Finding the Tunnel Entry

This setup will help your dog search for a tunnel entry he may not initially see and to get comfortable with your going around the “backside” of a curved tunnel. Jackpot his successes. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember to bring your course maps with you to practice.

Contact-Tunnel Discriminations

These exercises let you practice getting your dog to the right obstacle as well as flipping him into the tunnel away from you. In planning your run, think as well about where you want to be after the contact obstacle or tunnel. Try Exercise 1 on Wed, 6/25, and Exercise 2 onSun 6/29. Sign up and see who else has … Read More

Lead-Outs

This jump–tunnel exercise will let you practice lead-outs and experiment with front, blind, and rear crosses to see which works best to draw the line for your dog. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember to bring your course maps with you to practice.

Distance Work with Crosses

This famous exercise, designed by Monica Percival, lets you practice crosses. She intended it originally to be a front-cross exercise to clue the then-clueless handlers that it was possible to get ahead of your dog to guide him smoothly around a course. But you can practice blinds and rears just as well. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember … Read More

Startline Challenges

Exercises to run with your dog or lead out. You decide. Lots of turning options here. Plan ahead! Exercise 1 for Wed, 6/4, and exercise 3 for Sat, 6/7. Sign up and see who else has signed up at https://bit.ly/ARFF_Practice Please remember to bring your course maps with you to practice.