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of a Novice, Year One By Jim Keim © CLEAN RUN The judge was
right—agility is an addiction. I heard these words at the judge’s
briefing in my very first agility trial, in a horse barn just outside of
Dayton, Ohio. What was I embarking on? Amber, my two-year-old Australian
Shepherd and I had been training for more than a year and waiting for this
exact moment—our first agility match! It was like an ice bowl outside and
where we crated was somewhat cold as well. But in the arena, it seemed warm
enough and I recall seeing people and dogs everywhere. Our first run was
Novice Jumpers, to be followed by a Standard run in the next ring. I took
my course layout, planned my run, and walked the course. All seemed
okay—the dreaded weave poles were present, and I had no clue how Amber
would run on a dirt floor. Cold, dirt floor, lots of people, dogs, and
noise—all the ingredients for a disaster waiting to happen! move fairly
fast through the jumps and obstacles. Her weave pole entry was good,
although her speed was slightly slow. The finish was straight ahead, and
we bolted for that as fast as we could. We made it, clean and fast, the
only two rules in this sport. Heck, I like simplicity. Rude Awakening I
soon woke from my lightheadedness and realized that there was nothing
simple about this sport. I later struggled with “basics” as we
progressed. In fact, Open class in Jumpers had me stumped. Summer runs in
over 90° heat and 100% humidity proved to be someone’s sadistic idea of
a good time outdoors. But for our very first run in Novice that day we did
well—a 1st place finish, that oh-so-important Q ribbon, and a blue one,
too! That high was quickly followed a few short hours later by our lowest
point when Amber and I were escorted out of the Standard ring with the
infamous NQ—from the highest of highs, to the lowest of lows. I had just
taken her outside to relieve herself when, as we returned, our name was
being called at the start line. How could that be? We ran to the start
gate and were next in line. I would learn very quickly that gate stewards
like promptness and are not endeared with hunting for you! We just made
it. And due to the rush, I quickly released her leash and we began our
run. When we got to the table the I.D. tags on her collar glistened in
that dark ring, just enough for the judge to tap me on the shoulder, and
politely but firmly, ask me to leave. I really wondered why until he
pointed down at her neck. In the rush I had forgotten to remove her
collar. 39 Our First Fun Run Fortunately, I had an opportunity to watch a
few others run first to help imprint the course in my left brain—or is
it the right? In many later runs I did not have this advantage since we
often were first in line. And then it was our turn! I was not at all
nervous, for whatever reason. Maybe I was confident from my training
experiences since I had been training at a higher level than the one we
were about to embark on. Maybe it was because I saw more than one dog run
“wild” to the amusement of some spectators. Would that happen to us?
Regardless, I maintained positive thoughts and visualized running the
course in my head. During the run I could not remember much of anything
except to ensure I “followed those numbers on the floor” while I
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Clean Run Magazine - January 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - January 2007

Contents
Editorializing: Our Sport, Our Selves
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Backyard Dogs
On Course with Robin Kletke
Beyond the Backyard
It’s Not Easy Being Green
Agility Course Design: Changes through the Years
Reflections of a Novice, Year One
Alphabet Drills
Distance Challenge
Taming the Teeter
The Judge’s Debriefing
Shoulder Conditions in Agility Dogs
Review
The Audition
Nested Courses for a Busy World
The Construction Zone
Course Diagram Keys
Letter to the Editor
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 1
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Editorializing: Our Sport, Our Selves
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 6
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 7
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - On Course with Robin Kletke
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Beyond the Backyard
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - It’s Not Easy Being Green
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Agility Course Design: Changes through the Years
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Reflections of a Novice, Year One
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 42
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Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Alphabet Drills
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Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Distance Challenge
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Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Taming the Teeter
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Shoulder Conditions in Agility Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Review
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - The Audition
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Nested Courses for a Busy World
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - The Construction Zone
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 81
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - Letter to the Editor
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - January 2007 - 84
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