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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS
PHOTOS © CHRIS OTT / SPEEDDOGGIE, DEBORAH JONES, PHD, KAREN HOCKER PHOTOGRAPHY

NOVEMBER 11

VOLUME 17

NUMBER 11

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Fit to Be Tricked: Peanut Racing Pushing a peanut-shaped fitness ball is excellent exercise that works on the dog’s coordination, wrist strength, hind quarters, and rear-end awareness. In addition to the dog’s physical fitness, this particular trick is an excellent one for practicing handler coordination and mechanical training skills. By Frankie Joiris

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Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 7 In this week’s class, we’ll begin to fade the lures we used last time for two of the exercises, the fold-back/sphinx down and the spin, and we’ll add a cue if the dog is ready. Plus, we’ll continue to add distractions and movement to our focus exercises. By Deborah Jones, PhD

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Motivating the “Un-motivatable” Dog Low-drive. Slow. Stressed. Sensitive. Distracted. Once your dog receives one of these labels, it can be a real downer. But, what if he’s happy, well-trained, generally loves to be with you, has incredible drive and stamina in other sports, but he’s not super-excited about agility? Here are a few ideas to try. By Lori Gwyr, KPA-CTP

24 Using Matches and Fun Runs Effectively There are many reasons why training in a competition-type environment is helpful. But matches and fun runs limit your time in the ring, so to make the most out of this time you need to set a goal and have a plan. By Rachel Sanders

Features
5 Editorializing: Sportsmanship: Stop Tearing People Down We encourage others to join our sport by being considerate and caring toward all, no matter their circumstances or our personal level of achievement in the sport. Showing good sportsmanship elevates us by its practice of fair play and grace in both winning and losing. By Debra Furphy 58 Three Years... The common thread among those of us who have lost agility dogs at or near their prime is that we never really get over it. But as much as the hurt of losing one dog can be numbing, the joy of a new dog can be rejuvenating. By Glenda McLarty 60 To Quit or Not: Life Lessons with a Polish Lowland Sheepdog Even if it seems like agility competition may not be your strong point, there are many reasons to stay involved in the sport, including the life lessons we can learn from our canine partners. By Cindy Lynn Martin

37 Understanding Canine Movement The better we understand how our dogs move, the easier it is to help them navigate an agility course. This should help us put more Qs in our pockets, help prevent injuries, and prolong the competitive lives of our canine companions. By Bill Ormston, DVM 43 Training to Your Weakness: Exercises for Dogs with Long Backs Help your agility team have a successful and healthy career by training to your dog’s weaknesses. This month we’ll discuss exibility and strengthening exercises for long-backed dogs. By Dr. Debbie Gross Saunders 48 Becoming Your Own Coach Successful dog training is all about you, the trainer. For the dog to learn, you need to do the right thing at the right moment. To gure out what you need to do, you need to look at the ner details of the training process. Here are some suggestions on how to be your own coach. By Eva Bertilsson and Emelie Johnson Vegh

19 Challenges for Rising Stars The objective this month is to control how the dog is coming out of the tunnels while moving to other types of obstacles such as spreads and contacts. In addition, you’ll have a chance to start creating your own course sequences. By Stuart Mah 29 Power Paws Drills: Tunnel-Weave-Jump Discrimination This setup has a jump and a tunnel in very close proximity to the weaves and part of the focus of the drills is to practice having your dog enter or exit the weaves without an error, even though another piece of equipment is extremely close by. There are also opportunities for working gnarly rear crosses and tight front crosses close to the tunnel or jump traps. By Nancy Gyes 35 Ready, Set, Trial! Goals and Expectations Expectations are based on what we believe is likely to happen, and may or may not be realistic. Replace expectations with clearly defined individualized goals that focus on process and performance rather than outcomes. By Jamie McKay, CPDT KA

Columns
6 7 8 Tip of the Month By Kathryn Hawkins DVM Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility… By Brenna Fender Backyard Dogs By Sharon Freilich

42 Agility Bloopers By Brenna Fender 63 Letters

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Ursli Alina CDX, TDX, RE, OAP, OJP, VCD2, DD, BDD, ANDD, WDX, a.k.a. Lina, a Bernese Mountain Dog owned by Beth & Phil Atkinson of Massachusetts. Photo by Lesley Mattuchio, www.pbase.com/lesleylou.

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Clean Run - November 2011
Contents
Editorializing: Sportsmanship: Stop Tearing People Down
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Fit to Be Tricked: Peanut Racing
Teaching Focus and Impulse-Control Classes: Week 7
Challenges for Rising Stars
Using Matches and Fun Runs Effectively
Power Paws Drills: Tunnel-Weave-Jump Discrimination
Ready, Set, Trial! Goals and Expectations
Understanding Canine Movement
Agility Bloopers
Training to Your Weakness: Exercises for Dogs With Long Backs Help Your Agility
Becoming Your Own Coach
Motivating the “un-Motivatable” Dog
Three Years...
To Quit or Not: Life Lessons With a Polish Lowland Sheepdog
Letters
Clean Run - November 2011 - Clean Run - November 2011
Clean Run - November 2011 - 2
Clean Run - November 2011 - Contents
Clean Run - November 2011 - 4
Clean Run - November 2011 - Editorializing: Sportsmanship: Stop Tearing People Down
Clean Run - November 2011 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - November 2011 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run - November 2011 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - November 2011 - 9
Clean Run - November 2011 - 10
Clean Run - November 2011 - 11
Clean Run - November 2011 - Fit to Be Tricked: Peanut Racing
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 14
Clean Run - November 2011 - Teaching Focus and Impulse-Control Classes: Week 7
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 17
Clean Run - November 2011 - 18
Clean Run - November 2011 - Challenges for Rising Stars
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 21
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Clean Run - November 2011 - Using Matches and Fun Runs Effectively
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Clean Run - November 2011 - Power Paws Drills: Tunnel-Weave-Jump Discrimination
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Clean Run - November 2011 - Ready, Set, Trial! Goals and Expectations
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Clean Run - November 2011 - Understanding Canine Movement
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 39
Clean Run - November 2011 - 40
Clean Run - November 2011 - 41
Clean Run - November 2011 - Agility Bloopers
Clean Run - November 2011 - Training to Your Weakness: Exercises for Dogs With Long Backs Help Your Agility
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 45
Clean Run - November 2011 - 46
Clean Run - November 2011 - 47
Clean Run - November 2011 - Becoming Your Own Coach
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 50
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Clean Run - November 2011 - Motivating the “un-Motivatable” Dog
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 57
Clean Run - November 2011 - Three Years...
Clean Run - November 2011 - 59
Clean Run - November 2011 - To Quit or Not: Life Lessons With a Polish Lowland Sheepdog
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Clean Run - November 2011 - 62
Clean Run - November 2011 - Letters
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