Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 69

In Cider By Bill Gates The profundity of my dunceness (my word, not found in any dictionary) did not strike with full force until I knocked the four-foot-tall, cone-shaped dunce hat—the one with streamers at the top and a large blinking neon “D” on it—on the open van door. Yes, I had run the wrong course. How did that happen I wondered? The lights slowly turned on. I had set the course earlier. I had the judge’s course map with the coordinates on it. And oh yeah, it had the obstacle numbers on it as well. With the other course builders, I carefully set the jumps and tunnels for this Jumpers course. We tweaked the course. The judge came by and tweaked some more while we followed him around. Yes, I followed him around the course. There was the brief briefing and then the walk-through. I was worried about Cider’s weave-entry capabilities. She rarely misses an entry, but recently had two misses. In light of this I must have been focused on how hard the weave entry was going to be. The judge created a nice curve of jumps leading to a high-speed 25° weave entry. My incorrect course cut out two of those jumps, creating an almost 90° weave entry. I was so focused on handling a tough weave entry, I never considered it might actually be easier the right way. After walking it the wrong way the first time, I focused on my handling skills to negotiate the tough weave entry. Nope, I did not notice all the other handlers practicing taking their dogs over the correct sequence of jumps. Nope, nobody asked me what I was doing leaving out those two jumps. After warming up Cider for the run, we watched the dogs before us run the course. I watched maybe half a dozen run the correct course. I thought “Hmm, those dogs are making the weave entry look easy. Did I forget some jumps?” I tried to push the thought away. “No, I am sure I walked the right course. But just in case, I need to remember there are three jumps before the turn, not two jumps.” Why My Dog Didn’t Q After four and one-half years of competing in agility with Cider I finally managed to do what I worried about since our very first trial. It is the ultimate embarrassment: worse than forgetting the lyrics to your favorite Beatles song while singing in the car zipping down the highway— more panic-inducing than forgetting your lines in a play on opening night. I walked and ran the wrong course with my dog and I have no excuse. I was not running with multiple dogs in different classes. I did not get to the trial late. I did not forget to pick up a course map. I was not overconfident about the course being easy to remember. I did not have a stroke or even a small transient ischemic attack. I was a dunce. January 10 | Clean Run

Clean Run Magazine - January 2010

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - January 2010

Clean Run Magazine - January 2010
Contents
Editorializing: USDAA Weave Pole Spacing
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Tuning Up Your Dog’s Jumping for Trials
Choosing a Video Camera for Filming Agility
A-frame Contact Behaviors and Joint Stress
How to Ruin a Great Training Tool in 2 Easy Steps or How to Use Food Toys Properly
Foundation Fundamentals: Teeter Preparation Exercises and Games
Can You Handle It?
Turning Agility Goals into Reality
Shelter Champs: Ollie
Power Paws Drills: European Style
Nested Courses for a Small Universe
Consequences, Schmonsequences: Understanding Reinforcers and Punishers
Gaits, Leads, Horses, Dogs, and Misunderstandings
In Cider: Why My Dog Didn’t Q
National Velvet at the AKC Agility Invitational
It’s Your Turn! Training and Perfecting Your Turn Cues
My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Clean Run Magazine - January 2010
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Editorializing: USDAA Weave Pole Spacing
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Tuning Up Your Dog’s Jumping for Trials
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Choosing a Video Camera for Filming Agility
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - A-frame Contact Behaviors and Joint Stress
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - How to Ruin a Great Training Tool in 2 Easy Steps or How to Use Food Toys Properly
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Foundation Fundamentals: Teeter Preparation Exercises and Games
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Can You Handle It?
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 43
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Turning Agility Goals into Reality
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 46
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Shelter Champs: Ollie
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Power Paws Drills: European Style
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 55
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Nested Courses for a Small Universe
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Consequences, Schmonsequences: Understanding Reinforcers and Punishers
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - Gaits, Leads, Horses, Dogs, and Misunderstandings
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - In Cider: Why My Dog Didn’t Q
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - National Velvet at the AKC Agility Invitational
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - It’s Your Turn! Training and Perfecting Your Turn Cues
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 82
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - January 2010 - 84
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