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Training for things we may not see often on an agility course, such as obstacle discriminations and tunnel
flips, is something that should not be neglected in developing our own and our dog's skill sets

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One option for handling the closing sequence was using
two rear crosses. The handler could also consider two
blind crosses or a rear cross followed by a blind cross
along a similar path.

#18 and turned left back toward the
handler or by a rear cross at jump #19,
as shown in Figure 5. While these indeed were popular choices, two other
options were also common. The first
was a rear cross at jump #18, but instead of running parallel to the jump
to do a blind or front cross, the handler
simply turned in tandem with the dog
and finished the course with the dog
on her right. The second was directing
the dog do a wrap at jump #18 so that
the team finished with the dog on the
handler's right as you see in Figure 6.
While both options worked, the dog's
path was longer by about 8 feet com-

Some handlers, especially with smaller dogs, had the dog
wrap the right-hand upright of jump #18. The handler
would finish the course with the dog on right, although
some who chose the wrap did a rear cross at jump #19.

pared with a path like that shown in
Figure 4. On the other hand, the wrap
prevented the dog from having to
change leads at jump #18 and it set the
dog on a path with a squarer approach
to jump #19. Since the dog was slicing
jump #18, the natural path for the dog
seemed to be around the left side of
jump #18, not the right side as taken
with the wrap; indeed, this front cross
did seem to result in a noticeable deceleration of the dog.
Overall, the course presented some
level-appropriate challenges and ran
well. It was exciting to see teams work

through the various challenges and get
through it smoothly. It was also a reminder that training for things we may
not see often on an agility course, such
as obstacle discriminations and tunnel
flips, is something that should not be
neglected in developing our own and
our dog's skill sets.
Thanks to the wonderful folks at
Trained Dog Happy Dog for inviting me
to judge this trial and to the exhibitors
for stepping up to the plate and doing
some great work on this course. Everyone approached it with confidence and
attacked it with grace and style. D

Jeff Boyer teaches chemistry, building construction management, and renewable energy technology at Everglades University in Sarasota, Florida, and is the training
director at Bayside Pet Resort in Sarasota. He judges for AKC, CPE, TDAA, UKI, and USDAA. He currently competes in these organizations with his 11-year old Papillon,
Sizzle, and is training his 6-year old rescue Papillon, Chumley, with high hopes of a modicum of success. Jeff may be reached at jboyer012@gmail.com or at jeff.boyer@
baysidepetresort.com.
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