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Combining Front Crosses

By Linda Mecklenburg

A double front cross occurs when two front crosses are performed in succession, typically on the takeoff side of a jump followed by another on the landing side of the same jump. The sequence must be given thoughtful consideration when determining the most appropriate cue combination. Compared to a single front cross, a double front cross can be difficult to cue appropriately. When two front crosses are performed in succession, the dog can easily be miscued on the second cross. Most often, just as the first cross is completed, the dog is catching up to the handler. As the handler moves to perform the second front cross, the jump is often cued with forward motion, shoulders facing forward, and an inside arm signal. These forward cues result in extension. Depending on the location of the next obstacle and/or the dog’s size and stride length, extension is often inappropriate. See Figures 1 and 2.

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single Front Cross
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Double Front Cross with MisCue
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Here the handler performs a single front cross between #3 and #4. She completes the front cross (purple) and cues the second jump with forward motion, her shoulders facing forward, an inside arm signal, and a verbal Jump cue. Click link for video: http://www.cleanrun.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=185

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In a poorly executed double front cross, the handler performs a front cross between # 3 and #4. She completes the front cross rotation as the dog catches up to her (purple). She cues the second jump with forward motion, her shoulders facing forward, an inside arm signal, and a verbal Jump cue. These forward cues do not alert the dog to a turn (black, blue). Click link for video: http://www.cleanrun.com/index. cfm?fuseaction=feature.display&feature_id=186

Videos Are Available for This Article: There are videos online that illustrate most of the diagrams. If you are reading the printed version of the magazine, go to this website, which will allow you to watch the videos sequentially: www.cleanrun.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_id=688 or http://tinyurl.com/6ucy8ep. If, however, you are reading the digital version of the magazine, you can simply click on the link in the figure caption to automatically go to the appropriate video.
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Clean Run - December 2011

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run - December 2011

Clean Run - December 2011
Contents
Editorializing: It’s All About the Teamwork
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility
Backyard Dogs
The Science of Strategic Reinforcement: When, Where, and How to Reward
Challenges at CR Central
New Options in the Management of Elbow Arthritis
Fit to Be Tricked: Left- and Right-Foot Targeting
Combining Front Crosses
Agility Bloopers
How to Train Smart When You Can't Train a Lot
Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 8
Start-line Training
Ready, Set, Trial! A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Finish Line
Challenges for Rising Stars: Interval Training Revisited
Get Connected... and Stay Connected
Clean Run - December 2011 - Clean Run - December 2011
Clean Run - December 2011 - 2
Clean Run - December 2011 - Contents
Clean Run - December 2011 - 4
Clean Run - December 2011 - Editorializing: It’s All About the Teamwork
Clean Run - December 2011 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - December 2011 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility
Clean Run - December 2011 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - December 2011 - 9
Clean Run - December 2011 - The Science of Strategic Reinforcement: When, Where, and How to Reward
Clean Run - December 2011 - 11
Clean Run - December 2011 - 12
Clean Run - December 2011 - 13
Clean Run - December 2011 - 14
Clean Run - December 2011 - Challenges at CR Central
Clean Run - December 2011 - 16
Clean Run - December 2011 - 17
Clean Run - December 2011 - 18
Clean Run - December 2011 - 19
Clean Run - December 2011 - New Options in the Management of Elbow Arthritis
Clean Run - December 2011 - 21
Clean Run - December 2011 - 22
Clean Run - December 2011 - 23
Clean Run - December 2011 - Fit to Be Tricked: Left- and Right-Foot Targeting
Clean Run - December 2011 - 25
Clean Run - December 2011 - 26
Clean Run - December 2011 - 27
Clean Run - December 2011 - 28
Clean Run - December 2011 - Combining Front Crosses
Clean Run - December 2011 - 30
Clean Run - December 2011 - 31
Clean Run - December 2011 - 32
Clean Run - December 2011 - 33
Clean Run - December 2011 - 34
Clean Run - December 2011 - 35
Clean Run - December 2011 - 36
Clean Run - December 2011 - Agility Bloopers
Clean Run - December 2011 - How to Train Smart When You Can't Train a Lot
Clean Run - December 2011 - 39
Clean Run - December 2011 - 40
Clean Run - December 2011 - 41
Clean Run - December 2011 - Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 8
Clean Run - December 2011 - 43
Clean Run - December 2011 - 44
Clean Run - December 2011 - 45
Clean Run - December 2011 - Start-line Training
Clean Run - December 2011 - 47
Clean Run - December 2011 - 48
Clean Run - December 2011 - 49
Clean Run - December 2011 - 50
Clean Run - December 2011 - Ready, Set, Trial! A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Finish Line
Clean Run - December 2011 - 52
Clean Run - December 2011 - 53
Clean Run - December 2011 - 54
Clean Run - December 2011 - 55
Clean Run - December 2011 - Challenges for Rising Stars: Interval Training Revisited
Clean Run - December 2011 - 57
Clean Run - December 2011 - 58
Clean Run - December 2011 - 59
Clean Run - December 2011 - 60
Clean Run - December 2011 - 61
Clean Run - December 2011 - Get Connected... and Stay Connected
Clean Run - December 2011 - 63
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