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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS
FEBRUARY 15
PHOTOS © PHYLLIS ENSLEY PHOTOGRAPHY,
KAREN HOCKER PHOTOGRAPHY, TOM MITCHELL
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Agility After Joint Replacements
If you're facing a hip or knee replacement, you probably have questions
that your surgeon is unable to answer,
unless he's an agility competitor. How
long before you can start working with
your dog? How long before you can
enter trials? Will you have to change
your handling? By Jan Manning
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When Things Go Wrong
No matter how great our plan of
action for a sequence in training or
competition, things can and do go
wrong. What we do when our plans
get foiled can have a huge effect on
our dogs' training and attitude. Here
are some strategies to help you build
good habits. By Sandy Rogers
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NUMBER 02
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Being an Innovative Dog Trainer:
Reinforcement Strategy, Formula 1
If you want to supercharge your
dog's behaviors and get more speed
and motivation, the key is reinforcement strategy. There are six components of reinforcement. We'll talk about
schedule and markers this month.
By Tom Mitchell
Features
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Editorializing: Going to the Dark Side
We all love our dogs, and words that are casually
tossed around to criticize our breed choices hurt,
as they put into question our relationship with our
best friend. It's time to stop. By Frankie Joiris
10 Conditioning Canine Athletes: Body
Awareness & Balance Training for Puppies
Starting body awareness training with your puppy
at an early age is key to establishing efficient
movement and reducing the chance of injury.
By Bobbie Lyons, Cert CF
12 Weave Skills and Drills,
Part 1: Foundation Work
This month you'll establish a motivator to use in
your weave pole training and learn a basic weave
exercise that you'll continue to build on in future
exercises. By Ann Croft
15 Power Paws Drills: Weaverville
This setup doesn't take up much space in the yard
and provides some weave entries of midlevel difficulty, enough jump handling and pulls to the
opposite end of the tunnel to test your prowess on
that skill, and many opportunities to practice front
and double front crosses. By Nancy Gyes
30 Class Plans from Happy Dog Ranch
One of the challenges instructors face each week is
designing exercises and courses that require little
moving of equipment between groups and challenge all the students in the class while not making
it so difficult that they cannot be successful.
By Kristy Netzer
40 Bionic Dogs
The science of veterinary orthotics and prosthetics
is developing rapidly based on the same technology used for human beings. There are now vets
who specialize in providing this new therapy
which has uses for dogs injured in sport.
By Patrice M. Mich, DVM
19 When "Run Faster" Isn't an
Option, Part 1: Preschool
There seems to be a misconception amongst many that distance
is all about handling. It is not. It is
all about dog training. If you can't
run, you must be a much better
dog trainer and motivator in
order to get your dog around
an agility course successfully.
By Helen Grinnell King
22 Using the Treat & Train
to Maximize Your Agility
Training: Introduction
The Treat & Train is a device that
you can use to reinforce your dog
at a distance from you. It's a useful
tool for training some incredible
agility behaviors. By Daisy Peel
26 An Inside Look at
Agility Training Centers:
Dallas Dog Sports
Training center owner Patty
Drom answers questions about
all facets of her dog training
business, including managing
instructors, students, and dogs;
class structure and policies;
and administrative topics.
By Brenna Fender
48 Training with the Stars: Jenny Damm
This Swedish trainer distills the sport of agility
down to its simplest denominators: run fast, use
consistent body language that the dog understands, and cultivate a great relationship with your
partner. By Sally Silverman
59 Teaching the Seesaw the DogLogical Way,
Part 2: Introducing the Obstacle
Now that you have a dog that is happy and confident with the seesaw foundation work introduced
last month, it's time to introduce the obstacle.
By Lynne Stephens
Columns
6
Tip of the Month
By Deborah Davidson Harpur
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know
About Agility... By Brenna Fender
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Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine
33 As the World Turns: Flip
The flip is used in situations
where the handler needs to set a
tight line for the dog, but a side
change is not desired. It may
look similar to a Jaakko turn or
reverse spin, but there is a difference in timing between these
maneuvers and the flip.
By Mary Ellen Barry
63 The Judge's Debriefing
By David Bozak
Cover Dog
Redeemer OAJ, NA, NF, AAD, SM,
SAM, JM, RM, FDCHG, a.k.a. Deemer,
a 4-year-old Border-Jack mix owned
by Coleen Mrakovich of Pennsylvania.
Photo by Rich Knecht Photography.
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