More Contact Discriminations

These are the classic setups of tunnel-under-A-frame and tunel-under-dogwalk that you encounter so often at trials. In either case, you’ll have a chance to “flip” your dog from the end of the dogwalk or A-frame into the tunnel behind him. It’s a useful skill. Try Exercise 1 on Wed, 7/30, and Exercise 2 on Sat, 8/2. Signup and see who … Read More

Weavemania

Nancy Gyes offers a setup for testing your dog’s weave entries and some advice for dealing with pop-out dogs. Four options. 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 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