Clean Run - October 2012 - 23

Building a Perfect Walkthrough

By Rachel Sanders It’s exciting to share my novice clients’ progress through the early levels of agility training—beginning with understanding handling maneuvers and their associated cues to becoming confident enough to pick the correct handling option then focusing on the never-ending quest for the perfect timing the sport demands.

At some point during all this learning I focus on the walkthrough process. The walkthrough, after all, is our rehearsal for the performance with our dogs.

The Initial Pass
Be precise. If you are not sure where the course goes next, stand still and look around to find the next number, ask someone, or look at the course map. Do not wander around trying to find the next obstacle. Although you may think you are just looking for the next obstacle, you are actually rehearsing an incorrect pattern. Rather than try to erase the inaccurate pattern from your memory, it would be best if it were never there at all. During your first pass through the course you should be able to figure out most of the handling choices. There may be one or two areas where you are undecided. Don’t dwell on these during the initial walkthrough but move on through the entire course to the end. Don’t forget to walk past the last obstacle. Rehearse finishing the course properly rather than slowing down on the approach to the last obstacle or just “walking it in your mind.”
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Video Your Walkthrough
I have long been convinced that we should not only video our training and competition runs but also our walkthroughs. When reflecting back on an error I made during a run, I realize that I may not have walked that area well during my walkthrough. Perhaps I failed to clearly identify what I needed to do or I didn’t rehearse my handling choice adequately. Many of our performance errors can be seen during the walkthrough. Recently one of my clients did not walk a portion of an exercise thoroughly; when I pointed out that she had skipped a loop of jump-tunnel-back to the jump, she replied that she had “walked it in her mind.” Yes, you guessed it, when it came time to run the course she missed the tunnel-jump portion just as she had done when walking the exercise. After filming your walkthrough, watch it before running the course. Look for any areas where your handling may be seen as ambiguous to your dog. Use this review as your initial run and your actual run as your second attempt or your “do-over.” Your walkthrough is your rehearsal and those six to eight minutes should be given 100% of your attention. Focus on where you want your dog to go throughout the walkthrough. Do not focus on what might go wrong. Try not to get caught up in the initial chatter regarding the challenges of the course. Chatting about something you cannot alter is futile and wastes valuable time.
Many of our performance errors can be seen during the walkthrough.

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Clean Run - October 2012

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run - October 2012

Clean Run - October 2012
Contents
Editorializing: The Bandana System
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility
Backyard Dogs
Analyze This!
Exercises to Improve Handler Speed
Control Unleashed Solutions and Answers: A Sticky Situation
Agility Mind Gym: Riding the Wave
Building Blocks: Building a Perfect Walkthrough
False Turns: Sensational or Demotivational?
The Cruise Director: Solutions for the Dog That Is Too Social
Awesome Paws Drills
Early Takeoffs in Jumping: Update
Training with the Stars: Stuart Mah
Scratching the Surface: A Look at Natural Outdoor Agility Footing
Table Manners: Proofing the Table for Competition
Challenges for Rising Stars
Clean Run - October 2012 - Clean Run - October 2012
Clean Run - October 2012 - 2
Clean Run - October 2012 - Contents
Clean Run - October 2012 - 4
Clean Run - October 2012 - Editorializing: The Bandana System
Clean Run - October 2012 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - October 2012 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility
Clean Run - October 2012 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - October 2012 - 9
Clean Run - October 2012 - 10
Clean Run - October 2012 - Analyze This!
Clean Run - October 2012 - 12
Clean Run - October 2012 - 13
Clean Run - October 2012 - 14
Clean Run - October 2012 - 15
Clean Run - October 2012 - Exercises to Improve Handler Speed
Clean Run - October 2012 - 17
Clean Run - October 2012 - 18
Clean Run - October 2012 - Control Unleashed Solutions and Answers: A Sticky Situation
Clean Run - October 2012 - 20
Clean Run - October 2012 - Agility Mind Gym: Riding the Wave
Clean Run - October 2012 - 22
Clean Run - October 2012 - Building Blocks: Building a Perfect Walkthrough
Clean Run - October 2012 - 24
Clean Run - October 2012 - 25
Clean Run - October 2012 - 26
Clean Run - October 2012 - 27
Clean Run - October 2012 - False Turns: Sensational or Demotivational?
Clean Run - October 2012 - 29
Clean Run - October 2012 - 30
Clean Run - October 2012 - The Cruise Director: Solutions for the Dog That Is Too Social
Clean Run - October 2012 - 32
Clean Run - October 2012 - 33
Clean Run - October 2012 - 34
Clean Run - October 2012 - Awesome Paws Drills
Clean Run - October 2012 - 36
Clean Run - October 2012 - 37
Clean Run - October 2012 - 38
Clean Run - October 2012 - 39
Clean Run - October 2012 - 40
Clean Run - October 2012 - Early Takeoffs in Jumping: Update
Clean Run - October 2012 - 42
Clean Run - October 2012 - 43
Clean Run - October 2012 - Training with the Stars: Stuart Mah
Clean Run - October 2012 - 45
Clean Run - October 2012 - 46
Clean Run - October 2012 - 47
Clean Run - October 2012 - 48
Clean Run - October 2012 - Scratching the Surface: A Look at Natural Outdoor Agility Footing
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Clean Run - October 2012 - 53
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Clean Run - October 2012 - 55
Clean Run - October 2012 - Table Manners: Proofing the Table for Competition
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Clean Run - October 2012 - 62
Clean Run - October 2012 - Challenges for Rising Stars
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