Clean Run - December 2015 - 3

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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS

DECEMBER 15

PHOTOS © ANTOINE ALSTON, ERIKA MAURER,
VICTOR STEEL PHOTOGRAPHY, INC.

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What is Functional Fitness Anyway,
Part 2
Now that you understand what functional fitness really is, it's time to apply
functional fitness directly to your
sport-agility. Let's be clear, if you
participate in agility with your dog,
whether it's once in a while or every
weekend, you are an athlete. That's why
agility enthusiasts need to be functionally fit. By Antoine Alston

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Regenerative Medicine for Partial
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injuries
in Agility Dogs
CCL injury is the most common knee
injury in dogs. Depending on the
grade of injury, conservative management with regenerative medicine and
rehab may be an option rather than
surgery. By Sherman Canapp, DVM,
MS, CCRT, DACVS, DACVSMR and
Brittany Jean Carr, DVM

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Using the Treat & Train to Work
on Distance Skills
"Distance skills" can mean many things,
so even if you're not interested in working on the distance skills required for
distance-based games like Gamblers
and Jackpot, the Treat & Train can help
teach your dog to confidently move
away from you and stay on a line,
executing obstacles at a distance from
you on any course. By Daisy Peel

11 Being an Innovative Dog
Trainer: Training the Easily
Aroused Dog
Is your dog easily aroused, and
often overaroused, in training,
competition, or daily life? In the
conclusion of his series, the author
shares his top 5 tips for training
easily aroused dogs.
By Tom Mitchell
13 As the World Turns:
Human Arrow
The Human Arrow is a handling
technique used to cue collection
and a very tight turn. The handler
is on the landing side of the jump
as the dog approaches, standing
very close to the bar in the dog's
landing space to cue the collection. By Mary Ellen Barry

Features
5

Editorializing: Dear John
One competitor's perspective on the AKC Agility
Invitational. By Jocelyn Tipple

K9 Conditioning: Achieving
a Balanced Position
Just as with human fitness, doing canine exercises
with your dog in the proper posture maximizes
the benefits of each exercise and decreases the
chance of injury. By Bobbie Lyons, Cert CF,
FitPAWS Master Trainer Course Instructor

27 Power Paws Drills: Sweat the Small Stuff
These short, fun three-obstacle drills will help you
work on the small stuff so that the big stuff, like
more accurate course work, will take care of itself.
By Nancy Gyes
32 The Construction Zone Returns: Winners
of Our Facebook Contest
In our first Facebook Construction Zone contest,
contestants were asked to post photos of their best
do-it-yourself obstacles that fit into the categories
we created. Here are the winners.
By Brenna Fender
44 Class Plans from Happy Dog Ranch
The purpose of this month's drill is to work on the
Ketschker turn (K-turn) or blind wrap. You can
practice the drill with different levels of dogs, just
change how you reward. By Kristy Netzer

47 Training with the Stars: Kate Moureaux
Kate Moureaux went to her first agility nationals (USDAA) in 1995 at the age of 9. She started
teaching agility professionally at the age of 13 and
has a lot of training experience to share with her
students. By Sally Silverman
60 The Construction Zone: DIY Jump Plans
These lightweight PVC single-bar jumps with
4'-long jump bars are a straight forward and
relatively inexpensive do-it-yourself project.
By Breanne Long

Columns
6

Tip of the Month By Jamie McKay

Everything You Always Wanted to Know
About Agility... By Brenna Fender

34 Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine
62 The Judge's Debriefing By Emily Hurt

22 Mind to Win: Dealing with
Procrastination and Lack of
Motivation to Train
Warning: this article might lower
your blood pressure and help
you feel less guilt or stress! If you
feel too busy to read it now, or
you want to put off reading it,
stop right there and get reading.
This one's for you! By Kathrine
McAleese, PhD
38 Why We Must Work Controlled
Behaviors in Drive
If you expect controlled behaviors
and agility skills to be successful
amidst difficult distractions in a
highly charged environment when
your dog is in drive, you first need
to train these behaviors to a very
high level by building value and
proofing. By Stacy Winkler

Cover Dog
A Miniature Poodle working at an
Anna Eifert seminar in Switzerland.
Photo by Thomas Eifert.

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