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Rear Cross We do not train a rear cross on the flat during ground work because we do not want Sweep to learn to turn away from our side. All his reinforcement is given for turning into us. Rear crosses will be taught to him first from the sit-stay position, and then we’ll use a tire to encourage him to move forward so that we can step behind his path. We will teach Sweep to turn our direction after we change sides behind him at the obstacle. The only rear cross cue will be the lateral motion toward him and our actual stepping behind his path while he is doing an obstacle. A left or right command will be used if Jim is out of position, and for distance work. Left and right commands will not be a regular part of the cue for a rear cross. Note: Jim has not yet decided how he wants to teach Sweep his left and right commands, but when he does we will let you know. When teaching the rear cross from a stay I start by reinforcing Sweep for allowing me to step behind him. From behind him and at his side I reach forward and reward him for sitting motionless while I feed him a treat in what I call “neutral.” He should be facing forward and the only part of his body that moves is his head. I reward from each side as well as the middle. As I step behind him I expect his attention to follow me by his turning and looking in my direction. To practice the rear cross I start at one side and move behind him. I call his name while I pass behind him then play with the toy when he reaches my side. He should not move until I call his name as I pass behind him. I don’t want him to turn his head away until I am fully on his opposite side. I step toward him multiple times to reward him for continuing to look in my direction, then only occasionally step all the way past him to call him to my side for a game of tug. Above: Teaching the rear cross from a stay. Right: Practicing the rear cross. TOY Tire Training I attached a large tire that rests on the ground to fence posts and clicker trained Sweep to pass through it while I was standing first beside the tire, then all around it in various positions. I am using the Go On command right now instead of Tire, which will eventually be his verbal cue. After Sweep would do the tire while I was in various positions around it I taught him to do the tire while I was running circles with him. Each time he passed through the tire on my Go On command I threw the toy forward to reward the performance. After he was confidently doing the tire with both of us running together and moving forward for the toy reward, I tried to cross behind him. As I slipped behind him, he Rear cross No change of direction turned in my direction and I threw the toy in the new direction we traveled together. Right now I do a rear cross on only one out of every three or four circles that include the tire. And only a small amount of the circle work includes the tire training. I do not want him to anticipate the rear cross and begin turning when I have not crossed behind him. I practice randomly crossing behind him as he goes through the tire and turns the new direction after my rear cross. As he turns in my direction I toss the toy to reinforce the change of direction. I do regular circles without a change of side while using the tire and I practice the front cross on it as well. September 07 | Clean Run 41

Clean Run Magazine - September 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - September 2007

Contents
Editorializing: Reflections on the Life of an Agility Dog
Tip of the Month By Deanna Adams
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Energizing and Inspiring Your Students to Try Harder
On Course with Lo Baker
How Do I Know I’m Ready?
Trainer’s Forum
Spy Kids: Continuing to Progress
Power Paws Patterns: Diamond
Distance Challenge
In Cider
NADAC Course Analysis
Pooches Painting Pictures: Operant Conditioning for the Uninitiated
The Judge’s Debriefing
Review
Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury in Agility Dogs, Part 2
The Construction Zone: Rocker Board
Letter to the Editor
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 1
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Editorializing: Reflections on the Life of an Agility Dog
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Tip of the Month By Deanna Adams
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 11
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 14
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Energizing and Inspiring Your Students to Try Harder
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - On Course with Lo Baker
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 23
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 26
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - How Do I Know I’m Ready?
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Spy Kids: Continuing to Progress
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 43
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 44
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 46
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Power Paws Patterns: Diamond
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 52
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 54
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 55
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 56
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - In Cider
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 58
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 59
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 60
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - NADAC Course Analysis
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 63
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Pooches Painting Pictures: Operant Conditioning for the Uninitiated
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 70
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Review
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 72
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Cranial Cruciate Ligament Injury in Agility Dogs, Part 2
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 77
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 79
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - The Construction Zone: Rocker Board
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 81
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - September 2007 - 84
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