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® Publisher: Clean Run Productions, LLC Managing Editor: Monica Percival Assistant Managing Editor: Marcille Ripperton Associate Managing Editor: Brenna Fender Senior Editor: Lisa Baird Designer: Marcy Rauch Advertising: Pamela Green Clean Run articles are selected for their general interest and entertainment values. The authors’ views do not necessarily represent the policies or opinions of Clean Run Productions, LLC, nor does their publication in Clean Run constitute an endorsement. Clean Run Productions, LLC makes no representation or warranty with respect to the accuracy of any articles or advertisements that are published in Clean Run. ADVERTISING Check the Magazine Forum at www.cleanrun.com for current information on ad rates, deadlines, and requirements. If you do not have Internet access, please call us and we will fax or mail the ad rates and specifications to you. Clean Run reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement that may be submitted. tip Woohoo!! 6 SUBMISSIONS Clean Run welcomes submissions of articles, photos, or artwork on an exclusive basis. Submission constitutes permission for Clean Run, at its sole discretion, to use the submitted materials, in whole or in part, without compensation to the submitter. Detailed information on the format for submissions is available from the Magazine Forum at www.cleanrun.com. Please send submissions to editors@cleanrun.com. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Email comments about magazine content, as well as letters to the editor, to letters@cleanrun.com. A post-run party is a super way to reinforce your dog for a job well-done, but it can serve other purposes too. My post-run ritual is to excitedly find our leash, then run to our cookies (“Get your leash, yay! Where are those cookies? Woohoo!”). Then while I give my dog cookies, we run to the hose or outside to play Where are those cookies? with lots of praise and partying. With this party ritual, I } Reinforce my dog and remind him just how brilliant he is } Get a great cool down for my dog and myself } Avoid those annoying unsolicited criticisms after a run with problems } Avoid leaving my dog hanging while I’m being congratulated by friends after a great run } Build value for agility since the post-game party is so much fun } Bond with my dog, and if we have to leave a course for not holding criteria, it is the party time with me that my dog misses Mostly, we have a great time and enjoy being with each other. So don’t forget—it’s all about the post-run party for two! SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS For missing or damaged issues, changes of address, and any subscription-related problems, please contact customer service at info@cleanrun.com. TRADEMARKS Clean Run, Clean Run Productions, and Run Clean Run Fast are registered trademarks of Clean Run Productions, LLC. All other service marks, trademarks, and product names used herein are the property of their respective owners. PERMISSIONS Please note that this entire publication is copyrighted. No portion of the contents of Clean Run may be reproduced or reprinted without the prior written consent of Clean Run Productions, LLC. Making multiple copies of articles for distribution as a class or seminar handout, without the permission of the publisher, is unethical and illegal. If you think your students or clients would benefit from reading a particular article in Clean Run, please encourage them to purchase that issue of the magazine or subscribe. MISSION STATEMENT The goal of each issue of Clean Run is to document and explain both basic and advanced handling and training techniques for individual agility competitors as well as instructors, support humane training methods, support the agility community through education and communication, and present varying viewpoints through editorials and letters. D Cindy Ratner Clean Run | February 09
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Clean Run Magazine - February 2009

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - February 2009

Clean Run Magazine - February 2009
Contents
Editorializing: Observations, Anecdotes, Opinions and a Silly Little Thing Called Bias
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Trainer’s Forum
Being an Agility Instructor: It’s Not Just About Dog Training
Foundation Fundamentals: Step Up to Success
Can You Handle It?
When Pigs Fly: Teaching the Rear Cross, Part 1
My Favorite Course
Timing of Front Crosses, Part 3: Proofing Front-cross Cues and Improving Timing
Canine Health Care: FAQs
Tricks for Agility: Play Music and Beg
Skill of the Month
Vision in Dogs, Part 2: Vision Abnormalities
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 11: More Common Sequences
Agility Organization Update
Changing Consequences: From Caution to Trust
Does Your Dog Have All the Basic Skills Needed for a Successful Agility Career?
Power Paws: Frame Fun
K9 Kudos: Cures for Canines
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Clean Run Magazine - February 2009
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Editorializing: Observations, Anecdotes, Opinions and a Silly Little Thing Called Bias
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Being an Agility Instructor: It’s Not Just About Dog Training
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Foundation Fundamentals: Step Up to Success
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Can You Handle It?
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - When Pigs Fly: Teaching the Rear Cross, Part 1
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Timing of Front Crosses, Part 3: Proofing Front-cross Cues and Improving Timing
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Canine Health Care: FAQs
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Tricks for Agility: Play Music and Beg
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Skill of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 46
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Vision in Dogs, Part 2: Vision Abnormalities
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 11: More Common Sequences
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 54
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Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Agility Organization Update
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Changing Consequences: From Caution to Trust
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Does Your Dog Have All the Basic Skills Needed for a Successful Agility Career?
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - Power Paws: Frame Fun
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - K9 Kudos: Cures for Canines
Clean Run Magazine - February 2009 - 79
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