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® Cover The magazine for dog agiliTy enThusiasTs PHOTOS © clean run, maTTalliSOnPHOTOgraPHy.cOm augusT 09 Volume 15 number 8 12 Trainer’s Forum Does your dog take a “bug on the windshield” approach to the up contact on the A-frame and hit it with a splat? Trainers discuss some solutions for helping a dog mount the A-frame with less impact to reduce the potential for injury. By Brenna Fender 60 When the Magic Is Missing: Teaching a Class Divided by Lack of Obstacle Skills As an agility instructor, you cannot let individual deficiencies in obstacle performance rule the class flow. Here are some tricks for when a dog cannot perform a particular obstacle in class. By Sandy Rogers 77 The Perfect Trial The perfect trial—the one where every run is clean, fast, and smooth. Given the average club and trial can’t guarantee either you or your dog quite that spectacular a weekend, what does make a trial a great experience? By Deb Eldredge DVM 32 Drills for Footwork, Balance, and Hand-eye Coordination Many agility handlers have very little background in any sport requiring eye-hand or eye-foot coordination and often may have no sports background at all. Here are some drills to help develop these skills. By Webb Anderson © clean run Features 5 Editorializing: The “Good Ole” Days Aren’t Really Gone Have the “good ole” days of agility passed us by? Or is agility actually the same as it was when we started—at least in the most important ways? By Trisha Stall 46 Canine Orthopedic Devices Orthoses, prostheses, and other assistive devices are an emerging technology that can aid in the well-being of canine patients. These devices are used to either correct or accommodate the affected limb following trauma or surgical intervention, and may be used as temporary or permanent modes of treatment. By Sherman O. Canapp Jr., DVM, MS, CCRT, Diplomate ACVS 51 Box Drills with C-shaped Tunnels Learn how to teach motion cues to your dog at tunnel exits and try some of the author’s favorite handling drills with a C-shaped tunnel to hone your skills. By Jen Pinder 15 Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 16: Course Handling In the final installment of Linda Mecklenburg’s series of handling articles, she dissects some courses and shows us how to put her Awesome Paws Handling System to work in real life. By Linda Mecklenburg 24 Tricks for Agility: Jumping Through Hoops and Through Arms Having the dog jump through your arms is a fun way for the dog to warm up and focus on you before a run. No props are required, so you can use it wherever there is a soft surface for the dog to land on. By Sassie Joiris 28 Can You Handle It? This month we’ll explore challenges in sequences distilled from the 2009 AKC Nationals Challenger course. By Marquand Cheek 39 When Pigs Fly: The Ins and Outs of Serpentines, Part 2 Now that you know what a serpentine is and how you can handle serpentines, let’s look at training your dog to understand your serpentine cues. By Jane Killion 55 Do You Have What It Takes to Compete Internationally? There are many opportunities nowadays for handlers to compete internationally. You don’t need to win your way onto the AKC/USA World Team or earn a spot on the USDAA/ USA World Team to compete in venues around the world. By Nancy Gyes 64 Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 6: Sends This month we’ll compare the differences and similarities in the use of the send in both systems. By the Clean Run Staff 69 Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork: Regular Turns and Rear Crosses We’re now going to look at how you can use Jenny’s system in real life. This month Jenny explains how she uses regular turns and rear crosses. By Jenny Damm Columns 6 7 8 Tip of the Month By Lynn Baitinger Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility… By Brenna Fender Backyard Dogs By Stuart Mah 35 Skill of the Month By Karen Holik 80 My Favorite Course By Terri Campbell Cover Dog Ch MACH2 Allaflutter Ear Force One CD, U-AgII, RN, a.k.a. Jett, a 7-yearold Papillon owned by Erin D. Leff, DVM & Laura Koncel of Florida and handled by John York. Photo by Pix ‘n Pages, www.pixnpages.com. Clean Run (ISSN 1089-8506) is published monthly by Clean Run Productions, LLC. Principal office: 17 Industrial Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075. Periodicals postage paid at South Hadley, Massachusetts 01075-9902 and additional offices. © Copyright 1995-2009 Bud Houston and Clean Run Productions, LLC. All world rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Clean Run, 17 Industrial Dr., South Hadley, MA 01075. August 09 | Clean Run 3
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2008
Contents
Editorializing: The “Good Ole” Days Aren’t Really Gone
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Backyard Dogs
Trainer’s Forum
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 16: Course Handling
Tricks for Agility: Jumping Through Hoops and Through Arms
Can You Handle It?
Drills for Footwork, Balance, and Hand-eye Coordination
Skill of the Month
When Pigs Fly: The Ins and Outs of Serpentines, Part 2
Canine Orthopedic Devices
Box Drills with C-shaped Tunnels
Do You Have What It Takes to Compete Internationally?
When the Magic Is Missing: Teaching a Class Divided by Lack of Obstacle Skills
Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 6: Sends
Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork: Regular Turns and Rear Crosses
The Perfect Trial
My Favorite Course
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Clean Run Magazine - August 2008
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Editorializing: The “Good Ole” Days Aren’t Really Gone
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 16: Course Handling
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 17
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Tricks for Agility: Jumping Through Hoops and Through Arms
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Can You Handle It?
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Drills for Footwork, Balance, and Hand-eye Coordination
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Skill of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - When Pigs Fly: The Ins and Outs of Serpentines, Part 2
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Canine Orthopedic Devices
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Box Drills with C-shaped Tunnels
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Do You Have What It Takes to Compete Internationally?
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 59
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - When the Magic Is Missing: Teaching a Class Divided by Lack of Obstacle Skills
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 6: Sends
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - 68
Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork: Regular Turns and Rear Crosses
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - The Perfect Trial
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2009 - My Favorite Course
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