Clean Run - April 2013 - 3

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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS

PHOTOS © GRAHAM BRYANT,
DIANNE SPRING, FRANKIE JOIRIS

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Knowledge Equals Speed! Teaching
Verbal Directional Commands, Part 2
When you get behind your dog, you
need to provide him with information to allow him to continue with the
course or he will have to slow down
and head-check back to see what you
want. This month we’ll look at verbal
commands to turn your dog right
and left. By Dawn Weaver

APRIL 13

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Puppy Agility Games, Part 2
These games teach your puppy some of
the most important aspects of our sport
without any agility equipment. This
month you’ll learn the advanced stages
of the games you taught your puppy in
Part 1, and put the games together to
teach your puppy brilliant responses to
your handling maneuvers as he interacts with “obstacles.” By Anne Stocum

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Living Room Agility: Come, Out, and Go
To successfully navigate an agility
course with you, your dog needs to
clearly understand where he’s going.
Verbal cues can help you be more
precise. This month in your living room
you’ll work on a recall to side cue, a
cue to tell the dog to move laterally
away from you, and a cue for the dog
to go on ahead of you. By Frankie Joiris

10 Power Paws Skills:
Lead-out Pivots
No matter what handling system you use lead-out pivots
should be taught for a variety a
lead-out scenarios. The teaching of the LOP focuses on some
important skills all dogs should
understand. The foundation
exercises are presented here as
well as some advanced LOPs for
you to perfect. By Nancy Gyes
18 Eating to Win
At trials, do you lose focus and
energy as the day goes on? It
could be that high sugar and
carbs are literally stealing your
energy. A competitor and judge
shares her experiences about
the effect of her food choices.
By Alison Bryant

Features
5

Editorializing: A Letter to my Husband
A humorous look at some of our agility quirks.
By Linda Aloi

32 Awesome Paws Drills
Many handlers ask, “which way is faster, the
inside or outside path?” The only way to find
out is to time you and your dog running the
sequence. This is a simple setup for you to
use to time different handling strategies.
By Linda Mecklenburg
45 Class Challenges for Rising Stars:
Snooker Roulette
One particular skill a handler playing Snooker
needs is to be able to adjust to changes in what
she planned because of what is happening on
course. Here’s a game to help you learn that
skill. By Stuart Mah
48 Competing in Different
Championship Events
Unlike 20 years ago, there are many venues
to choose from when trying to qualify for a
national championship event. Whether your
focus is distance and speed, or you like more
technical courses and the different games, there
is a big event for everyone! By Amber Abbott

55 Can You Handle It
Here’s an analysis of the winning runs in Small
Individual Agility at the 2012 FCI Agility World
Championships as well as sequences based on
the course that will fit in a 60' x 80' training
space. By Marquand Cheek
59 Ultimate Instructors:
Lesson Planning & Foundation, Part 1
To be effective, a lesson plan does not have to
be an exhaustive document that describes every
possible classroom scenario. Instead it should
provide the instructor with a general outline
of teaching goals, learning objectives, and the
means to accomplish them. By Lauren Langman

Columns
6

Tip of the Month By Jan Manning

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

Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine

21 The 10-Minute Trainer By Daisy Peel
37 The Judge’s Debriefing By Melissa A. Wallace

26 Iliopsoas Injuries
and Prevention
The iliopsoas has a dynamic role
in movement. Canine athletes
and working dogs that accelerate quickly (like sprinters), jump,
brake abruptly, make tight turns,
or twist in the air are prone to
iliopsoas strains and injuries.
By Dr. Julie Mayer
62 Out Spot Out! Teaching
Independent Obstacle
Performance, Part 1
Independent obstacle performance is the ability of the dog to
complete an obstacle and maintain criteria regardless of your
motion and position relative to
the obstacle. It is an essential skill
for all facets of agility, but is particularly important for distance
work. Tunnels are a good place
to start. By Lorrie Reynolds

Cover Dog
MACH 3 Whytestar Million Dollar Baby,
MX, MXJ, OF, T2B2, a.k.a. Hillary, a
7-year-old Yorkshire Terrier owned
by Susan Poirier of Rhode Island.
Photo by Lesley Mattuchio,
www.pbase.com/lesleylou.
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