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04 May 2021Steve Schwarz

Get an email notification about new articles on AgilityNerd. I've moved current followers from Feedburner (which is shutting down) to the follow.it service.

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Backyard Mastery - All the Crosses

28 Feb 2021Steve Schwarz

My August 2020 Clean Run magazine Backyard Mastery article with sequences that fit in your backyard or garden. This month shows using all the crosses on the same sequence to increase the challenges of any sequence.

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Backyard Mastery - Move It!

25 Oct 2020Steve Schwarz

My April 2020 Clean Run magazine Backyard Mastery article with sequences that fit in your backyard or garden. This month covers moving obstacles to increase the challenges of ANY SEQUENCE.

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My Home Dog Agility iPhone Recording Setup

01 Sep 2020Steve Schwarz

Here are the inexpensive wide angle lens, mount, and tripod I use to record dog agility at home.

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Backyard Mastery - Changing Sides & Cutting Corners

22 Aug 2020Steve Schwarz

My December 2019 Clean Run magazine Backyard Mastery article with sequences that fit in your backyard or garden. This month covers changing the side of the jump and bypassing obstacles to increase the challenges of any sequence.

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Dana Pike Weave Entry/Exit, Straight Tunnel Challenges

03 Jul 2020Steve Schwarz

Dana Pike has been designing medium and small space at home practice sequences for her students. She let me share these great weave pole entry and exit challenges!

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Backyard Mastery - Turning the "Wrong" Way

28 Jun 2020Steve Schwarz

My October 2019 Clean Run magazine Backyard Mastery article starts my series on ways to challenge your team using any sequence that fits in your backyard or garden. This month covers changing the direction you turn your dog around a jump for front and back side approaches.

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Save Your Grass From Your Weaves

18 Jun 2020Steve Schwarz

A simple tip to keep your weaves from killing your grass.

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DIY Dog Agility Teeter Mover

14 Jun 2020Steve Schwarz

A dog agility teeter can be awkward to move by yourself. Here's a video showing how I move mine with a small, cheap hand truck and a bungee cord.

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Around The Clock/Around The World Training

06 Jun 2020Steve Schwarz

"Around the clock" or "around the world" training is an approach for systematically training and proofing the dog (and handler's) ability…

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