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After her run, her dogs immediately return to her. She secures her dog with the leash, calmly walks out of the ring, and engages the dog in a game of tug. She and the dog are facing one another. She is keenly aware of her dog (as well as the dogs around her) the entire time she has her dogs out with her. She takes her responsibility for controlling her dogs very seriously, and I enjoy watching her because of that commitment to her safety, her dog’s safety, and the safety of those around her. This competitor illustrates my three major rules of tugging engagement quite nicely: 1. Understand the arousal you are creating. Use it wisely, and only to the point where your dog is under control and in the optimum working window for ideal performance without going over the top. and for me, and do not pose a threat to our fellow competitors or anyone else we may encounter. But I believe wholeheartedly that every dog can have a happy and productive agility life, with or without tug. The most important thing is a happy dog. If your dog doesn’t love tug naturally and you don’t have someone to guide you through the process of developing tug drive who can also show you how to use it properly, rest assured that your dog’s agility career is not over. Every dog, with or without tug, can enjoy agility and based upon my experience, they can be fast, too. I believe speed comes from a dog knowing his job completely and thoroughly. He works with the intense focus and efficiency that comes from knowing what he is supposed to do at each and every turn—we call it training. Happy training! © CLEAN RUN 2. Do not use tugging as a leash. If your dog isn’t under control via proper connection to a leash, you are creating a potentially volatile situation and posing a threat to yourself, your dog, and those around you. Sure, go ahead and let your dog tug on his leash, but make sure that leash is attached to his collar as well. 3. If you choose to tug with your dog, then tug with your dog. Face him and engage him. Tugging is not a one-man sport. I find it painful to watch a dog tugging with an absent-minded handler—it’s rude to the dog. If you can’t pay attention to your dog, perhaps it’s time to put him away, and allow him to rest between runs so that you can focus on the distractions that are interfering with the time that should be reserved for you and your dog. D To Tug or Not to Tug? Tug has a place in my training program and can have a place in yours, too. The more training aids you have at your disposal, the better. There are never enough options so long as the options are safe for my dog Leslie and her husband live in central Oregon with their four Shetland Sheepdogs, Jet, Comet, Ty, and Fizz. Leslie has been training dogs since the age of 14 and has been involved in agility since 1999. Leslie is best known for her seminars addressing stress and motivation issues in the performance dog. Contact her at agileaction@crestviewcable.com. A seminar for owners and trainers of dogs involved in performance sports Presented by Pat Hastings & Debbie Gross Saunders, MSPT, OCS, CCRP August 25-26, 2007 Sponsored by Clean Run in Chicopee, Massachusetts PHOTOS © DIANELEWISPHOTOGRAPHY.COM Learn • How to evaluate the structural quality of puppies • The basics of canine structure • The weakest links • How to evaluate the structural quality of your adult dog • What your dog can do and should not be doing • A physical therapist’s ideas on how to strengthen structure to reduce the risk of injury Write to info@cleanrun.com for a brochure | Call 800.311.6503 to sign up 32 Clean Run | May 07
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - May 2007

Contents
Editorializing: Is “Dabble” a Dirty Word?
Tips of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Backyard Dogs
On Course with Rob Michalski
In Cider
Bridge and Target Training for Agility, Part 1
Trainers Forum
Beyond The Backyard
Tug: The Controversy
Spy Kids: Refining Behaviors and Adding New Criteria
Distance Challenge
Saving 1/10 of a Second Can Earn a Q
Alphabet Drills
My Dog's Best Friend
Bring It to the Table
The Judge’s Debriefing
Joint Protective Agents for Performance Dogs
Sticky Situation on the Dogwalk
Review
Your First Trial
Nested Courses for a Busy World
Letters
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 1
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Editorializing: Is “Dabble” a Dirty Word?
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Tips of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - On Course with Rob Michalski
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - In Cider
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Bridge and Target Training for Agility, Part 1
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Trainers Forum
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Beyond The Backyard
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Tug: The Controversy
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Spy Kids: Refining Behaviors and Adding New Criteria
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Saving 1/10 of a Second Can Earn a Q
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 43
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Alphabet Drills
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - My Dog's Best Friend
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 53
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Bring It to the Table
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 55
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 57
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 59
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Joint Protective Agents for Performance Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Sticky Situation on the Dogwalk
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Review
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Your First Trial
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Nested Courses for a Busy World
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Letters
Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - Course Diagram Keys
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Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 84
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