© LYNNE BRUBAKER PHOTOGRAPHY, INC. AWESOME PAWS Drills By Linda Mecklenburg A U-shaped tunnel can be performed multiple ways. At higher levels, the entrance is not always obvious and the dog must find it. These drills are designed to help teams become comfortable with a variety of tunnel challenges. 1 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 2 Figure 1 – Handle #1-#3 with the dog on your left. Do a front cross, blind cross, or push to #4 at the exit of the tunnel. Figure 2 – Handle #1-#2 with the dog on your left and do a front cross to #3 or do a lead-out push at #2 to #3. Do a front cross, blind cross, or push to #4 at the exit of the tunnel. Figure 3 – Handle #1-#2 with the dog on your right and do a front cross to send to #3 or do a lead-out push at #2 and send to #3. Run the backside of the tunnel to #4. Figure 4 – Handle #1-#2 with the dog on your right. Either do a forward send to #2 and pull the dog to #3 or do a front cross at #2 and then again at the entrance to #3. Push to #4 at the exit of the tunnel. Figure 5 – Handle #1-#3 with the dog on your right and send to #4. Run the backside of the tunnel to #5. December 12 | Clean Run 4 1 4 5 1 5 3 4 2 2 3 A U-shaped tunnel can be performed multiple ways. At higher levels, the entrance is not always obvious and the dog must find it. 27