Backyard Dogs By Mary Ellen Barry This month’s “Backyard Dogs” includes two U-shaped tunnels facing each other. If you do not have two tunnels, feel free to substitute two jumps in place of the tunnel entrances. 5 5 4 6 4 6 3 7 5 3 2 3 7 7 4 8 2 6 2 1 8 3 1 1 2 1 Figure 1: Keep your dog on your right throughout this sequence. Figure 2: Start with your dog on your right. Do a front cross out of the weave poles. Do a serpentine from #4 to #6. Perform a front or blind cross out of the tunnel at #6 and do a forward send to jump #7, turning your dog to his left over the jump. Figure 3: Do a lead-out push or a moving front cross from jump #2 to #3. Try layering the tunnel from #4 to #6 or go with your dog and do a front cross on the flat before #6. Finish with your dog on your left. Figure 4: Do a lead-out push or a moving front cross from jump #2 to #3. Do another front cross or pull from #3 to #4. Do a rear cross on the flat out of the #4 tunnel. Go with your dog to #6 and stay on the back side of the tunnel for #7. Wrap your dog to his left at #8 with a front cross. Finish with your dog on your left. 7 4 6 8 5 2 3 9 is month’s “Backyard Dogs” includes two U-shaped tunnels facing each other. If you do not have two tunnels, feel free to substitute two jumps in place of the tunnel entrances. 8 1 10 4 Clean Run | June 12