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Figure 4: Start with the dog on your right. Send to the tunnel and call the dog to the takeoff side off #3. Support the 270 to #4 while you move into serpentine position. If this is a skill you have, then you may be able to do a front cross on the takeoff side of #6. Send the dog to #7, wrap him around #8 to the right, and then do a front cross. Finish up with #9 on your left. If you are unable to get into front cross position on the takeoff side of #6, then do a rear cross at #7. Either way you will want to handle the backside of #8 to cue the wrap.

Figure 5: Start with the dog on your left, and get ahead to support #3. Keep your dog on your left through #6. Do a front cross on the takeoff side of #7. Keep the dog on your right for the rest of the drill. Figure 6: Set up your dog in front of #1 as shown. Here is another opportunity to practice a lateral lead-out. Push to #2, send to #3, and then get to #4 so that you can cue a tight wrap to the right on #4. Do a front cross on the takeoff side of #4 and send the dog to #5. Do a front cross between #5 and #6. Send the dog to

#6, wrapping him to the right. Once you send the dog to #6, take off for #7; you want to be in position to cue the takeoff side of #9. One of the most common mistakes I see is handlers waiting for their dogs to land, turn, and almost catch up to them before starting to move—doing that puts you behind! Trust that your dog will do as you ask; if he doesn’t, then train the dog so he can. If your dog wants to cut behind you then teaching the dog to stay on your side is another important skill you will want to have. Threadle to #10 and finish up with #11 on your left.

The tunnel is often a distraction to the dog, making a fairly routine lead-out more difficult even though the dog is not presented with the opening to the tunnel. There are also some challenges that will have you sending to the back side of jumps, and doing threadles and lateral lead-outs.

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