Clean Run - August 2013 - 3

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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS
PHOTOS © KATHY KEATS, DOGHOUSE ARTS, ISTOCK

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Agility Video Made Easy
It’s nothing short of amazing what you
can do with video on a tablet or smartphone with the right app. It’s so much
easier to edit and share videos than it
was just a couple of years ago that even
the technophobes among us no longer
need to fear venturing into the video
jungle! By Kathy Keats

AUGUST 13

VOLUME 19

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Excelling in Agility Without Competing
Are you an agility newbie thinking
about not competing at all or a current
competitor discovering some good
reasons to consider no longer competing? Agility and competing are not
one. Agility is about dog training and
dog bonding and you don’t need a
trial to do that. By Sandra Rogers

NUMBER 08

Competition Comestibles: Recipes
for Fueling Your Body and Mind
With just a little work beforehand, you
can take some of the stress out of trials
by preparing tasty, healthy meals and
snacks for yourself. With a good supply of tucker on hand, you’ll minimize
fatigue and be in good shape for a safe
drive home. By Nancy Steele

14 Power Paws Skills: Threadles
Threadle can be a noun, referring to the traditional threadle
pattern on course where the
dog must take two consecutive
jumps in the same direction, or
threadle can be a verb, referring
to a particular type of handling
maneuver. By Nancy Gyes
18 Get SMART:
Setting Goals for Success
What are goals and what do you
need to consider when setting
goals for your team in agility?
Here’s some practical advice on
creating goals that are realistic
and that will improve your training. By Ashley Deacon

Features
5

Editorializing:
But It Really Isn’t Funny or Cute
We are responsible for managing our dogs
at trials. Even if we have a well-adjusted and
friendly dog, we need to keep our dog in his
own space unless there is communication with
another handler to interact with their dog. Just
because you think it is cute doesn’t mean the
rest of the world does. By Debbie Brooks

10 Antioxidants and Adaptogens Can
Help Combat the Effects of Stress
Increased metabolic, physical, and psychological demands on the body results in the production of destructive free radicals. Feeding adaptogens and antioxidants can help your dog’s
health. By Dr. Julie Mayer
22 The 10-Minute Trainer
Some of the cue combinations you use on
course may be causing your dog’s response to
your collection cues to be dulled, so we’re going
to take a look at whether or not you can cue
and get collection. By Daisy Peel
25 No Bite is Trivial
In the heat of a ringside dog fight and the emotional catharsis that follows, we often fail to take
care of ourselves. But between 15% and 20% of
all animal bites do become infected; infection
can lead to sepsis, a life-threatening condition.
By Jan Manning
27 Awesome Paws Drills
The assignment this month is to handle each
sequence several different ways and time each
for comparison. By Linda Mecklenburg

39 Training with the Stars: Ann Braue
It is the teacher in Ann Braue that influences
so much of what she does in the sport—her
training, handling, and her teaching of others.
An elementary school teacher for seven years,
teaching developed in her an abundance of
patience and understanding, particularly about
how learning styles can vary. By Sally Silverman.
49 Injury Prevention for Dogs
with Straight Fronts
Understanding the mechanics of the shoulder
and the ramifications a straight front has on the
remainder of the dog’s body is important if your
dog has a straight front. By Debbie M. Gross,
DPT, MSPT, OCS, CCRP
52 Class Challenges for Rising Stars:
30-second Drills
More 30-second drills for your agility classes!
The time constraint creates a sense of urgency
for the handler to finish quickly rather than to
slow things down just to get the sequence
correct. By Stuart Mah

Columns
4

Tip of the Month By Deborah Davidson-Harpur

Everything You Always Wanted to Know
About Agility… By Brenna Fender

Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine

61 The Lowdown
on Lead-out Pivots
Lead-out pivots are a valuable
tool to have at your disposal on
an agility course and they’ll also
improve your dog’s response to
your front cross cues. Learn what
a lead-out pivot is, why it’s useful, and how to train the skill.
By Laura Manchester-Derrett

Hoof to Woof By Holly Newman

43 Out Spot Out! Turning
Your Dog Away From You
This month you’ll learn a cueing
system (motion, body language,
arm/hand signal, and verbal) that
tells your dog to turn away from
you, either to the right or to the
left. Once your dog understands
these cues, he will turn away on
command, regardless of the distance between the two of you.
By Lorrie Reynolds

34 The Judge’s Debriefing By Lisa Jarvis

Cover Dog
Shock is a 7-year-old Catahoula
Leopard Dog owned by Ann Kitchen
of California. They compete in
CPE and USDAA agility. Photo
by Erika Maurer.

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