Clean Run - June 2017 - 31

Good Footwork
and How to Teach It, Part 3
S Grid
© SUSAN SALO

By Susan Salo
Last month we looked at using the
advanced ladder grid to help instill
good footwork in your dog. The next
plyometric grid that helps with footwork
is the S grid, which is described in my
book Jumping Grid Workbook as well as
my Advanced Jumping DVD. In the DVD,
the S grid is referred to as Exercise #3.

This is another plyometric grid
where adding height is not appropriate. Even the most advanced dogs
have problems with this from time
to time, which demonstrates the
need for handlers to practice the S
grid a bit more often since smooth
lead changes are crucial to agility.

Important: Do not introduce this grid
until you have completed the bend work
foundation grid, because your dog is
meant to be producing a given lead here.
For more information on foundation
bend work, see CR January 2007 or
refer to the Jumping Grid Workbook
or Foundation Jumping DVD.

Your dog enters the grid on one lead
and exits the grid on the other lead. If
you see your dog make adjustments
in his footwork before the second
bend, it indicates that your dog does
not understand how to make the lead
change while stepping over the facilitator jump. This causes your dog to add a
stride before the bend to gather himself
to change leads. It is important to
build the grid and your dog's understanding to "follow the work" before
attempting the entire grid at once.

Overview
The S grid is an excellent one to do after
completing the foundation bend work.
The difficulty in this grid is the supple
lead changes your dog must produce
to drive with speed through the grid,
without adding strides. For your dog
to accomplish this, he must be working
and looking for the next logical obstacle
rather than looking at you. If you have
not yet done enough work with your
dog focusing on and driving to the
target, this grid might be too advanced.
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Unlike the ladder grids, the S grid
requires handling because there is a
side change. I have found that handlers have more trouble with it than
the dogs because of the tight spacing.

Setting Up the Grid
The S grid uses two winged jumps and
seven nonwinged jumps set up in an
S pattern. On the Advanced Jumping

DVD, this grid is shown with one fewer
jump, but adding a jump to the center
of the grid allows you a bit more handling room. It also increases the challenge for your dog because there is more
speed into the turn and lead change.
As Figure 1 shows, there are two
nonwinged jumps on the curve to the
first winged jump, followed by three
nonwinged jumps across the relatively
straight section, and then another
winged jump followed by two nonwinged jumps on the second curve.
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Setup
S grid setup with spacing for big dogs. Use the
spacing recommended for your dog.

Setup
S grid setup with spacing for big dogs. Use the
spacing recommended for your dog.

Jump Spacing and Height

Use the information below to determine the jump spacing and jump
heights for the grid. Although I have
used these distances with success at
seminars, they are only guidelines
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