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A Rear Cross The handler should be heading toward the stanchion that the dog is turning on, leaving enough room to cross behind the dog before he jumps #2.

A Double Rear Cross The handler should be heading toward thestanchion that the dog is turning on, leaving enoughroom to cross behind the dog before he jumps either jump #3 or #4.

Serpentine on the Second Jump of the 270 At jump #3 (the second jump of the 270), the handler is on the landing side because the takeoff side of jump #4 is also the landing side of jump #3.

(#4) as shown in Figure 9. Be patient: this double is a bit tricky and may require you to freshen up your rear-cross skills first.

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Start with making that distance smaller when you begin to train this move. Note: When handling the drills in Figures 10, 11, and 12, the serpentine drills, you are using arm cues. These arm cues should have been used consistently in your initial serpentine work. Remember to remain consistent when handling these drills.

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The dog needs to know basic serpentine handling before you can perfect the drills shown in Figures 10 and 11. Send him out and over the first jump of the 270 (#2) and head for serpentine position, the far stanchion on the second jump of the 270 (#3). This drill also requires the dog to have been trained to read the 270 and execute the second jump of the 270 jump (#3) on his own. You will often have to hustle to get into serpentine position. It means you need to be able to trust your well-trained dog to take the second jump! Don’t put the cart before the horse. Teach your dog how to serpentine jumps and 270s, and then put them together into this drill.

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These drills are fun to perfect. If you find that you can’t run fast enough to make the positions successfully, keep trying. I find it often takes handlers several attempts to get the timing right and find the best (shortest) line to run. Good timing and eﬃcient lines can make up for slower foot speed! If you still are not having success modify the drill by moving or changing the obstacles that are before the 270. Using tunnels works very well to keep the dog moving and for resetting the dog for another attempt. Don’t waste any time to begin making up sequences by adding other obstacles around your 270, and keep your eyes peeled for 270s in disguise when you walk courses. The 270s can be large and/or oﬀset and are not obvious all the time. These maneuvers can also be done on 180s and every degree of angle in between. Have fun! D

Another Serpentine on the Second Jump of the 270 The handler is just past the wing of jump #3 (the second jump of the 270). She is technically on the takeoff side of jump #3 because jump #4 is also the takeoff side of jump #3.

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Figure 12 has a drill that’s the trickiest of the six to perfect; take your time and be patient. It is easy to push the dog through the gap. You have to get the dog over the refusal line of jump #2 to get the dog to take the correct side of jump #2. How far the dog has to travel to the refusal line of jump #2 when he lands after taking jump #1 determines the diﬃculty. The farther he has to travel, the harder the jump is.

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Serpentine Jump #1 Send the dog to the tunnel so that you can get

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