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xcelling in Agility Without Competing
By Sandy Rogers
If you or someone you know loves
agility but is on the fence about
competing I’m writing to you. I see
folks suffer needlessly about all that
competing is or isn’t or should be
or could be. I also see dogs that
love agility but don’t love the trial
environment. So I decided to write
this in case someone out there needed
or wanted to focus some time and
energy into deciding if competing is
going to be or continue to be in their
future or not. I hope to provide some
encouragement and support to anyone
who is thinking about not competing
in the first place or who may be
discovering some good reasons to
consider no longer competing.
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Competition Virgins
If you have not done it before you are a virgin. Most schools and clubs are made up
of people who have to one extent or another built their lives around agility trials.
When you say you are not sure if you want to compete or not, they laugh and poopoo you as if you have just said you are considering not drawing breath tomorrow.
I myself have been known to say, “Sure, that’s what they all say.” This is how it all
starts.You will get about 12 obstacles in sequence work firmly under your belt,
way too early to even be thinking of competing, when your classmates will start
the hounding. “So,” they say, “when ya gonna start showing?” You won’t hear that
question just once.
They mean well, they are excited for you, they don’t want to miss reliving the
exciting time when they were virgins. The next step, the big one, comes later. That
is when your instructor says you are ready to start “matching” your dog (going to
mock shows to test the waters). This is the official graduation to the competition
road. It’s funny; you don’t remember ever telling your instructor that you wanted
to compete. It just seemed to have been assumed, from about the time you had
spent roughly a grand on classes. This railroad approach is actually not all bad.
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Clean Run - August 2013
Contents
Hoof to Woof
Editorializing: But It Really Isn’t Funny or Cute
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Antioxidants and Adaptogens Can Help Combat the Effects of Stress
Power Paws Skills: Threadles
Get SMART: Setting Goals for Success
The 10-Minute Trainer
No Bite is Trivial
Awesome Paws Drills
Agility Video Made Easy
The Judge’s Debriefing
Excelling in Agility Without Competing
Training with the Stars: Ann Braue
Out Spot Out! Turning Your Dog Away From You
Injury Prevention for Dogs with Straight Fronts
Class Challenges for Rising Stars: 30-second Drills
Competition Comestibles: Recipes for Fueling Your Body and Mind
The Lowdown on Lead-out Pivots
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Clean Run - August 2013 - Contents
Clean Run - August 2013 - Hoof to Woof
Clean Run - August 2013 - Editorializing: But It Really Isn’t Funny or Cute
Clean Run - August 2013 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - August 2013 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run - August 2013 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - August 2013 - 9
Clean Run - August 2013 - Antioxidants and Adaptogens Can Help Combat the Effects of Stress
Clean Run - August 2013 - 11
Clean Run - August 2013 - 12
Clean Run - August 2013 - 13
Clean Run - August 2013 - Power Paws Skills: Threadles
Clean Run - August 2013 - 15
Clean Run - August 2013 - 16
Clean Run - August 2013 - 17
Clean Run - August 2013 - Get SMART: Setting Goals for Success
Clean Run - August 2013 - 19
Clean Run - August 2013 - 20
Clean Run - August 2013 - 21
Clean Run - August 2013 - The 10-Minute Trainer
Clean Run - August 2013 - 23
Clean Run - August 2013 - 24
Clean Run - August 2013 - No Bite is Trivial
Clean Run - August 2013 - 26
Clean Run - August 2013 - Awesome Paws Drills
Clean Run - August 2013 - 28
Clean Run - August 2013 - 29
Clean Run - August 2013 - 30
Clean Run - August 2013 - 31
Clean Run - August 2013 - Agility Video Made Easy
Clean Run - August 2013 - 33
Clean Run - August 2013 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run - August 2013 - 35
Clean Run - August 2013 - Excelling in Agility Without Competing
Clean Run - August 2013 - 37
Clean Run - August 2013 - 38
Clean Run - August 2013 - Training with the Stars: Ann Braue
Clean Run - August 2013 - 40
Clean Run - August 2013 - 41
Clean Run - August 2013 - 42
Clean Run - August 2013 - Out Spot Out! Turning Your Dog Away From You
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Clean Run - August 2013 - 45
Clean Run - August 2013 - 46
Clean Run - August 2013 - 47
Clean Run - August 2013 - 48
Clean Run - August 2013 - Injury Prevention for Dogs with Straight Fronts
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Clean Run - August 2013 - 51
Clean Run - August 2013 - Class Challenges for Rising Stars: 30-second Drills
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Clean Run - August 2013 - Competition Comestibles: Recipes for Fueling Your Body and Mind
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Clean Run - August 2013 - The Lowdown on Lead-out Pivots
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