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Push-through #3 & #4 into front cross.

Front cross between #2 & #3. Pull-through RC on the flat #4.

Perform jumps #1-#3 as you did in Figure 9. Front cross after #4.

Rear cross between #2 & #3. Pull-through RC on flat #4. FC.

your dog to converge over jump #3, using direct eye contact and your dog’s name. Use deceleration if necessary (turquoise). As your dog commits to jump #3 or lands (dependent on his training), show motion through the gap to jump #4 (orange). Cue jump #4 with shoulders facing forward, an inside arm signal, and verbal Jump cue (orange, purple). Figure 8 – Perform #1-#4 a push over jump #3 through the gap to jump #4, followed by a front cross. Start with enough lateral distance away from #1 and #2 to allow the appropriate line of motion as shown. Once you reach an appropriate recall location (red, turquoise), cue your dog to converge over jump #3, using direct eye contact and your dog’s name. Use deceleration if necessary (turquoise). As your dog commits to jump #3, use your dog’s name and wait to make a connection. Once you can see he is committed to coming through the gap, show motion toward jump #4 with left side cues (orange). Perform a front cross on the flat and switch to right side cues. Cue jump #4 with shoulders facing forward, an inside arm signal, and verbal Jump cue (purple). Figure 9 – Perform #1-#5 with a forward motion front cross between 2 and 3. Place the front cross rotation close to the left wing of jump #3 or beyond (turquoise). Cue jump #3 with no motion, shoulders rotated toward your dog, an outside (left) arm signal, direct eye contact and a verbal Jump cue. As your

dog commits to jump #3, use your dog’s name and wait to make a connection. Once you can see he is committed to coming through the gap, rotate to your left and rear cross on the flat to cue jump #4 (orange, purple). Create a perpendicular approach. As your dog commits, use your dog’s name, left side cues and wait to make a connection. Once you can see he is committed to coming through the gap, show motion toward jump #5 (black). Figure 10 – Perform #1-#5 with a forward motion front cross between #2 and #3. Place the front cross rotation close to the left wing of jump #3 or beyond (turquoise). Cue jump #3 with no motion, shoulders rotated toward your dog, an outside (left) arm signal, direct eye contact, and a verbal Jump cue. As your dog commits to jump #3, use your dog’s name and wait to make a connection. Once you can see he is committed to coming through the gap, rotate to your left and do a rear cross on the flat to cue jump #4 (orange, purple). Create a perpendicular approach. As your dog commits to jump #4, move in the direction of the right turn (black). Use your dog’s name and right side cues. Once you can see he is committed to coming to your right side, move to cue jump #5. Figure 11 – Perform #1-#5 with a rear cross on the takeoff side of #3. Cue your dog to turn toward you at jump #2 with slight deceleration (blue, red). As he turns toward you, cue your dog over jump #3, using a verbal Jump cue and inside (left) arm sig-

Think outside the box! Work through all of the skills to be sure that you have each in your bag of tricks. As you do so, think about your cue combinations and how they compare from skill to skill. How does your dog know the difference?
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