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Other important concepts to train a dog to work with a physically challenged handler include: Static Contacts: Train the dog to stop at the bottom of each contact and hold the contact until instructed to leave. This gives a physically challenged handler time to walk or trot into position for the next section of the course. With three contacts (teeter, dogwalk, A-frame) and in some venues the table, this allows handlers ample opportunity to catch up or even get ahead of their dog on the course. Handlers lacking endurance can use these times to catch their breath and gain energy. Lead-outs: Long lead-outs can help a physically challenged handler a lot. Leadouts can be used from the start line, the table, or even from static contacts. Independent Obstacle Performance: Being able to pull away laterally from longer obstacles such as the dogwalk, weave poles, or even the A-frame and yet still trust the dog to give a consistent performance is a must for any physically challenged handler. It can save yards off the handler’s running line, helping the handler be present for course areas where her presence is mandatory. Speed: Don’t be afraid of speed. A dog’s speed can slingshot him into farther distances and therefore greater opportunities for the handler. Embrace speed and don’t train for a slower dog. A faster dog also allows a handler to take more time on the static points (contacts, tables) and to lead out without going over course time. Speed is a friend for physically limited handlers. Use it! Open Spaces: Don’t be afraid to send a dog out into open spaces at the edges of a course to give yourself time to get into position for handling a difficult section. Often you can delay a directional cue and let the dog run out into open areas before recalling him over a jump and into a difficult course section where your presence is necessary. Although you may use up some time, you’ll likely have the accuracy to qualify. You can also train a dog to respond to different jump patterns by voice alone as well. A dog can be taught to do a 270 at distance with only a verbal cue and distant body cues. In this series, the dog is given a verbal cue and a few physical cues for a 270 at distance. Serpentines, wraps, and pinwheels are other examples of jump patterns that can be taught by weighting verbal cues more heavily than physical cues. Note: distant hand signals, shoulder, and forward-motion cues are still important and should not be ignored or unused. Consistency in hand signals is as important as consistency in verbal cues. Hand signals can play an important role in distance work, and the hand signals need to be large and easily seen. Teaching a dog to weight a hand signal heavily is a huge plus. Stressing the need for what comes out of the handler’s mouth to be accurate and timely is important. Handlers need to work on this aspect of their handling since it is a make or break issue. Again, timing is essential. Poor timing is often the downfall of handlers trying for distance and directional cues. The dog needs to know well in advance where he is heading, and an early but properly timed verbal cue is vital. One reason that dogs begin to run slowly is a handler who is giving late cues. There is no doubt that physically limited handlers can have success with their dogs, even a high level of success, if they are willing to become great trainers. By developing a system where the dog learns how to accomplish agility tasks at a distance with limited physical cues from the handler, both team members can enjoy not only fulfilling but also fast and thrilling agility runs. D Kristin Kaldahl owns City Dogs Agility School in Oklahoma City. She and her Sheltie MACH2 Aslan have qualified four times for the AKC Agility National Championships and have competed twice. Kristin’s other agility dogs include Laika (12-year-old American Eskimo), Jericho (six-year-old Sheltie) and Asher (one-year-old Sheltie). Kristin received her second kidney transplant in December 2008 and is doing well. 68 Clean Run | September 09

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - September 2009

Clean Run Magazine - September 2009
Contents
Editorializing: The Finger of Blame
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
When Pigs Fly: The Ins and Outs of Serpentines, Part 3
Trainer’s Forum
Can You Handle It?
My Favorite Course
Shelter Champs: Auggie
To Stretch or Not To Stretch?
Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 7: Serpentines
Distance Challenge
Power Course Analysis
Foundation Fundamentals : Delegating Distance
Motion Discrimination
Training Dogs to Work with Physically Limited Handlers
Power Paws Drills: Inside/Outside Loop Drills
Hope: Our First Year
Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork: Front and Blind Crosses, Part 1
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Clean Run Magazine - September 2009
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Editorializing: The Finger of Blame
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - When Pigs Fly: The Ins and Outs of Serpentines, Part 3
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Can You Handle It?
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Shelter Champs: Auggie
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - To Stretch or Not To Stretch?
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 7: Serpentines
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Power Course Analysis
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Foundation Fundamentals : Delegating Distance
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 53
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 55
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Motion Discrimination
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Training Dogs to Work with Physically Limited Handlers
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Power Paws Drills: Inside/Outside Loop Drills
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Hope: Our First Year
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork: Front and Blind Crosses, Part 1
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - September 2009 - 80
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