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I like a course to have lots of flow and yet go from
what is often referred to as "highway to city" and back
again-in other words, areas that are designed for all
out speed vs. more technical handling sections.
12

FC or
BC
FC or
BC

11

10

8
9

Most handlers did a front or blind cross from
#10 to #11. Collection was needed for the wrap on
#11 to the weave poles to achieve a tight turn to the
weaves, and handlers again used a front or blind
cross. Most handlers wrapped #11 to the dog's right.

4
17
16

FC or BC
18

19

20

The handler had to be ahead of dog as the dog exited
the chute in order to get a good push to jump #19.

was needed for the wrap on #11 to
the weave poles, and many handlers
achieved absolutely gorgeous tight
turns to the weaves using a front
or blind cross from #11 to #12. Only
a couple of handlers chose to wrap
the dog to the left on #11; the vast
majority wrapped #11 to the dog's
right. See Figure 3. Many handlers
were able to leave their dogs in the
poles to perform the weaves independently, which is always a joy to
watch, while the handler got in position for the #13 tunnel; however,
a few handlers did not stay well
enough connected with their dogs
as they finished the weaves and thus
incurred an off-course to the A-frame
instead of having the dog come toward them and into the tunnel #13.
The majority of the handlers chose
to front cross after tunnel #13 to reverse the direction of fiow for the
dog and set up a nice 180° turn from
#14 to #15. There were a couple of
off-courses in this area as one dog
incurred first a run-out at #14 then
backjumped it, and another dog
went to #15 instead of #14 out of the
tunnel in what I believe was one of
those unfortunate moments of handler confusion. The tunnel/A-frame
discrimination at #16 was easily
handled by most and I believe only
one dog incurred a refusal at jump
#17, which unfortunately ended up
resulting in an elimination off-course
when the dog backjumped #17.
As shown in Figure 4, for the finish sequence of #18 through #20, handlers
chose everything from keeping the
dog on the their left and pushing on
the dog's path to get jump #19 (blue

handling path), to a front or blind
cross between #17 and #18 (turquoise
handling path), with only one handler
that I can remember choosing to rear
cross at #18. All of these methods
worked, and it made for a very fast
and exciting finish. Would the handlers with the dog on their left be
ahead as the dog exited the chute so
they could put pressure on the dog's
path to get #19? Would the handlers
trying for a front or blind cross before
the chute get there in time for directing the dog to #19, and then would
the dog have enough of a send to get
over the last jump without the timestealing head check back toward the
handler? Then, just when handlers
thought they were home free, there
were a few dogs that ran past the
last jump, getting loud sympathetic
groans from the audience, and one
also getting a backjump of #20 for an
off-course.
This was my first judging experience
at Cynosport. Although it was very
hard work, and admittedly stressful
at times, the electric atmosphere of
the audience, the support from the
other judges, the staff, and the competitors, made it an absolutely wonderful experience and I hope to get
the chance to do it again someday.
I want to thank all who made this
wonderful and incredibly well-run
event possible, from the behind the
scenes workers to the volunteers and
last, but most certainly not least, the
competitors who ran this course with
the most wonderful "go big or go
home" attitude. You all brought out
everything I could have asked for on
this course. Well done to you all! D

Sandra started competing in agility in 1989 with her Australian Shepherd Kodi, who went on to become the first ASCA Agility Champion (ATCH). She started judging
USDAA in 1992 and continues to compete and judge in USDAA, ASCA, and UKI. She currently lives in Seattle, Washington with four Border Collies, three of which compete
in both herding and agility, one just in agility. She founded Vortex Agility & Dog Training (vortexagility.com) in 2001 where she teaches both classes and seminars. She
has also had the great pleasure of teaching and judging internationally in five different countries so far.
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