humorous look at one handler’s experience with agility
“tryouts” as she and her dog audition for a working spot in an agility
training class. By Elizabeth M. Jarrell 80 The Construction Zone Plans for
a lightweight PVC practice jump that is simple and inexpensive to
construct, and that separates into four pieces for easy transport. By
Diane Goodspeed © MARCI MANTELL PHOTOGRAPHY 12 On Course with Robin
Kletke Learn Robin Kletke’s formula for successful repeated runs with
many breeds, including Afghans, Paps, and BCs. By Brenna Fender 26 It’s
Not Easy Being Green How does a green handler with a green dog take on the
challenges of training for agility and learn to follow her own instincts
about what’s best for her dog? By Dawn Prentiss 50 Alphabet Drills For
the first time ever, weave poles in an alphabet drill! Enjoy working the
letter “W” with challenging entries and exits to the weaves. By Nancy
Gyes 59 Taming the Teeter A method for training teeter skills based on how
dogs perceive the obstacle through their sense of hearing, vision, and body
awareness and balance. By Mandy Book and Cheryl Smith 65 Shoulder
Conditions in Agility Dogs With the coordinated action of over 25 muscles
required for shoulder motion, the potential for muscle injuries causing
performance issues and lameness in our Agility Dogs is significant. By
Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., D.V.M., M.S., Diplomate ACVS Columns 8 9 Tip of
the Month By Lisa Flowers Everything You Always Wanted to Know About
Agility… 10 Backyard Dogs By Karen Holik 54 Distance Challenge By Jane
Simmons-Moake 62 The Judge’s Debriefing By Bonnie McDonald 71 Review By
Martha Faulk 76 Nested Courses for a Busy World By Judy Zelenewych 82
Letter to the Editor 82 Course Diagram Keys 44 Clicking for Turns, Part 1
What is a tight turn and how can you use your clicker to help your dog
achieve it? By Jo Sermon Cover Dog Dot’s Sweet ‘Lil Dustin NA, NAJ,
OA, CGC, Certified Therapy Dog, a.k.a. Dustin, a Lhasa Apso owned by Megan
MacGregor of Florida. Photo by Lesley Mattuchio, www.lesleymattuchio.com
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