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By Nancy Gyes Number Five Watch your dog’s feet and decide when and where you should begin your front cross relative to the dog’s position. I watch for my dog to land the stride just prior to takeoff for the jump on which I am making my front cross, so that I am beginning my turn just prior to when my dog elevates for the jump. My goal on a front cross is for my dog to turn then land, not land then turn. Since I began teaching and training agility in 1991, I can’t recall meeting a handler who reinforced the dog too often during jump drill training. Even though I probably don’t personally know you, I feel pretty confident in telling you that you need to reinforce more often during jump drill training to produce the results you want. Reinforce for going on ahead, for coming in, for paying attention to your turning cues, for tight turns, for keeping up the bars, for coming all the 2 2 1 The number five is a nice setup for middle-level training drills. A front cross is used most of the time for side changes and the drills also include a chance to practice serpentine handling. No drill has more than five obstacles in keeping with the number five theme. Because the exercises are not too complicated, try to concentrate on the quality of your side changes and pulls, not just on getting to the next obstacle. I often remind my students that there are no emergencies during agility training. Accepting a wide turn or a spin during your dog’s performance, just for the sake of getting to the next obstacle, is not really going to improve your handling or your dog’s ability to follow your cues. Think about the timing of your turns and how you can reinforce your dog for his quick response to your commands and body movements. On some drills, focus only on the timing of your side change. 1 way to you on a false turn, for shortening or lengthening strides when cued, for staying out on the 180 or 270, and for racing to you the moment you stop moving forward. There are five things I say more often to my students than anything else, so I will mention them to you as well: 1. You’re late (verbal or physical cue to turn). 2. You’re out of position for the turn. 3. Reward your dog (during the drill and always at the end of the course with a toy toss and playtime). 4. Don’t stop running before the last jump. 5. Yeah, well done! Have fun with the number five. D 5 | Clean Run 3 2 1 3 FC 4 3 RC 4 5 5 Take a short lead-out and then run with your dog. Do a front cross between #3 and #4. Don't travel more than halfway across the bar of jump #3 on your front cross. Repeat the drill but with a rear cross between #3 and #4. Work on cueing the rear cross by quickly stepping behind your dog's path. Nancy Gyes and her husband Jim Basic run Power Paws Agility in San Jose, California. She has been the AKC World Team Coach since 2006, and has been on the AKC World Team seven times, four years with Scud and three with Riot. Nancy and Riot finished 1st in 2002 and 2nd in 2001 in Individual Agility classes at the FCI Agility World Championships. Nancy also won the USDAA Nationals four years in a row, 1998 to 2001, with three different dogs, Scud, Riot, and Wicked. In 2001 and 2002, Nancy and Riot were the 24" jump height AKC National Champions. Contact Nancy at www.powerpawsagility.com where you can also view other articles and videos. May 08 53
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2008

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - May 2008

Clean Run Magazine - May 2008
Contents
Editorializing: Agility People Are Nuts! (And Happy About It!)
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
What to Do When Things Go Wrong in Training or Competition
On Course with Helene Juice
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 2: Side Cues
Trainer's Forum
Say Yes to the Learning Curve: Starting as a Team, Part 2
Foundation Fundamentals: Obstacle Discrimination
Skill of the Month
Running A-frames: A New Concept
Giving the Most to Your Classes While Keeping Your Sanity
Focus on Impulse Control
Power Paws Patterns: Number Five
Spy Kids: Applying Ground Work Principles to Training
Put an End to Weave Pole Problems
Shelter Champs: Sam
When Pigs Fly: Increasing Drive
Carpal and Tarsal Injuries
Distance Challenge
Letter to the Editor
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Clean Run Magazine - May 2008
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Editorializing: Agility People Are Nuts! (And Happy About It!)
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - What to Do When Things Go Wrong in Training or Competition
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - On Course with Helene Juice
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 2: Side Cues
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Trainer's Forum
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Say Yes to the Learning Curve: Starting as a Team, Part 2
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Foundation Fundamentals: Obstacle Discrimination
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Skill of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Running A-frames: A New Concept
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 43
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Giving the Most to Your Classes While Keeping Your Sanity
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Focus on Impulse Control
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Power Paws Patterns: Number Five
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 55
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Spy Kids: Applying Ground Work Principles to Training
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 59
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Put an End to Weave Pole Problems
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Shelter Champs: Sam
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - When Pigs Fly: Increasing Drive
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Carpal and Tarsal Injuries
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 81
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - May 2008 - 84
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