Dana Pike Int'l Training Sequence - Video

26 Jan 2025Steve Schwarz

Dana Pike designed two sequences for the same equipment setup for her class last week that I really wanted to share. The sequence I'm showing below she based on a Jan Egil Eide course.

Here is Dana’s original FB post with both course diagrams.

80' x 100' Setup in Feet
80' x 100' Setup in Feet

Some handling/training notes

  • Turning dogs to their right at jump 1 gave them the best line to the Back Side Handling the Quad Back Side - Patrick Bucher Course/VideoThe Connection Between Threadles and Back SidesBack Side/Back Side JumpBack Side of Jump Handling Combinations - Video at 3.
  • Blind Cross or Front Cross Learning the Front Cross - VideoFront Cross 3-4 to put dog on right.
  • Tunnel 4 to front side of 5 wasn’t that difficult as long as you look to/face/support jump 5. Though, without connection, you could get the back side oof 5.
  • Either should pull 5-6 or Blind Cross before/after 6.
  • You need a collected wrap at 7 to set the line to the weaves without taking the off course 2/15 jump.
  • Send to weaves while layering the jump next to the weaves.
  • Either front/blind cross the end of the weaves to put dog on right to jump 6/9 or fade from the weaves and be on the landing of jump 6/9 to “serp” the dog on left.
  • If you have dog on right after the weaves you could blind/front to get the turn at jump 6/9; though it might make you have to go to the dog walk side of the unnumbered jump.
  • Serping jump 6/9 could let the handler go through the gap between the unnumbered jump and the tunnel to get ahead going down the dog walk.
  • Front or Blind to put dog on right coming over jump 13 to the A Frame.
  • Jump 15 to 16 is a Threadle if the dog turns right at 15. Or you can turn the dog left for a slice approach to 16. A blog post is coming soon about this option.
  • 17-18 beware pushing the dog into the off course tunnel.
  • I liked turning the dog left at 20 - a better line to the tunnel.
  • Drive dog 22 to tunnel 23.

Here is a video of Spark and me working through some of the options I described:

This is a good one to setup! Some good longer lines with multiple handling challenges.

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