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A front cross is one of the three major ways of changing which side of the dog you are on while running a course, yet many handlers are uncomfortable doing a front cross. Those troubled with executing a front cross at speed sometimes feel disoriented, awkward, and lose connection with the dog. In addition to the execution of this not-so-natural cross, the timing needs to be appropriate for the sequence you are attempting. While this maneuver may seem cumbersome to execute at top speed, practice is really all that is required. One overlooked aspect of agility training is training the handler without the dog. Here we’ll focus on training the handler to execute a front cross maneuver at top speed. We will not discuss the footwork of the front cross because that may depend on the physical abilities of each individual.

Your Front Crosses
By Blake Stafford About the Degree of Rotation A major component of the front cross is the degree of rotation. Each front cross will have a different degree of rotation, depending on the obstacle layout and sequence. For instance, if you are completing a landing-side front cross as in Figure 1, your degree of rotation is 360°. The green arrow and handler in the diagram denote the handler’s initial direction, and the red arrow and handler denote the final direction. The directions are the same; therefore, you must rotate a full 360°. Whereas in Figure 2, the sequence requires a different degree of ro2
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tation (note the difference in direction between the red and green handlers). In Figure 2, you must only rotate 180° to complete the cross. Often a minor miscalculation in the degree of rotation will not hurt. These missteps are known as underrotation and

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A front cross is one of the three major ways of changing which side of the dog you are on while running a course, yet many handlers are uncomfortable doing a front cross. Those troubled with executing a front

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cross at speed sometimes feel disoriented, awkward, and lose connection with the dog.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run - August 2011

Clean Run - August 2011
Contents
Editorializing: Why Does the Sun Go On Shining?
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Building and Balancing Handler and Obstacle Focus, Part 5
Running Contacts: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Acceleration and Deceleration Cues: Teaching the Basics
Control Unleashed® Case Study: The Look at That Game
Challenges at CR Central
Agility Bloopers
Challenges for Rising Stars
Need an Extra Hand? Using Remote Treat-dispensing Devices Effectively
Ready, Set, Trial! After the Run
Proof Positive: Age is Just a Number
Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 4
Is Offering an On-leash Agility Class Appropriate for Your Business?
Finessing Your Front Crosses
Command and Control: Raising Your New Pup
Handling for Maximum Performance
Three Stones of Praise
10 Agility Games to Play with Your Dog
Protect the Future of Our Sport: Keep It Positive
Clean Run - August 2011 - Clean Run - August 2011
Clean Run - August 2011 - 2
Clean Run - August 2011 - Contents
Clean Run - August 2011 - 4
Clean Run - August 2011 - Editorializing: Why Does the Sun Go On Shining?
Clean Run - August 2011 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run - August 2011 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run - August 2011 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run - August 2011 - 9
Clean Run - August 2011 - 10
Clean Run - August 2011 - Building and Balancing Handler and Obstacle Focus, Part 5
Clean Run - August 2011 - 12
Clean Run - August 2011 - 13
Clean Run - August 2011 - Running Contacts: Should I or Shouldn’t I?
Clean Run - August 2011 - 15
Clean Run - August 2011 - 16
Clean Run - August 2011 - 17
Clean Run - August 2011 - 18
Clean Run - August 2011 - Acceleration and Deceleration Cues: Teaching the Basics
Clean Run - August 2011 - 20
Clean Run - August 2011 - 21
Clean Run - August 2011 - 22
Clean Run - August 2011 - 23
Clean Run - August 2011 - 24
Clean Run - August 2011 - Control Unleashed® Case Study: The Look at That Game
Clean Run - August 2011 - 26
Clean Run - August 2011 - 27
Clean Run - August 2011 - 28
Clean Run - August 2011 - 29
Clean Run - August 2011 - Challenges at CR Central
Clean Run - August 2011 - 31
Clean Run - August 2011 - 32
Clean Run - August 2011 - 33
Clean Run - August 2011 - 34
Clean Run - August 2011 - Agility Bloopers
Clean Run - August 2011 - Challenges for Rising Stars
Clean Run - August 2011 - 37
Clean Run - August 2011 - Need an Extra Hand? Using Remote Treat-dispensing Devices Effectively
Clean Run - August 2011 - 39
Clean Run - August 2011 - 40
Clean Run - August 2011 - 41
Clean Run - August 2011 - 42
Clean Run - August 2011 - 43
Clean Run - August 2011 - Ready, Set, Trial! After the Run
Clean Run - August 2011 - 45
Clean Run - August 2011 - Proof Positive: Age is Just a Number
Clean Run - August 2011 - 47
Clean Run - August 2011 - 48
Clean Run - August 2011 - 49
Clean Run - August 2011 - 50
Clean Run - August 2011 - 51
Clean Run - August 2011 - Teaching FOCUS and Impulse-control Classes: Week 4
Clean Run - August 2011 - 53
Clean Run - August 2011 - Is Offering an On-leash Agility Class Appropriate for Your Business?
Clean Run - August 2011 - 55
Clean Run - August 2011 - Finessing Your Front Crosses
Clean Run - August 2011 - 57
Clean Run - August 2011 - 58
Clean Run - August 2011 - 59
Clean Run - August 2011 - Command and Control: Raising Your New Pup
Clean Run - August 2011 - 61
Clean Run - August 2011 - Handling for Maximum Performance
Clean Run - August 2011 - 63
Clean Run - August 2011 - 64
Clean Run - August 2011 - 65
Clean Run - August 2011 - 66
Clean Run - August 2011 - 67
Clean Run - August 2011 - Three Stones of Praise
Clean Run - August 2011 - 69
Clean Run - August 2011 - 70
Clean Run - August 2011 - 71
Clean Run - August 2011 - 72
Clean Run - August 2011 - 10 Agility Games to Play with Your Dog
Clean Run - August 2011 - 74
Clean Run - August 2011 - 75
Clean Run - August 2011 - 76
Clean Run - August 2011 - Protect the Future of Our Sport: Keep It Positive
Clean Run - August 2011 - 78
Clean Run - August 2011 - 79
Clean Run - August 2011 - 80
Clean Run - August 2011 - 81
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