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NUMBER 2 T H E MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS PHOTOS © CINDY
NOLAND, JO SERMON, ALISSA BEHN F E B R U A R Y 07 VOLUME 13 33 Rescue
Rules! An agility trainer shares some of the ways that she worked through
fearfulness and self-control problems with multiple rescue dogs. By Debbie
Sacerich 60 Clicking for Turns, Part 2 In the next stage of training your
dog to turn tightly over a jump, you will reward your dog for making the
turn and accelerating out again. By Jo Sermon 71 A Survey of Injuries
Occurring in Dogs Participating in Agility Learn the implications and
results of the survey published in our January 2006 issue. By I Martin
Levy, M.D., Charles B. Hall, Ph.D., Natasha Trentacossta, and Monica
Percival 14 Achieving Fast, Reliable, and Independent Weaves Combining the
weave pole channel training method and the Weave-A-Matic training method
can pay off with a fast, reliable, and independent weave pole performance.
By Ann Croft 26 Trainer’s Forum What skills can you practice when the
weather is bad and you’re stuck indoors, or if you have no backyard? A
lot! By Brenna Fender 40 Spy Kids: Socialization, Play, and Training
Sessions There are so many things to think about as you try to fill in the
blank slate you started with! This month’s article includes suggestions
for socialization, animal husbandry, food and toy training, and how to
structure your skill training sessions. By Nancy Gyes Features 5
Editorializing: Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Byes in the USDAA Grand Prix?
A statistical look at the influence of byes on the outcome of the USDAA
Grand Prix of Dog Agility finals. By Ann Croft 83 How to Pick a Good Toy
How can you tell what toy your dog will like before buying it? Picking the
best toy for your dog is easy when you watch and observe what he likes to
do. Is your dog sight, sound, bite, or smell stimulated? By Linda Martuch
Columns 8 9 Tip of the Month By Tricia Lude Everything You Always Wanted
to Know About Agility… 31 Obsessing in Moderation A humorous look at one
handler’s experience with agility training and trialing: Why merely worry
when you can wallow in obsessing? By Elizabeth M. Jarrell 51 Alphabet
Drills These drills based on the letter “X” are fun and can be set up
in a moderately sized space. By Nancy Gyes 56 A Weighty Subject Carrying
even a little bit of extra weight can hamper your dog’s performance in
the agility ring and also increase his risk of injury. By Brenna Fender 75
Mental Management®: Decisiveness Decisiveness is a characteristic that you
rarely see lacking in successful agility handlers. How can you foster that
attitude and be just as decisive in competition as you are in training? By
Lanny Bassham 10 Backyard Dogs By Mary Ellen Barry 23 Distance Challenge By
Jane Simmons-Moake 38 City Dogs By Karen Holik 67 The Judge’s Debriefing
By Rick Whiting 78 Master Plan By Claudia Bates 81 Review By Martha Faulk
87 Agility Organization Update Compiled by Brenna Fender 90 Course Diagram
Keys 46 Joanne Lang’s Living Room Conditioning for Canines This
easy-to-implement program helps handlers strengthen and condition their
dogs for agility, while working in the living room or anywhere there’s a
few feet of ground space available. By Martha Faulk © MARCY MANTELL
PHOTOGRAPHY 20 On Course with Paul Young Meet Paul Young who began
competing in agility in his early 60s and continues to succeed with his
Labs in his 70s despite battling Parkinson’s disease. By Martha Faulk
Cover Dog MACH Bebe Luc Doyon PD1, PS1, PJ1, PG1, PK1, CL-3, CL3-F, a.k.a.
Bebe, a Pomeranian owned by Guylaine Doyon of Connecticut. Photo by Matt
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