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Exercise 2 Even if you just This exercise is designed to improve the dog's
understanding of collection into the started subscribing, 21' weave poles
at speed. I add this exercise to Location you can still get a 9' my weekly
training once I have made some 1 progress with Exercise 1. copy of our
special Start with the jump approximately 21' collector's edition on
Exercise 2 Setup For this exercise, which is designed to improve the from
the first weave pole and 9' to the side dog s understanding of collection
into the weave weave training. as shown in Figure 15. This is location
poles at speed, start with the jump approximately 21' from the first weave
pole and 9' to the side. 1. Run with your dog in a straight line, This is
location 1. 15 keeping the dog on the same side of you when he enters the
weave poles. To make the correct entry into the weave poles the dog will
have to decelerate without handling help from you as shown in Figure 16.
Practice with the jump at location 1 a few times. Then move the jump to
Run with your dog in a straight line, keeping the dog on the same side of
you when he enters the location 2 so that you work the mirror weave poles.
To make the entry the dog will have to decelerate without handling help. 16
image of the approach with the dog on your right side. Then move on to the
next location as shown in Figure 17. 1 3 579 Each location is 3' closer to
the poles: locations 3 and 4 are 18' from the poles, locations 5 and 6 are
15' from the poles, locations 7 and 8 are 12' from the poles, and
locations 9 and 10 are 9' from the poles. 2 4 6 8 10 The September 2003
issue of Clean Run V9, #9 Once you have worked through all of the is more
like a book than a magazine. It focuses locations, you can change the
starting Practice with the jump at each location a few on one of the most
difficult agility obstacles times, and then move the jump to the next
obstacle s to increase the dog's speed of location. to teach the weave
poles. This information- 17 approach to the weave poles. packed, 112-page
special collector's edition includes step-by-step instructions for
teaching your dog to weave using a variety of methods: Maintenance Entry
Training the FlashPaws offset weave pole method, the channel method,
channels and guides, Once the dog is successful at all seven maneuvers
from all locations in Exercise 1, I only the weave pole dance, the slanted
channel work on the most difficult entries from that exercise. For example,
I keep the jump at method, and the Weave-A-Matic. locations 7 and 8 see
Figure 14 and work that angle with all seven maneuvers a couple It also
discusses why the weave poles are such of times a month. a difficult
obstacle, pros and cons of different training techniques, proofing weave
pole I randomly work the entry angles from Exercise 2, depending on what I
think the dog performance, health issues regarding weaving, needs to brush
up on. For example, if I want more control at speed into the poles I
teaching weave poles in a class situation, will have the jump further away
from the poles locations 1 and 2 . If I want to get my troubleshooting
entries with the 2x2 method, dogs really working hard to find the entry, I
will work with the jump closer to the poles and more! locations 9 and 10 .
Contributing authors include Marquand Cheek, All the other entry angles
will be covered by everyday exercises and by course work Susan Garrett,
Janet Gauntt, Nancy Gyes, Kathie Leggett, Stacy Peardot-Goudy, Monica
Percival, in competition. By only drilling entries that need more focus, I
do not waste valuable Jo Sermon, Jane Simmons-Moake,Terry Smorch, training
time or subject the dog to excessive repetitions by practicing entries
that he has no problem with. D and more! $18 plus shipping Rachel Sanders
owns Fast Forward Dog Sports, located in Atascadero, California, and
conducts seminars throughout the U. S. Her list of accomplishments
includes: 1999 USDAA 26 Grand Prix National Champion;
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