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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS

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Distance Handling in Action
It's time to take the distance skills
you have been working on and apply
them on course. This month we look
at distance handling opportunities
on an AKC Master/Excellent Jumpers
with Weave course. By Kristy Netzer

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Practically Training: One Jump
Two Jump Revisited
When your dog doesn't understand
something you thought he knew
well, do you know what drills to revisit in order to straighten him out?
By Sandy Rogers

NUMBER 05

Agility on Wheels
Agility is full of challenges, but imagine handling without full use of your
limbs. Despite the training challenges,
a number of agility handlers around
the globe are making agility on wheels
a reality. By Sally Silverman

Good Footwork and How to
Teach It, Part 2: Advanced
Ladder Grid
Much of jumping success for a
dog comes from good, balanced
footwork on an agility course.
You can use ladder grids to instill
good footwork in your dog. This
month we'll discuss the advanced
ladder grid or advanced plyometric exercise. By Susan Salo

20 Collar Cues: A Positive
Reinforcement Tool You
Can Use, Part 1
Using a leash for the actual training of behavior is a rarity in positive reinforcement. Why not make
use of the leash connection with
our dogs, take the leash a step
beyond a management instrument, and make it a positive training tool? By Michele Pouliot

Features
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Editorializing: Less Competitive
Does a taller A-frame, higher jumps, and spread
jumps really make a class more competitive? Why
is USDAA Performance thought of as a "step
down" from Championship? By Lori Westling

11 Power Paws Drills: Novice and Beyond
This setup was used in a seminar for novice to
excellent level teams and features tunnel traps in
close proximity to a jump line as well as call-offs
and challenges you're likely to face in a typical
AKC weekend of competition. By Nancy Gyes
16 As the World Turns: Reality Lines
vs. Fantasy Lines
Many handlers believe that the dog is capable
of unrealistic, "fantasy" lines. When analyzing a
course, it is important to understand the dog's
"reality line" so that you can properly determine
your position on course. By Mary Ellen Barry

62 What's Old Is New
Cycles happen in agility. We've switched the "correct" arm to cue a turn umpteen times, decided
standing straight was the right way to handle a
turn, then crouching was better, then standing.
Handling and training styles go in and out of
fashion. By Kathy Keats
64 Training Center Spotlight:
Countryside Agility
With 50-60 classes per week, six instructors,
and more than 30 trials in the facility each year,
Countryside Agility is a thriving business. Owner
Denise Thomas offers some insights on the business of running a large and successful agility
training center. By Brenna Fender

Columns

34 Team Small Dog Agility Humility:
Dog Agility Spring Makeover Recipe
Spring is here! Or at least it's on its way. We're
finally emerging from the winter doldrums. Here
are seven useful tips for your dog agility spring
makeover. By Laura Hartwick

Themes Like a Good Idea By David Bozak

Tip of the Month
By Deborah Davidson Harpur

For Your Information... By Brenna Fender

37 Training Freedom: Here We Go Again
This month we look at Shade's training progress between the ages of four and five months.
Training for new skills such as learning not to
grab at treats and settling on a mat begins.
By Jo Sermon

32 Courses for a Small World By Judy Reilly

58 The Construction Zone: PVC Gate Easel
Here's an easy-to-build piece of equipment to help
you keep your trial organized. By Sandy Cody

25 Backyard Dogs By Mia Grant

27 Agility Inch by Inch
There is one skill required for agility performance that seems to be
one of the least understood and
trained skills: getting your dog
accustomed to being measured
for competition. By Lisa Potts
53 Training Verbals for Distance
Work, Part 1: Reward
Principles and Practice for
Effective Training
Training verbal cues to fluency
is a critical part of successful distance handling. This month we'll
discuss concepts that are important to understand if you want
your cue training to progress as
efficiently as possible.
By Stacy Winkler

45 My Favorite Jumping Exercise
By Scott Lovelis
56 What's My Line? By Ann Croft
60 The Judge's Debriefing By Rob Bardenett

Cover Dog
Topline River!Run StarBright Right
as Rain MX MXS MXJ MJS XF T2B2
CA CGC, a.k.a. Rainy, a 4-year-old
Belgian Tervuren owned by Nancy
Brissette of Michigan. Photo by
Cathi Winkles Photography.

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