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lates to, “Indicate the line to the
back of the jump. As your dog is
approaching the invisible line that
extends out into infinity on both
sides of the jump, and she seems
to be committed to that line, then
it is time to turn your shoulders.”
Remember Figure 4 at the beginning of the article that refers to
reinforcement? Make sure you are
getting in some random toy or
cookie tosses along your dog’s
path to the second jump so that
he is being rewarded just for going
to the backside once in a while,
rather than always rewarding on
completion of the 270.
You will want a third jump for the
four drills in Figures 10 and 11,
which show some specific side
changes you will want to perfect.
Front cross after the second jump
of the 270, rear cross the first
jump of the 270, front cross between the two jumps on the takeoff side of the second jump, and
serpentine on the second jump of
the 270. Obviously you will need
rudimentary front and rear crosses as well as serpentines before
you try them on the 270.

FC
RC

Rear cross into the 270
Rear cross into the 270

Front cross after the 270
Front cross after the 270

SRP

Front cross between the
jumpscross between the
Front of the 270
jumps of the 270

Serpentine out of
the 270
Serpentine out of
the 270

The Ultimate 270
Of course you won’t really feel like
B
D
C
A
you have trained all the 270 skills
until you do some work in the ulA: Threadle through the 270; B: Multiple threadles
timate 270 setup, the simple fourC: 270 on the diagonal line of a box;the 270 on the straight lines of a box
A: Threadle through D: 270; B: Multiple threadles
C: 270 on the diagonal line of a box; D: 270 on the straight lines of a box
jump box shown in Figure 12 .
Start with one threadle on both
your right and left side, making sure to reward your dog for coming into you. Then try multiple threadles in a
row around the box. 270s on a diagonal line are much easier than the straight-line 270s, of course, but you
need to train them all.
If you want more 270 work, pull out your Alphabet Drills book and start with letter A; there are many exercises
there to test what you have perfected with the drills included here.
Next Month
I will be presenting lots more interesting drills and challenges using the 270 pattern in my next “Power Paws
Drills” article. See you then for more 270 training! D

Nancy Gyes and her husband, Jim Basic, run Power Paws Agility in San Jose, California. Nancy has been the AKC World Team Coach since 2006, and has been
on the AKC World Team seven times, four years with Scud and three with Riot. Nancy and Riot finished 1st in 2002 and 2nd in 2001 in Individual Agility classes
at the FCI Agility World Championships. Nancy also won the USDAA Nationals four years in a row, 1998 to 2001, with three different dogs: Scud, Riot, and
Wicked. In 2001 and 2002, Nancy and Riot were the 24” jump height AKC National Champions. Contact Nancy at www.powerpawsagility.com where you can
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