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.
Serpentines in Sequence
Serpentines are common configurations in agility. Recognizing them and knowing how to manage them will make your runs faster and much smoother. The general rules for dealing with serpentines are 1) first look at where you want to be after the serpentine (that often determines which side of the serpentine you want to handle on—or whether to switch sides mid-serpentine) and 2) … Read More
Straight Tunnels that Get in the Way
Straight tunnels always add the element of speed to a dog’s run; often you can’t outrun a dog in a straight tunnel, so you have to come up with other handling options. These exercises feature a tunnel that “gets in the way” of where you’re going. Having to negotiate wings instead of wingless jumps also makes things harder. You can … Read More