Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 13

Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 13 By Linda Mecklenburg © JT PAWPRINTS More Advanced Skills Last summer I introduced recalls to heel on the flat and over jumps, with and without motion. Those skills required convergence at a very basic level. In order for me to cue my dog to his direction following a turning obstacle by using my direction of motion on the approach, I must further my dog’s understanding of convergence skills. To teach responsibility for obstacle performance with minimal support, reading a line of motion and convergence, I use a progression drill called the zigzag exercise. I described the standard zigzag drill in detail in CR April 2009. This month I will discuss how I use the zigzag exercise specifically to advance my dog’s ability to read my line of motion and increase his convergence skills. Standard Zigzag Review Goals „ Teach my dog to take responsibility for performing obstacles in his field of view „ Teach my dog to read my line of motion „ Teach my dog advanced convergence skills EQUIPMENT aND sETUP The initial setup uses five winged jumps set approximately 20'-25' apart in a straight line with the U-shaped tunnel at one end. In the later exercises, you can use additional jumps and tunnels as desired. *Important: Use only lightweight, easily displaceable jump standards and bars. Do not use metal standards or metal cups. METHoD sUMMaRY The basic exercise is simple. I send my dog into the tunnel and run in a straight line, ahead of my dog, parallel to the line of jumps. I do this on both sides so my dog runs the exercise on my left and on my right. Once my dog has successfully run the drill several times, I move each jump off the centerline by about 2" to create a staggered zigzag effect. The stagger of the jumps should be increased very gradually. The progression of the zigzag should stop when the alternating right and left jump standards are at the edge of the centerline. (For a complete description of the standard drill, see CR April 2009.) Varying the Standard Zigzag Once my dog has progressed through the basic zigzag (see CR April 2009) and performs it with minimal support, I vary the exercise. I should always go back to the initial straight-line setup when introducing new variables, and only introduce one change at a time. May 09 | Clean Run 13
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009

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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009
Contents
Editorializing: The Blame Game
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Backyard Dogs
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 13: More Advanced Skills
Changing Consequences: Catching the Tiger by the Tail
Can You Handle It?
Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 3: Other Lead-outs
Jenny’s System of Handling: The Basics
Distance Challenge
Foundation Fundamentals: Recalls to Side
My Favorite Course
When Pigs Fly: Figure It Out with the Figure Eight, Part 1
Oh, Mom, Do I Have to Play? Rehabilitating the Play-Deprived Dog
Power Paws Drills: Cutting Corners
Shelter Champs: Wazzu and Sparkie
Trainer’s Forum
Thinking Ahead for Agility: Out and About with Your Puppy
What Performance Dog Owners Should Know About Tick-borne Diseases, Part 1
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Editorializing: The Blame Game
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Backyard Dogs
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 13: More Advanced Skills
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Changing Consequences: Catching the Tiger by the Tail
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Can You Handle It?
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 3: Other Lead-outs
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Jenny’s System of Handling: The Basics
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Distance Challenge
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Foundation Fundamentals: Recalls to Side
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - When Pigs Fly: Figure It Out with the Figure Eight, Part 1
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Oh, Mom, Do I Have to Play? Rehabilitating the Play-Deprived Dog
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Power Paws Drills: Cutting Corners
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Shelter Champs: Wazzu and Sparkie
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - Thinking Ahead for Agility: Out and About with Your Puppy
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - What Performance Dog Owners Should Know About Tick-borne Diseases, Part 1
Clean Run Magazine - May 2009 - 82
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