This is essentially a fast-paced Jumpers course that offers you the chance to plan crosses in motion. Try to be aware of when you need to cross and where you need to be to give your dog the clearest guidance. When you run, keep moving!
11-3-21: Distance Work with Crosses
Exercise 1 is a classic, dreamed up by Monical Percival in the ’90s before crosses were much in use. If you follow the Handler Line, you’ll end up sending your dog ahead over jumps and doing land-side front or blind crosse as you move laterally to send him to the next jump. It’s great practice for perfecting crosses. Btw, you … Read More
10-20-21: USDAA Steeplechase course
This is a fast-paced course with a whole mix of jumps.
10-13-21: Tunnel Sends and Other Fun
Being able to send your dog to tunnels sets you up for down-course handling. It also means you don’t have to try to outrun your dog as he tears through a tunnel. These sequences will give you some practice sending your dog to tunnels. Pay special attention to where you’d like to be when your dog exits the tunnel.
10-6-21: Negotiating Odd Lines
Look at the line you will be running and the patterns. There’s a jump box (3 jumps and a tunnel), a pinwheel, and a ragged line of possible serpentine jumps.