The table interrupts flow so it’s a potential downer for dogs. Here’s a chance to reinforce your dog for controlling his approach and waiting for his release to the next obstacle. Most people practice the long jump rarely. You may want to practice it separately first before putting it in the sequences. Giving your dog a straight-on approach helps him … Read More

Susan Giordano was watching the AKC Nationals. The Excellent Std course starts with a long, S-shaped sweep of jumps to the weaves. It tripped up a lot of dogs. Here’ s your chance to take a crack at it and see what works for you and your dog.

These exercises offer practice on getting your dog to the right obstacle but also in flipping your dog 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.

This portion of an Excellent AKC JWW course per Steve Larson offers great practice on serpentines and threadles. With serpentines, keep moving, and figure out ahead of time where you want to be at the end of the serpentine. That’ll largely dictate which side of the serpentine you want to be on.

Here’s the exercise Kristen Bartoli offered us to practice sending our dogs to the backsides of jumps. USE WINGS (it’s safer for the dog that way). You may want to practice your handling before you attempt the sequence with your dog, but workshop participants were able to handle this exercise at the end of the workshop. Thanks, Kristen!