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THE MAGAZINE FOR DOG AGILITY ENTHUSIASTS

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JEANINE McANANEY, KATELYN SCOTT

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Exercise and Your Puppy
If there was a prescriptive and easy
way to exercise puppies, then we would
receive instructions when we take
home our first puppy and we could
repeat the exercises for subsequent
arrivals. Unfortunately this is not the
case because all puppies are different.
By Liz Pope and Julia Robertson

JUNE 13

NUMBER 06

48
Foundation Jumping, Part 2
This month we will take a look at the
importance of “set point,” the place
where the dog loads to come off the
ground. This one effort is still the
only place where we can address the
mechanical aspect of how the dog
performs a jump. By Susan Salo

VOLUME 19

Out Spot Out! Teaching Independent
Obstacle Performance, Part 3
Independent obstacle performance
is essential for all facets of agility and
is particularly important for distance
work. This month you’ll work on an
independent weave pole performance.
By Lorrie Reynolds

Features
5

Editorializing: Inside the Ring,
Outside the Ring
Every time a person is out in public with their
dog, people are watching and forming judgments. In a climate where anti-dog legislation
is on the rise, we can change people’s opinions
about dogs and their owners. By Lori Westling

13 Awesome Paws Drills
The assignment this month is to try handling
a sequence in several different ways and time
each for comparison. Challenge yourself to
come up with strategies other than those
shown. By Linda Mecklenburg
17 Agility—Hobby or Sport?
The top teams in the country compete at the
same shows and in the same classes as teams
who are happy squeaking by to get a Q. There
are many benefits to having everyone on the
same playing field. But sometimes there is an
“us vs. them” sensibility. By Frankie Joiris
19 Class Challenges for Rising Stars:
Wrap It Up
To get better at wrap turns, you need to put
multiple wrap turns into a “course” in such a
way that there is a rapid repetition of the skill.
By Stuart Mah
26 Ultimate Instructors:
What Makes a Really Good Instructor?
Once all of the planning is in place, the venue
is suitable, the groups are booked and planned,
and the lesson is ready to start, what can help
make your class as successful as possible?
By Lauren Langman

41 Training with the Stars: Nancy Gyes
Play is the thing, according to Nancy Gyes.
She’s not referring to William Shakespeare, but
rather to the importance of play in training
a successful agility dog. And Nancy knows a
thing or two about success in the agility ring,
both as a competitor, instructor, and a coach.
By Sally Silverman

10 Bucking the System:
A Look at “Ad-Libbing”
Handling Systems
Have you thought you needed
to ad-lib or modify the handling
system you are using to suit
you or your dog? When you
add a new cue for a certain performance it is critical that you
know whether it undermines
the foundation of the system.
Having that knowledge requires
fluency in the system.
By Sandy Rogers
29 Power Paws Skills:
Training the Serpentine
Serpentines can be time savers
and can help you cut corners as
well as tighten up lines. There are
some basic foundation steps you
should take both on the ground
and on a single jump before you
put together this three-obstacle
maneuver. By Nancy Gyes
36 The 10-Minute Trainer

Post turns can be tricky with
respect to proper timing. The
need to rotate in the same direction as the dog creates multiple
opportunities to inadvertently
give your dog a cue to go forward
rather than to turn. By Daisy Peel

58 Sacrotuberous Ligament Tension
One particular canine sports-related injury that
is underdiagnosed is sacrotuberous ligament tension. This injury is very common but it is usually
not recognized. Sacrotuberous ligament tension
can cause minor to severe lameness and/or dysfunctional use of a rear limb. Dr. Julie Mayer

Columns
6

Tip of the Month
By Susan Horak

Everything You Always Wanted to Know
About Agility… By Brenna Fender

Backyard Dogs By Dudley Fontaine

53 Knowledge Equals Speed!
Does Your Dog Turn Wide?
Does your dog turn like a 10-ton
truck? If so, it could be for one of
several reasons. Understand why
he turns wide and learn what
you can do to improve his turns.
By Dawn Weaver

24 The Judge’s Debriefing By Deirdre Crofton

Cover Dog
MACH2 U-UD Arcticdawn’s Boots R’
Made For Mushin’ UDX OM1 RE MXG
MJG MXF T2B WLD WTD WWPDX,
a.k.a. Bootstrap, an Alaskan Malamute
owned by Raissa Hinman of Michigan.
Photo by Cathi Winkles Photography.

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