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® Cover THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS PHOTOS © KELLY BOVE, CAROLE RIZZO ALCHERMES, MORGAANA PHOTOGRAPHY 11 As the World Turns: Front Cross with a Shaped Takeoff Point This month we will discuss front crosses where the dog is jumping on a slice and the takeoff point needs to be shaped, but the handler is not in the correct position for performing a reverse V-set. By Mary Ellen Barry AUGUST 16 43 Traumatic Patellar Luxation in Agility Dogs While patellar luxation is believed to most commonly have a developmental or congenital etiology, traumatic patellar luxation can be seen in both performance and companion dogs. By Brittany Jean Carr, DVM and Sherman O. Canapp, Jr., DVM VOLUME 22 NUMBER 08 51 Never Underestimate the Power of a Good Role Model Copying is not just for cats! Dogs are known for their allelomimetic behaviors. Their ability to mimic dogs around them is why those of us who have more than one dog have an advantage in training any new puppy who comes to live with us. By Kathy Lofthouse 31 Come? Are You Kidding? Part 1 Many people say," I just want to teach my dog to come when called." While that's an understandable goal, there is no such thing as "just" when teaching a recall. Coming when called is not a single behavior, like a sit. By Pamela Dennison 36 An Unexpected Odyssey: Canine Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Agility Veterinary behaviorists often recommend agility for OCD dogs because it provides healthy physical and mental activity for dogs. But there is little to no information out there about how to do agility with an OCD dog. By Susan Klavon Features 5 Editorializing: Enjoy the Journey When you're too caught up in the hunt for double Qs, it's easy to become discouraged and lose sight of the positive things that happen during the journey toward your goal. By Kathryn Hawkins, DVM 8 Sense of Self: Breaking from Agility, for Agility Programming rest periods into your yearly agility training and competition seasons can reduce physical, emotional, and mental strain for dogs and people. Plus, regularly implementing rest periods is just considered good practice when it comes to prepping an athlete for peak physical and mental performance. By Tori Self 17 Team Small Dog Agility Humility: Dabbling in the Dark Arts "In my little corner of the agility world, we call the mystical sorcery of Gamblers the dark arts. If this is a holy grail you're trying to find, there are secret forces who will pass along the mysteries of teaching your dog to Go Out and Go Far Away and Left and Right and other important little details." By Laura Hartwick 22 Judge's Eye: Wrong Courses One of the few things that all agility organizations have in common is penalizing an exhibitor for taking a wrong course. Off-course penalties vary based on level and organization. By Cindy Deak 24 A Balancing Act: The Three-Legged Stool of Behavior Change, Part 2 How you approach changing a behavioral challenge is critical to the outcome. Using the model of a three-legged stool helps us understand how to balance and integrate the most critical elements of a successful behavior modification program. By Terry Long, CPDT-KA 41 Power Paws Drills: Double Tunnel Weave This setup is great to work on sending to tunnels with hidden openings and polishing up your tunnel-weave-jump discrimination skills. By Nancy Gyes 48 How to Train Legendary Lead-Outs, Part 6 Whether you are an athletic handler, slow handler, or physically challenged handler, long lead-outs can help your dog have a speedy and accurate head start on many courses. By Kristy Netzer Columns 6 Tip of the Month By Patty O'Bleness 7 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility... By Brenna Fender 29 Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine 54 The Judge's Debriefing By Lisa Potts 57 Puppy Skills for Total Team Performance: Comfortable Contact Performance When teaching a stopped contact performance, it is important that the puppy learn to find a comfortable and balanced position at the bottom of the contact obstacle. This can be achieved with rearfoot targeting. By Frankie Joiris and Chris Ott 60 Novice and Beyond- A Survival Guide: Understanding Line Setting To keep a dog on course, we have to learn how to "see" the correct line from the dog's point of view, how and when to cue the dog to turn so he stays on the correct line, and how our path affects the dog's line, for better or worse. By Sandy Rogers Cover Dog Safranne's Puttin' On The Glitz OA, AXJ, OF, a.k.a. Dazzle, a 2-year-old Miniature Poodle owned by Mitzi and Terry Keating of California. Photo by Nancy Gyes. Clean Run (ISSN 1089-8506) is published monthly by Clean Run Productions, LLC. 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