This exercise from One Mind Dogs will keep you on your toes with sends to the tunnel and jumps and crosses. See which works best for you. And be mindful of the line you set 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.
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