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TRAINING PHOTOS COURTESY OF AMANDA NELSON 6 Out Tight T Using gates to teach the dog to turn tightly. I like to set my dog up so that he is taking the safest possible path I can create for him; and for most of the NADAC Elite-level courses you will see, the safest path is also the most efficient. Before you can start teaching your dog clean lines you need to teach him how to turn tight. I like to use the gates for this as well. The gate provides the visual aid for the dog to see where and how I want him to turn. Set up the gate, your dog and yourself as shown in Figure 6. Send your dog Out around the gate. Just as the dog is coming past the end of the gate, turn into the dog, say Tight (you can use whatever command works for you; Wrap is another popular word) and drop the hand closest to the dog and give him a treat. You want your dog to turn as tight as he can around the gate while you watch for a nice bend in his spine. You can use Tight to tighten up your dog’s lines on course and during certain sequences. The most common Tight or Wrap sequence is when you are taking an obstacle directly behind the one you just took as in Figure 7. Teaching the dog to turn away from you Another essential command is Switch, which means for the dog to turn away from me. This command is crucial in Elite-level NADAC courses. Set yourself and your dog up as shown in Figure 8. The dog starts on the same side of the gate as you. Have a treat ready in the hand farthest from the dog, which would be your right hand. Show your dog the treat and then slowly lure him around to the other side of the gate. As you turn with the dog, you will stay on the same side of the gate that you started on. You will only need to lure him around three to four times, then you can start to stand up a little. Keep the same hand movement as when luring. You want to slowly work toward saying Switch as you “swoop” your arm while turning, and your dog will be turning away from you around the gate. Once your dog is doing a Switch around the gate without your luring him around then you can apply the gate to the jump. Put the gate next to the wing of the jump as shown in Figure 9. Please refer to my article in CR May 2006 for complete information on teaching Switch. Amanda Nelson has been competing in agility for 18 years and has earned a total of 21 NADAC NATCHs and won 3 NADAC Championships. Her BC Chance had been Top Dog of the Year for three years straight. Amanda travels around the world teaching agility and canine massage seminars, traveling as far as Australia and Japan. Amanda offers NADAC Instructor Certification programs and agility correspondence courses from her website at www.fluidmotionagility.com. 28 Clean Run | August 07

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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Clean Run Magazine - August 2007

Contents
Editorializing: What Am I Doing Here?
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Backyard Dogs
In Cider
Running Contacts, Part 3
On Course with Leslie Renaud
Choosing a Canine Rehabilitation Facility
Training NADAC Elite Challenges
Trainer's Forum
Spy Kids: What’s Next? Practice!
Achieving Fast, Reliable,and Independent Weaves: Additional Training and Handling Work
Is It a Training Problem or Is It Physical?
City Dogs
Wrap a Better 180
Distance Challenge
Letter to the Editor
You Might Be an Agility Addict
Mental Management®: Mentorship and Motivation, Part 2
The Judge’s Debriefing
The Construction Zone: Baby A-frame
Master Plan
Reviews
Agility Organization Update
Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 1
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Editorializing: What Am I Doing Here?
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility...
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - In Cider
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Running Contacts, Part 3
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 19
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - On Course with Leslie Renaud
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Choosing a Canine Rehabilitation Facility
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 24
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Training NADAC Elite Challenges
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 29
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Trainer's Forum
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 33
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Spy Kids: What’s Next? Practice!
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Achieving Fast, Reliable,and Independent Weaves: Additional Training and Handling Work
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 42
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Is It a Training Problem or Is It Physical?
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 47
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - City Dogs
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Wrap a Better 180
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Distance Challenge
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Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 61
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 62
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - You Might Be an Agility Addict
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 64
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Mental Management®: Mentorship and Motivation, Part 2
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 67
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - The Judge’s Debriefing
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 69
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - The Construction Zone: Baby A-frame
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 71
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Master Plan
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 74
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 75
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 76
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Reviews
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 78
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Agility Organization Update
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 80
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 81
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - Course Diagram Keys
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 83
Clean Run Magazine - August 2007 - 84
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