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© Cover NUMBER 10 THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS PHOTOS © SKIPPER PRODUCTIONS, ANIGRAPHS, MATT ALLISON OCTOBER 07 VOLUME 13 22 60 Being Black and White, Part 1: The Table Have you created an inconsistent obstacle performance by accepting different behaviors than the one you really want? Being black and white in your training will help you end your dog’s confusion. By Elaine Coupé Planning Effective Homework Can you benefit from a step-bystep program for effectively solving agility performance problems at home without agility obstacles? If so, learn to plan your training sessions using a tool called a “homework table.” By Debbie Sacerich 65 Mental Management®: Imagery, Visualization, or Rehearsal? No matter what you call the process of thinking about an action without physically doing it, positive mental imagery is a powerful tool that can improve our agility performances. By Lanny Bassham 15 Foundation Work for Jumping Whether you are training a new dog or retraining a “problem jumper,” you need to build a foundation for your dog’s jumping skills one layer at a time. By Susan Salo 34 Trainer’s Forum Is agility burnout a problem for you? If so, our trainers share some recipes for recovery. If you’ve never experienced burnout, here are tips to preserve your immunity. By Brenna Fender 40 Quality Not Quantity: Use Your Training Time Wisely Many of us have to balance busy lives and work responsibilities with agility training time. But five minutes of training here and there can really add up, if those five minutes are used effectively. By Sally Silverman Features 5 Editorializing: Is Your Training Good Enough for Trialing? The real answer to the question of when handlers should start competing comes from looking at why the student started agility in the first place. By Francoise (Sassie) Joiris 53 Using a Cross-arm Signal If your rear crosses are resulting in confusion, a cross-arm cue may work in your handling system to help your dog understand that a change of direction is required. By Carole Evans 12 On Course with Allison Bryant Meet an instructor and competitor who believes that if you aren’t having fun in agility, you aren’t doing it right! By Robin Whitsell 19 There’s No Q Like a Res-Q Many handlers out there are competing in agility with amazing rescue dogs. Learn why the bond with a rescue dog is unmatchable. By Andrea Davis 28 Emotions in Motion: A Holistic Approach to Easing Stress & Balancing Emotions Learn how holistic medical therapies can help ease stress in our competition dogs and also help us balance behavioral problems such as overexcitement, lack of confidence, and fear. By Dr. Doug Knueven, D.V.M. 38 City Dogs This month’s exercises focus on training independent weave pole performance using a set of six weave poles. By Karen Holik 49 Power Paws Patterns: Tripod Box Combining a box and a pinwheel gives this pattern the look of an old-fashioned tripod with a movie camera on top. Practice front crosses, threadles, and 270s. By Nancy Gyes Columns 6 7 8 Tip of the Month By Sue McGinty Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility… Backyard Dogs By Mary Ellen Barry © DIANE LEWIS PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 25 In Cider By Bill Gates 57 Distance Challenge By Jane Simmons-Moake 68 The Judge’s Debriefing By Trisha Stall 73 Review By Martha Faulk 74 Master Plan By Claudia Bates 79 Agility Organization Update Compiled by Brenna Fender 82 Course Diagram Keys 42 World-Class Weaves, Part 1 A rock-solid foundation to the weave poles will give your dog the ability to find the weave pole entry from any location and to stay in the poles despite distractions. By Joe Canova Cover Dog Soleil du Murier de Sordeille MX, MXJ, OF, AD, SR, SSA, NAC, OGC, OJC, TN-N, WV-N, a.k.a. Soleil, a Beauceron owned by Elaine Giannelli of Massaschusetts. Photo by Lesley Mattuchio, www.lesleymattuchio.com Clean Run (ISSN 1089-8506) is published monthly by Clean Run Productions, LLC. Principal ofﬁce: 17 Industrial Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075. Periodicals postage paid at South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075-9902 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, 17 Industrial Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075. October 07 | Clean Run 3

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