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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS

DECEMBER 17

PHOTOS COURTESY OF JO SERMON, BOBBIE LYONS,
MONICA BUSH

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Training Freedom: Here I Go Again!
Shady is quickly approaching his first
birthday. We continue his training on
foundation tricks and behaviors as
well as sendaways and tight turns. He
also gets a chance to work around
other dogs when he attends his first
foundation class. By Jo Sermon

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Starting Off Right: Surface Training
for Confident Puppies
Young puppies should be exposed to
many different surfaces to figure out
how to shift their weight, place their
feet, and activate their growing muscles. By Bobbie Lyons, CCFT, FP-MTI,
Cert CF

NUMBER 12

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My Turf Experience
After running agility on rocks, stickers,
and ultra-fine silt for a decade, the
author decided to invest in used artificial turf and install it herself with the
help of a contractor. Here is the story
of that experience. By Monica Bush

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Practically Training:
Understanding Serpentines,
Part 1
The terminology used around
serpentines can be confusing. A
"serpentine" or "serp" is a specific
configuration of three obstacles,
but many of us also refer to a
"serp" as a handling maneuver.
Yes, you can serp a serp.
By Sandy Rogers

12 Stuff You Missed in
Foundation Class
Our sport has never been more
demanding. The missing link for
many handlers lies in the unseen
skills successful competitors
already understand, but that are
left out of foundation classes.
By Sarah Stremming

Features
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Editorializing: As We Grow
as Agility Handlers 
As we become more experienced in agility, we
may start to forget what it's like to be a first-time
handler with our first dog. Many of these dogs
start agility as adults and have problems relaxing
at trials. Yet we hold them and their inexperienced handlers to the same standard of behavior
as highly trained teams. Not only is this unfair,
but it discourages the new people we need from
entering the sport. By Donna Bean

20 Team Small Dog Agility Humility: Dress
for the Stress
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a dog
agility competitor in possession of a good dog
must be in want of an excellent capsule wardrobe
that mixes and matches based on weather conditions and dog personality disorders.
By Laura Hartwick
33 The Construction Zone: Adjustable
PVC Teeter
This simple adjustable teeter is for handlers introducing their dog to the teeter for the first time or
for dogs that need daily training to get over their
teeter fear. You can adjust it to three different
heights and it can be built in one weekend.
By Charmaine Tong-Kaufman
43 Distance Handling in Action
It's time to take the distance skills you've been
working on and apply then on course. This
month we'll look at distance handling possibilities on an Excellent/Master Jumpers with Weaves
course. By Kristy Netzer

51 Power Paws Drills: Weave Discrimination
This month's setup was inspired by a course with
two tunnels in close proximity to either end of
the weave poles. By Nancy Gyes

Columns
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Themes Like a Good Idea By David Bozak

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Tip of the Month By Deb Goodhart

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For Your Information... By Brenna Fender

17 What's My Line... By Ann Croft
31 Backyard Dogs By Dudley Shumate
58 My Favorite Jumping Exercise
By Janet L. Gauntt
61 Courses for a Small World By Sue Barnett
63 The Judge's Debriefing By Jeff Boyer

35 Balance in Training:
Test Your Skills
To train behaviors comprehensively you must have balance
your training. It's time to take a
hard look at what your dog really
understands and make sure your
training is in balance. Try these
agility skills tests. By Stacy Winkler
55 Three Life Lessons I Learned
from Training Dogs
Not being hampered by preconceptions helps you see the
good in a situation; and patience
helps you shape the good that is
already there into something better. This is true for dog training,
people training, and our own personal growth. By Eileen Anderson

Cover Dog
Misty Lakes Out of Africa CDX, RE,
OA, NAJ, NF, CI, CS, CGC, U-CD, SPJ,
SPG, SPK, a.k.a. Satara, a 12-year-old
Rottweiler owned by Nicky DronoffGuthrie and Chuck Guthrie III
(handled by Nicky) of Florida.
Photo by Pix 'n Pages

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