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Compare how Pelé jumps the second jump in these two sequences. With the front cross, it is clear how much more sure he is about where he is going. He takes off as close as possible to the inside standard and drives purposefully for the second jump the moment his feet hit the ground. With the rear cross, you can see that he does not take off as efficiently (he is in the middle of the jump instead of the side closest to the next obstacle) and appears to be aimless over the obstacles. He seems to be flopping over jumps instead of driving over them. He is also using a lot more yardage on the rear cross. He is probably going to land a yard or two farther away from the third jump than with the front cross. Every yard you can save is precious when you are trying to make a qualifying time with a Piggy dog. Some of the weakness in this young dog’s rear cross is due to lack of training that skill. Even so, it can be tricky to train a Pigs Fly dog to execute rear crosses with the same drive and enthusiasm Pelé shows for the front cross. Also notice in the front-cross sequence how confident Pelé is about where he is going. He is driving toward the next obstacle without hesitation. His natural tendency is to look and run toward me and I am drawing him to the correct obstacle just by being there. In the rearcross sequence, he has to wait until I pop back into his field of vision before he knows where he is going next. Look at his expression in the rear-cross photos. He does not appear to be going anywhere with a purpose in the rear-cross photos. These close-ups show how the front cross is naturally clearer for this particular dog. A connection with this dog is maintained in the front cross but is lost with the rear cross. To be fair, you could train a much better rear cross than we have on this green dog, and, if you and your dog were expert at rear crosses, you could communicate what the next obstacle was pretty effectively. Yet, rear crosses on that level require a November 08 | Clean Run dog with good projection that will drive ahead of you. Those are advanced skills (especially for a Pigs Fly dog). For the average green to mid-level dog, there would always be “empty” seconds as you cross behind the dog and your dog is out of sight—seconds where he might see and decide to visit one of those fun-looking Boy Scouts who are sitting in the ring and acting as bar setters. 71

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - November 2008

Clean Run Magazine - November 2008
Contents
Editorializing: It’s Not All in a Word
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Cece’s Gym Exercise of the Month: Stair Work
Trainer's Forum
Skill of the Month
Stem Cell Therapy for the Canine Athlete
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 8: Basic Turns with Turning Obstacles
The Challenge Is the Choice: Discrimination Learning
The Purely Positive Myth
Foundation Fundamentals: Retrieving
Power Paws Patterns: Number Ten
Interpret Agility to Motivate and Inspire
Distance Challenge
Focus on Weaves
Hand Touch: The Best Game Ever
When Pigs Fly: Choosing Your Crosses
Timing of Front Crosses, Part 1: Positional Cues and Deceleration
Shelter Champs: Lucky and Chewie
Four-on-the-floor Contacts: A New Method for Training the End Contact Behavior, Part 3
Tuna Fudge Recipe
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Clean Run Magazine - November 2008
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Editorializing: It’s Not All in a Word
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Cece’s Gym Exercise of the Month: Stair Work
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Trainer's Forum
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Skill of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Stem Cell Therapy for the Canine Athlete
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 8: Basic Turns with Turning Obstacles
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - The Challenge Is the Choice: Discrimination Learning
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - The Purely Positive Myth
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Foundation Fundamentals: Retrieving
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 46
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Power Paws Patterns: Number Ten
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 53
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Interpret Agility to Motivate and Inspire
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 59
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Focus on Weaves
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Hand Touch: The Best Game Ever
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - When Pigs Fly: Choosing Your Crosses
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Timing of Front Crosses, Part 1: Positional Cues and Deceleration
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 81
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Shelter Champs: Lucky and Chewie
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 84
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 85
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Four-on-the-floor Contacts: A New Method for Training the End Contact Behavior, Part 3
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 87
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 88
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 89
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 91
Clean Run Magazine - November 2008 - 92
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