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Fun AKC-like JWW Novice/Advanced Practice Courses

07 Nov 2022Steve Schwarz

Five fun and challenging AKC-like Jumpers sequences for novice/intermediate teams from a recent seminar.

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Tags:
  • agility
  • BackSide
  • BlindCross
  • courses
  • FrontCross
  • handling
  • RearCross
  • Serpentine
  • Threadle
  • training
  • weaves

Four Jumps, Two Tunnels, Eight Sequences to Train All the Things - Video

18 Sep 2022Steve Schwarz

Here are eight sequences for a long narrow space using four jumps and two tunnels that let you work on a lot of different handling skills!

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Tags:
  • agility
  • courses
  • handling
  • Jumpers
  • misc
  • Serpentine
  • Threadle
  • training
  • video

Three Backyard Back Side and Threadle Practice Sequences

02 Sep 2022Steve Schwarz

Snap! and I need to work on him taking the jump on a back side slice while I'm moving fast away from the jump he is taking. Also threadle wraps when I'm past the plan of the jump. So I created these three sequences and thought I'd share them.

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Tags:
  • agility
  • BackSide
  • courses
  • handling
  • Jumpers
  • misc
  • SmallSpace
  • Threadle
  • training
  • video

Fun/Challenging Medium Sized Practice Courses

01 Jan 2022Steve Schwarz

Three fun and challenging sequences for working on weave entries/exits and lots of handling challenges! I had a great time practicing on this layout!

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Tags:
  • agility
  • BackSide
  • BlindCross
  • courses
  • FrontCross
  • handling
  • RearCross
  • Serpentine
  • Threadle
  • training
  • weaves

Weave entries/exits from Courtney Keys' UKI Midwest Cup Masters Series Jumpers

01 Oct 2021Steve Schwarz

Handlers were really challenged by Courtney Keys' UKI Midwest Cup Masters Series Jumpers course. Specifically, the weave entry/exit was tough for a lot of teams. I created four smaller variations of her course to work on in your training.

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Tags:
  • agility
  • courses
  • handling
  • misc
  • training
  • UKI
  • UKIMidwestCup
  • video
  • weaves

Small Space Jump Slice Sequences

01 Aug 2021Steve Schwarz

I was working on slice approaches to the front and back sides of jumps. I created six small space sequences so you can work on them too!

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Tags:
  • agility
  • courses
  • JumpWrap
  • Serpentine
  • SmallSpace
  • Threadle
  • training

Practice Sequences Inspired by the 2021 AKC NAC Finals

29 May 2021Steve Schwarz

I've created six practice sequences in three different sized obstacle layouts to let you practice the closing sequence and a lot of different handling skills. You can practice front/rear/blind crosses, jump wraps, serpentines, threadles, and back sides in these sequences!

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  • AKC
  • courses
  • NAC
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  • training

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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Tags:
  • agility
  • BackSide
  • BackyardMastery
  • BlindCross
  • CleanRun
  • courses
  • FrontCross
  • RearCross
  • Serpentine
  • SmallSpace
  • steve

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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Tags:
  • agility
  • BackSide
  • BackyardMastery
  • CleanRun
  • courses
  • Serpentine
  • SmallSpace
  • steve
  • Threadle

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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  • agility
  • BackSide
  • BackyardMastery
  • CleanRun
  • courses
  • SmallSpace
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