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© Cover NUMBER 6 THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS JUNE 07 VOLUME 13 PHOTOS © VICTOR STEEL, CLEAN RUN 34 51 Training for NADAC Novice Challenges Learn more about the challenges frequently seen at the NADAC Novice level and the skills your team will need to develop to handle them. By Amanda Nelson Drive It Like You Stole It: The Evolution of a Speed Demon Improve your agility performance by building motivation and confidence in yourself as well as your dog with a change in attitude. By Cindy Brick 58 Cross Training for Your Canine Athlete Reap the benefit of a cross-training regimen for your canine athlete. You’ll create more endurance, help prevent injury, and have a happier, wellexercised dog. By Mary Champagne 14 Trainer’s Forum Lots of us have difficulty memorizing courses. Some trainers share their strategies for remembering course flow. By Brenna Fender 30 Running Contacts, Part 1 Is training running contacts the right choice for your team? Learn the pros and cons of this method so that you can make an informed choice. By Ali Roukas-Canova 42 Backyard Champions Have you ever said, “But he does it perfectly in training”? Here’s a look at the reasons why your dog may perform like a champion in the backyard, but fall apart at trials, as well as some possible solutions. By Deborah Jones, Ph.D. Features 5 Editorializing: Monday Morning Blues Where’s your focus on Monday morning after a trial? Are you singing the blues about all the mistakes you’ve made? Refocus to find your team’s good moves and go forward with a positive attitude. By Patti and Gene Dowling 62 Bridge and Target Training for Agility, Part 2 After teaching our dogs intermediate and terminal bridges last month, we move on to teaching a variety of targeting skills that are useful in agility. By Francoise (Sassie) Joiris 18 On Course with Carole Evans Meet an obedience and agility trainer who has worked with many types of dogs, ranging from Papillons to Irish Setters. By Martha Faulk 22 City Dogs This month’s exercises focus on table work. Even if you don’t see the table in every class, it should be trained and practiced as though you do. By Karen Holik 25 Spy Kids: Distractions and Discriminations This month we focus on working on a quick response and complete understanding of the behaviors that have been taught, and we also start to add distractions. By Nancy Gyes 38 Power Paws Patterns: Arrow Now that Alphabet Drills are done, it’s time to start a new series of jump drills based on patterns. This month features an arrow pattern to help you master serpentines. By Nancy Gyes Columns 6 7 8 Tip of the Month By Terri Campbell Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility… Backyard Dogs By Mary Ellen Barry 66 Constructing a Safe and Inexpensive Backyard Practice Area The authors include plans for developing a relatively inexpensive, all-weather practice area that drains well and is easy to maintain, as well as the results of a study evaluating the relative impact of different surfaces on the jumping dog. By I. Martin Levy, M.D., Peter A. Torzilli, Ph.D., and Rolf A. Svensson, BSLA (PSU) 47 Distance Challenge By Jane Simmons-Moake 56 The Judge’s Debriefing By Terri R. Campbell 70 Master Plan By Claudia Bates 73 Review By Brenna Fender 75 In Cider By Bill Gates 79 Agility Organization Update Compiled by Brenna Fender 82 Course Diagram Keys Cover Dog Susqudilla Dutchess Fantasy CD, RA, NA, NAJ, CGC, TDI, a.k.a. Abby, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever owned by Rob, Jill, and Alicia Conroy of New York. Photo by Lesley Mattuchio, www.lesleymattuchio.com Clean Run (ISSN 1089-8506) is published monthly by Clean Run Productions, LLC. Principal ofﬁce: 35 N. Chicopee St., Chicopee, MA 01020. Periodicals postage paid at Chicopee, Massachusetts 01020-9998 and additional ofﬁces. © Copyright 1995-2007 Bud Houston and Clean Run Productions, LLC. All world rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Clean Run, 35 N. Chicopee St., Chicopee, MA 01020. June 07 | Clean Run 3

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