180 Posts Tagged With "RearCross"
Four Short Masters Skills Sequences
05 Nov 2025
Here are four short Masters level skills training sequences for a narrow training space from a recent workshop I gave at Talcott Mountain…
Four (Now Five) Novice Skills Training Courses
02 Nov 2025
Here are four (updated to five) novice/starters level skills training sequences for a narrow training space from a recent workshop I gave at…
Four Masters Training Sequences - Sept 2025
25 Sep 2025
Here are four sequences working on Masters level skills using the same equipment setup. Each sequence contains multiple skills and challenges for both handler and dog.
Short Skills Training Sequences - Sept 2025
15 Sep 2025
Seven short skills training sequences for the same equipment setup designed to work on fundamental and advanced handling techniques. Each sequence contains multiple skills and challenges for both handler and dog.
Workshop Skills Training Sequences
09 Jun 2025
Here are six short sequences working on basic to advanced skills at AKC-ish obstacle spacings from a recent workshop.
Dana Pike Course - Jan 1 2024
05 Jan 2024
Fun and challenging course from Dana Pike. Here's my handling approach/notes.
Masters/Premier Workshop Sequences
26 Oct 2023
Here are two masters/premier sequences that I've used at a recent evening workshop. They had some good challenges!
Novice Optional Weave Workshop Sequences
25 Oct 2023
Here are two novice sequences that can be used with and without weaves that I've used at a recent evening workshop.
AKC Premier-ish Seminar Sequences
20 Aug 2023
I thought I'd share four challenging AKC Premier-ish sequences I've used at seminars in smaller spaces. They've got "all the things".
Stacie Cwik Inspired Small Space Sequences
07 Jun 2023
I loved running Spark and Snap! on Stacie Cwik's class course last week and the opening/closing made for a perfect small space practice setup. So I mashed the opening and closing together into one sequence and came up with three additional (and challenging!) training sequences.
Dana Pike/Steve Skills Sequences
25 Nov 2022
I loved running Spark on Dana Pike's skills sequence at this week's class and she kindly let me share it. I've added two more sequences to give you three jump-only skills sequences for a long narrow space that let you work on jump wraps, 270s, back side slice/wrap, and a threadle.
AKC-like JWW/Premier Novice through Masters Practice Courses
12 Nov 2022
Three of each AKC-like Jumpers/Premier sequences for novice/advanced and excellent/masters teams from a recent seminar of mine.
Fun AKC-like JWW Novice/Advanced Practice Courses
07 Nov 2022
Five fun and challenging AKC-like Jumpers sequences for novice/intermediate teams from a recent seminar.
Fun/Challenging Medium Sized Practice Courses
01 Jan 2022
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!
Backyard Mastery - All the Crosses
28 Feb 2021
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.
Dana Pike Weave Entry/Exit, Straight Tunnel Challenges
03 Jul 2020
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!
2019 Readers' Favorites
30 Dec 2019
Looking back at readers' favorite dog agility articles and courses for 2019.
Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2018 May
30 Dec 2018
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the May 2018 issue of CleanRun . For this month's Backyard…
Small Space Front/Rear Cross Seminar Sequences
10 Apr 2017
I'm back from teaching a fun weekend of seminars with Talcott Moutain Agility Club in Manchester, CT and thought I'd share the smaller…
2017 Feb Wisconsin Agility Cup: Courses and Video
23 Feb 2017
This past weekend Flyer , Snap ! and I got up at "o-dark-thirty" in the morning to drive the two and a half hours to Canine Sports Zone…
NDAL October 2015 Competition Course
05 Oct 2015
As promised here's the Steeplechase course I designed for the October 2015 National Dog Agility League . I ran it with Flyer to "debug…
Handling a Two Jump 360 - Video
28 Aug 2015
Updated 2015-Aug-28 with more handling options/video . I don't recall seeing this course element on a physical course myself; but a handler…
Dana Pike International Skills Class Course/Video
22 May 2015
Here's Dana's full course: I setup the section from 3-9 to play with and video tape: Here are some notes on the rest of the full course…
Some Fun Challenges to Practice
21 Jan 2015
Here's a full size and small space version of last night's class course containing: Serpentines , Back Sides , Jump Wraps and…
Scott Lovelis - Masters Challenge Standard/Jumpers
13 Nov 2014
Scott Lovelis had some "spot on" Masters Challenge courses at the recent Contact Sports Agility trial here in Illinois. The courses had…
Open/Masters Course - They Didn't Kill Me...
29 Oct 2014
I love my students; they are always up for a challenge and they didn't try to kill me after running this course. This course isn't that…
Fast Masters Discriminations
22 Oct 2014
I wanted another open and fast course for last night's class and I worked in some tunnel discriminations and weave pole entry challenges; it…
Please Warm Up Before Entering the Ring!
03 Sep 2014
All teams do specific things before they enter the ring. Potty the handler, potty the dog, get their treats/toy, go through the Seeing…
Frank Holik Masters Challenges Jumpers - Video
02 Jun 2014
Frank was kind enough to let me share his course - thanks Frank! The course was set fairly close to the diagram. If you look at the video…
Oops I Did It Again... and Almost Felt Bad
30 Apr 2014
I guess I was subconsciously inspired by a challenging international practice course I liked when I came up with these courses for my…
Westminster Agility Finals Inspired - Video & Analysis
18 Feb 2014
The Westminster dog agility finals round had an interesting challenge that I wanted to set up in my weekly class courses. The dogs came off…
I Almost Felt Bad About This Course!
06 Feb 2014
I setup this course for my Intermediate and Masters students this week and almost felt bad about working all the moving past tunnels; almost…
OMG! A Back Side in AKC Standard!
01 Jul 2013
Surprisingly that was the reaction from more than a few competitors when faced with Linda Robertson's Masters Standard course at the recent…
Flyer's 1st Trial - Julia Lane Intro Courses
11 Jun 2013
This past Sunday Flyer and I were involved in a lot of firsts! Flyer's first agility trial was Agility at the Farm's first USDAA trial…
Challenging Big & Small Courses
26 Apr 2013
My class course this week was inspired by the two jump, A Frame, tunnel discrimination in one of Eduard Bonet's European Open qualifier…
WAO Team USA Practice Inspired Course - Video
29 Mar 2013
This week's class course was inspired by the interesting A Frame jump sequence in WAO USA Team Practice Course #4 . I only have a 60' x 6…
Big/Small AKC NAC Inspired Course & Sequences
22 Mar 2013
My class course this week was inspired by the 180 jump to weave entrance in last weekend's AKC NAC Hybrid round course and I came up…
All In One Courses - Big & Small Spaces
11 Feb 2013
Here's my "action packed" class course from last week at FYK9 from which I also created a small space sequence. These courses contain a…
Seventy Two Backyard Courses!
05 Dec 2012
For today's Dog Agility Bloggers' event on the subject of Backyard Training I put together seventy two training sequences that should…
Challenging Full Size Course
03 Dec 2012
I came up with this interesting course with a couple challenging sections for class this past week. There are Threadles , Back Sides…
Fun Small Space Courses With Handling Options - Annotated Video
08 Jul 2012
I extracted this smaller sequence from my class course last night at For Your K-9 . This sequence contains a 270 , Jump Wraps , a…
Can You Handle It? Novice & Intermediate Courses
10 Jun 2012
I gave my first Novice and Intermediate level Can You Handle It? Seminar this past Friday night at Agility at the Farm . It was…
Small Spaces: Run Both Sides
24 Feb 2012
I've created an exercise from my class course at For Your K9 for working on a bunch of skills: 270s , Threadles , and Jump Wraps . Of…
Back Side Jump Wrap Exercise - Flyer Video!
19 Feb 2012
I've created an exercise from my class course at For Your K9 for working on Pushing to the Back Side of a jump and Wrapping the dog…
Jump Wrap Handling Tips
31 Jan 2012
Here are some tips about jump wraps for my Mini Seminar: It's a Wrap! - Fast & Tight Jump Wraps . There are five main methods for…
Advanced Class: Be Aggressive! - 18-Nov-2011
18 Nov 2011
This course is all about running the course with conviction, keeping connected with your dog and cuing tight jump wraps using a Shoulder…
Turning Dogs out of a Curved Tunnel - Diane Carson's NC Regional Relay Course - With Video
04 Oct 2011
Diane Carson's Team Relay course at the 2011 USDAA North Central Regionals had a challenge that many teams couldn't solve. It was all due…
Two Becky Dean USDAA Courses - A Tale of Two Ketschkers
24 Aug 2011
I liked all of her courses on the weekend but I wanted to focus on her Masters Pairs course on Saturday and a really nice Masters Jumpers…
Advanced Class: Would You Be Skunked? - 18-Aug-2011
19 Aug 2011
Typically at least one of my Advanced (i.e. Masters/Excellent level) students gets through my class course with only a bobble or two (it may…
Class Course: Wrap Your Head Around This
03 Aug 2011
My course from last night at For Your K-9 is on the more technical side featuring Serpentines , Threadles and a generous helping of…
Advanced Class Course: Easy Peasy Fast and Breezy!
28 Jul 2011
This course was a fun one and kept the dog and handler moving. It let teams work on On and Off Side Weave Entries , Jump Wraps , and…
Advanced Class Course: Where Did This Come From?
25 Jul 2011
Sometimes my students will ask me things like this when they come to class. I tell them I have about 15-30 minutes and whatever equipment is…
Advanced Class: Run This Course, Really! - 15-Jun-2011
21 Jun 2011
The week I set up the Northeastern regional IHC jumpers course in my backyard I decided to base my class course on the middle of the IHC…
Advanced Class: Run This Course, Really! - 15-Jun-2011
21 Jun 2011
The week I set up the Northeastern regional IHC jumpers course in my backyard I decided to base my class course on the middle of the IHC…
Exercises from USDAA SE Regionals Grand Prix - Video
10 Jun 2011
The USDAA Southeastern Regionals were streamed live on CynosportTV (free!) last weekend. I was interested in a couple of the courses and…
Advanced Class: A Little Piece of Evil - 01-Jun-2011
04 Jun 2011
Thanks to a Linda Mecklenburg International Handling Seminar I attended last week, I was inspired to add a double Back Side handling…
Advanced Class: Balancing Cues and Choosing Sides - 25-May-2011
25 May 2011
Here's the course from my classes last week at For Your Canine where you can work on 270s , Jump Wraps , and end on a Threadle or a…
International Flair - Dan Butcher AKC Courses
25 Apr 2011
There have been discussions on various agility email lists lately about AKC courses getting more difficult and/or including more…
Jump Wrap Handling - With Video
11 Apr 2011
The Jump Wrap is a very common handling maneuver where the goal is to have the dog collect as they approach the jump so that they can turn…
Advanced Class: I Like This One - 30-Mar-2011
31 Mar 2011
Here's a challenging sequence containing a Pin Wheel , a Threadle , a bunch of Jump Wraps and some interesting handling options from my…
Advanced Class: Analysis and Execution - 23-Mar-2011
24 Mar 2011
Here's a sequence containing 270s , Jump Wraps , Pull Throughs , and some interesting handling options from my Advanced classes this week…
Advanced Class: Just a Dash of Evil - 16-Mar-2011
18 Mar 2011
Here's a course setup with two different sequences containing Jump Wraps , Pull Throughs , Threadles , a Pin Wheel , and general…
Advanced/Intermediate Classes: A Mixed Bag - 03-Mar-2011
03 Mar 2011
Here's a course setup with two different sequences containing 270s , Jump Wraps , Pull Throughs , Threadles , a Pin Wheel , and general…
Advanced Class: No Frills Course - 23-Feb-2011
24 Feb 2011
Here's a course setup with two variations on a sequence containing Jump Wraps , Pull Throughs , Threadles , a Pin Wheel , a Back Side…
Advanced Class: Not Evil Courses - 16-Feb-2011
21 Feb 2011
Here's a course setup with two sequences containing Jump Wraps , Pull Throughs , Threadles , a Pin Wheel , and general handling from my…
Dana Pike - Awesome Course with Video
17 Jan 2011
I've said it before, but you have to set up this Dana Pike course. If you don't have room for the whole thing at least set up 5-10, that's…
Back Side/Back Side Jump
26 Dec 2010
Until recently, in the US Pushing a dog to the back side of a jump was rarely seen. But in the past couple years we are starting to see…
Advanced Class: More This and That - 22-Dec-2010
23 Dec 2010
Here's a course with 270 s, Jump Wraps , a Pin Wheel , and general handling from my classes this week at For Your Canine . Take a look…
Dana Pike - Class Course w/Video
22 Dec 2010
This week Dana Pike came up with yet another course I really liked. This sequence had a 270 with off course potential, Jump Wraps , a…
Advanced Class: This and That - 15-Dec-2010
17 Dec 2010
Here's a course with little of everything from this week's classes at For Your Canine . Here are some quick handling notes: Flipped the…
Advanced Class: - 22-Dec-2010
17 Dec 2010
Here's a course with little of everything from this week's classes at For Your Canine . Here are some quick handling notes: Flipped the…
Dana Pike - Fun to Run Course
07 Dec 2010
Run this course and let me know how it went for you. Meeker and I had a blast, thanks Dana!
Advanced Class: Just Ugly! - 17-Nov-2010
17 Nov 2010
Here's a challenging, dare I say ugly, sequence for working on Serpentines , Jump Wraps and a Threadles from this week's classes at…
Jump Wraps, Threadles and More - 6-Oct-2010
06 Oct 2010
Here are a couple interesting sequences for working on Jump Wraps , Threadles and general handling I threw together for my classes at…
More Weave Entrance/Exit Handling - 29-Sep-2010
30 Sep 2010
Here are a couple interesting sequences for working on weave entrance and exit courses I threw together for my classes at For Your Canine…
Advanced Class Courses - 22-Sep-2010
22 Sep 2010
Here are a couple interesting courses I threw together for my classes at the new For Your Canine facility. This course works tunnel/A…
Wrapping the Last Weave Pole - With Video
30 Aug 2010
When the dog exits the weaves and the next obstacle is on the same side of the weaves as the entrance the dog needs to wrap around the final…
Advanced Class Mini Course
12 Aug 2010
Here's this week's class course from For Your Canine with a number of different handling possibilities; if there is a message to go with…
Advanced Class Mini Course
10 Jun 2010
I came up with an interesting class course this week at For Your Canine containing On and Off Side Weave Entries , Jump Wraps , a 27…
Backyard Course Based on Masters Pairs Jumping Sequence - Annotated Video
03 Jun 2010
I enjoyed a recent Carol Voelkner USDAA Masters Pairs Course, it had a surprisingly tricky jumping sequence for the second dog, which I…
K-9 OTC AKC Trial - Meeker Gets His AXJ and his 1st QQ - Annotated Video
27 May 2010
This past weekend Meeker and I competed at the three day K-9 Obedience Training Club AKC AKC agility in Menomonee Falls, WI (love that…
IFCS World Agility Champs Individual Snooker with Video
19 May 2010
I was intrigued by J. L. Gauntt's Individual Snooker course from last weekend's 2010 IFCS World Agility Championships and decided to set…
Mini Jumpers Course
23 Mar 2010
Here's a fun jumpers mini course that I set up for my students last week. It works handling at speed, Jump Wraps , a 270 , independent…
Class Jumpers Course
25 Feb 2010
I put this Jumpers and Weaves mini-course together at For Your Canine only minutes before class started; it contains a Box linked to a…
RACE Agility UKI Fun Match or UKI is A-OK
19 Feb 2010
This past weekend Meeker and I attended our first UK Agility International fun match and had a wonderful time. I recently blogged…
Meeker Advanced Agility Dog
27 Dec 2009
This weekend Meeker and I were at the RACE USDAA trial in Round Lake Beach, IL and earned Meeker's Advanced Agility Dog (AAD) title…
Meeker at Hounds for the Holidays AKC Trial
09 Dec 2009
I took Meeker to two of the four days of the "Hounds for the Holidays" AKC trial in Milwaukee, WI this past weekend. I thought I should…
Class Course - 2-Dec-2009
06 Dec 2009
Here's a fun course I threw together for last week's class at For Your Canine , it works on and off side weave entrances , tunnel A Frame…
Class Course - 11-Nov-2009
12 Nov 2009
Here's a technical-ish class course I invented last night at For Your Canine that works Threadles , Jump Wraps and weave entries. Here…
Snippet: Rear Cross to On Side Weave Entrance
10 Nov 2009
The sequence above can be handled a couple ways with the dog on the handler's right or left going in to the weaves. When Meeker was on my…
Rand Park Dog Training Club AKC Novice Trial
17 Oct 2009
A big thanks to Liz for taking the video, she and her pup River ran very well all day, especially impressive for a youngster. So I'm…
Advanced Class Course + 2 Sequences/Video - 2009-Sep-23
24 Sep 2009
Here's another challenging course that I created out of the previous class' equipment layout. It has Jump Wraps , pull throughs, 180 s and…
Advanced Class Course - 2009-Sep-15
18 Sep 2009
So if you are looking for an ugly course this is one of them. As I've mentioned before I usually make up my courses from the equipment that…
Mental Aspects of Front and Rear Crosses
26 Jul 2009
After discussions on the challenges of timing crosses with some students I wanted to pass along some thoughts about Front and Rear…
Intermediate Class - 2009-Jun-17
21 Jun 2009
It has been a while since I posted any of my class courses, I usually just dream up a sequence based on the equipment locations when I walk…
One Snooker Q and Meeker AD
15 Jun 2009
Well we finally did it, Meeker 's first Starters Snooker qualifying score happened at the Cream City Canines USDAA trial in Wilmot…
Putting a Cross In Only to Take it Back Out
01 May 2009
If you walk a course and end up putting a cross in at an obstacle only to take it back out again before the next obstacle you should take a…
Snippet: Rear Cross Into Contact/Tunnel Discrimination
30 Mar 2009
There was a Fun Run at For Your Canine today and it uncovered another "snippet" that Meeker and I need to work on. Lisa B had set out…
CPE - For Your Canine - Mar 2009
20 Mar 2009
I won't bore you with play by play of all eight runs. So here are some highlights: So overall we were 6 Qs for 8 attempts, 5 1st places and…
Snippet: Contact With Cross to Weaves
02 Mar 2009
This snippet is about challenges due to sharp turns from contacts to 90 degree weave entries. Dana Pike's class course this week…
Great Lakes Belgian Tervuren AKC Trial - 02-Jan-2009
13 Feb 2009
Well Meeker and I went to his second AKC trial over a month ago, but I've been so busy with Googility that I haven't had time to write…
CPE - For Your Canine - 30-Nov-2008
09 Dec 2008
Two weekends ago I decided to do a day of show entry at Our first run was Level 4 standard and for some reason I pulled off on the approach…
Five Practice Sequences
23 Nov 2008
I almost forgot about this practice course I setup and videotaped back on a warm, sunny day in early October. This course is a combination…
USDAA Steeplechase - Six Sequences
01 Nov 2008
I was taking a look at the USDAA Cynosport Games courses and decided to come up with sequences based the Steeplechase Semi-Finals course…
FCI 2008 Championships Online!
26 Sep 2008
The FCI Championships in Finland are being taped by Eric Larson from AgilityVision and he is posting the videos on this website…
How Would You Handle It? Dana Pike 20-Sep-2008
20 Sep 2008
This past week Dana Pike had a good Jumpers With Weaves style course that had a section for which we were all discussing the handling…
USDAA Course Design Guidelines Document
21 Mar 2008
The USDAA just posted its course design guidelines document on its website. The news post is here . The PDF of the guidelines is…
Feeling My Age: Minor Knee Injury
21 Mar 2008
Well it was bound to happen at some point. But it didn't happen in agility. I hurt my knee at a Flyball tournament! Flyball, derogatorily…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Sequence - Weave Entries
06 Mar 2008
Don't pay strict attention to the dimensions in the diagram, they are rough estimates from my memory. Here's how you should set it up. The…
Serpentine Handling Techniques
15 Feb 2008
The Serpentine is a common obstacle sequence and there are many ways to handle it. I'll present the most common approaches and I've…
Minuet - Two Jump Drill - Again
15 Jan 2008
Two weeks ago I posted two handling approaches for Bud Houston's two jump Minuet setup. After my post I got some good handling…
How Would You Handle It? - Sequence 2
10 Jan 2008
This "How Would You Handle It" is a middle sequence of a longer course I ran at Anne Riba's Apex Agility this past summer. It is a pretty…
How Would You Handle It? - Sequence 1
02 Nov 2007
In recent weeks I've run some practice courses with interesting subsequences in them and I thought I'd start blogging them as little…
Weave Pole Entrance Challenges
02 Sep 2007
After writing up my definitions of On and Off Side Weave Entries I started to think about what might make a really difficult weave entry…
CPE - For Your Canine - Meeker's First Trial
14 Jul 2007
I had originally planned to wait until the fall before entering Meeker in his first trial. But due to a fortunate turn of events I took…
Practice Course - Discriminations And More
29 Jun 2007
I'm still working Meeker on contacts and obstacle discriminations and after this earlier setup I came up with this setup and some…
Across The Feet/Across The Toes
05 Jun 2007
Several years ago I came across this interestingly named handling manuver on Guy Blanke's website. I haven't found need to use it too…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - May 1, 2007
20 May 2007
I just realized it has been over a year since I featured one of Dana Pike's class courses. I assure you that is only due to my lack of…
Rear Cross Drills - 4 Jumps and a Tunnel
07 Apr 2007
I threw together some Rear Cross exercises using only four jumps and a tunnel in response to a request to the AgileX Email List . I can…
Single Sided Threadle Handling
30 Jan 2007
I learned this technique from Rachel Sanders at Dana Pike's "2006 Fall Maintenance Camp" . It was remarkable that the vast majority of…
Traditional Threadle Handling
12 Jan 2007
There are three "traditional" methods for handling Threadles . Two of which have the handler perform crosses and the third uses only…
Practice Standard Course Built Around A Jump Chute
30 Nov 2006
Now that I finally have all my contact equipment and Meeker is confident running over all of it at full height I decided to set up some…
Fall Maintenance Camp: Barry, Carter, Moureaux, Pinder, and Sanders
10 Nov 2006
Wow! Phew! That's how I felt after attending a five day camp at Dana Pike's facility in Wilmington, IL. I was happy and exhausted by the…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Sep 28 and Oct 5 2006
26 Sep 2006
This week's sequences have a little of everything in them: There are two Intermediate team sequences. The first opens with a three jump Pin…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Aug 31 and Sep 7 2006
29 Aug 2006
This week's sequences focus on choosing crosses and There are two Intermediate team sequences. The first opens with a jump-tunnel-jump…
Learning the Outside Arm Turn
09 Aug 2006
The Outside Arm Turn can be used to initiate turning your dog during a Rear Cross . It is effectively a partial "spin" cue. In itself this…
Long Serpentine Course Opening
11 Jul 2006
I started writing this post back at the end of March and got distracted without finishing it (if I recall I was trying to fit it into my…
Dana Pike Agility Foundation Seminar
02 Jul 2006
I took Meeker to Dana Pike's Novice Agility Seminar this past Sunday at Nancy Reyes' For Your Canine facility in Schiller Park, IL. I…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - June 22 and 29 2006
20 Jun 2006
There are two Intermediate team sequences. The first opens with an awkward entry to a Pin Wheel into a an Over Come Jump Wrap . Then a…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - June 8 and 15 2006
05 Jun 2006
Intermediate teams work a sequence opening with a 270 . Then a little jumping sequence to the table. A tricky Pull Through into a 18…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - May 25 & June 1 2006
22 May 2006
The Intermediate teams work a sequence opening with a Serpentine where the third obstacle is the tunnel. Then a long curving, jumping…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - May 4 & 11 2006
01 May 2006
The Intermediate teams work a sequence of two Pin Wheels (one in each direction) connected by a 270 degree turn in the presence of two…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 2 2006
18 Mar 2006
We had guest instructor Anne Riba coaching us through the course. I've trained with Anne since Mr Peabody and I first started in agility…
One Jump Drills
08 Mar 2006
I've been asked by fellow agility enthusiasts for handling drills that don't need a whole backyard of agility equipment. So I put together…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Feb 16 2006
24 Feb 2006
The opening four obstacles are the tire into a non-traditional Serpentine, non-traditional in the sense that the third obstacle in the…
Jump Box Drills
25 Dec 2005
In a belated response to a request on the AgileX email list a few weeks ago for Jump Box Sequences I've put together this post. I've…
Double Jump Box Drills
24 Dec 2005
I have to admit I had never given a name to the "Push Through" maneuver. To me it was a Jump Wrap followed by a Push over the next…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Nov 17, 2005
27 Nov 2005
Dana also had multiple handling options for other areas of the course as well. Here's her course: The opening four obstacles are a jump into…
Dana Pike, Mary Ellen Barry and Rachel Sanders Fall Maintenance Camp
09 Nov 2005
I attended the "Fall Maintenance Camp" Dana Pike held at her place in Wilmington, IL at the end of September. I missed this camp last…
Turning Dogs Out of Straight Tunnels
02 Nov 2005
A few weeks ago Dana Pike setup a course with a 15 foot straight tunnel followed by a 180 degree turn into the weaves. As handlers, we…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Oct 17 & Oct 24 2005
16 Oct 2005
This course works Beginners on running with their dogs on both sides, over a short "course"; with opportunities for two crosses…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Oct 3 & Oct 10 2005
02 Oct 2005
This course works Beginners on running with their dogs on both sides, 180 degree turns, and static crosses out of the tunnel. Intermediate…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Sep 18 & Sep 25 2005
18 Sep 2005
This course works Beginners on running with their dogs on both sides, 180 degree turns, and static crosses out of the tunnel. Intermediate…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Aug 29 & Sep 12 2005
26 Aug 2005
This course works Beginners on slightly more advanced courses than other lessons. One sequence works primarily landing side Rear Crosses…
Dana Pike Seminar Course 2 - May 31 2005
22 Aug 2005
I just found some time to write up my notes on Dana Pike's second advanced handling course from her handling seminar over Memorial Day…
John Senger - AKC Open Jumpers With Weaves
12 Aug 2005
I ran this course (unsuccessfully :^) at the Forest City Dog Training Club AKC Trial a couple weekends ago. I really liked it for three…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Aug 08 & Aug 15 2005
07 Aug 2005
This course works Beginners on Rear Crosses into the tunnel, a four jump PinWheel and introduces Front Crosses out of the tunnel and…
Forest City Dog Training Club AKC Trial - Jul 30-31, 2005
02 Aug 2005
I signed Milo up for both days of the I volunteered to help with course building and the FCDTC folks were all very nice and made me feel…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Jul 25 & Aug 1 2005
23 Jul 2005
This course works Beginners on Rear Crosses into the tunnel and after a jump (Rear Cross on the Flat). Intermediate teams work a 270 and…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Jul 11 & 18 2005
10 Jul 2005
This course works Beginners on Pin Wheels in both directions and/or Rear Crosses into the tunnel (depending on their readiness…
R.A.C.E. Agility Trial - July 03 2005
04 Jul 2005
I had only signed up for one day of this trial since I've been busy with the non-Agility part of my life a lot lately :^) If this trial…
Layering Practice
25 Jun 2005
I got some outdoor ring rental in West Chicago, IL at Candy's Starstream 200 this past Saturday. I worked on some of the issues Milo and I…
Cream City USDAA Trial - Jun 19, 2005
21 Jun 2005
Our second trial of the weekend was run by Cream City Canines at yet another fairground; this time in Wilmot, WI. It was my first USDAA…
Car-Dun-Al AKC Trial - Jun 18, 2005
19 Jun 2005
We only signed up for Saturday at Car-Dun-Al so we could try our first USDAA trial on Sunday . I didn't realize until the certificate…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - June 13 & 27 2005
10 Jun 2005
These sequences are inspired by courses I ran at the Memorial Day weekend Dana Pike, Jen Pinder, and Rhonda Carter Camp . They allow…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - May 23 & June 6 2005
22 May 2005
This class course presents Rear Crosses on the flat (aka Tandem Turns) to Beginners, is a real Pin Wheel work out for Intermediate teams…
NOCI AKC Trial - May 7-8, 2005
10 May 2005
I took Milo to the Northwest Obedience Club, Inc AKC trial this past week end in Wauconda, IL. This was Milo's first outdoor trial in…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - May 10 & 17 2005
08 May 2005
This class course presents Rear Crosses to the beginners, works on Serpentines and continues 270 handling from last week for the…
Dearlove Nested Class Course - Apr 25 & May 2 2005
23 Apr 2005
I designed this week's course to: introduce the table and continue work on jumps and the tunnel for beginners, 270 Jump Handling…
Dana Pike Advanced Course Opening - Apr 22, 2005
22 Apr 2005
Below is the initial opening sequence. The first two jumps are oriented so that the handler can lead out and stand on the Handler Line…
Handling 270 Degree Jump Sequences
13 Mar 2005
The 270 Degree Jump Sequence is a commonly seen dog agility course element. Fortunately, handling the "270" is very similar to handling a…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 10, 2005
12 Mar 2005
Here's my analysis some of the challenges and different handling approaches to this course: The opening three obstacles appeared to be…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Mar 03 2005
10 Mar 2005
Here's another challenging Dana Pike Jumpers -style course. Dana always comes up with class courses where there are many valid solutions…
V-Set Handling Alternatives
05 Dec 2004
As I was writing up my V-Set Definition I thought it might be worthwhile to discuss some alternatives to using the V-Set. The primary…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Right Cross At The Right Time
25 Nov 2004
Last week Dana Pike had us run a course that had some nice subtle aspects to it. I especially liked it because it highlighted some of the…
Inside Arm/Inside Arm Signal/Flick Away/Flip
21 Nov 2004
The Inside Arm is always the handler's arm closest to the dog. As you might expect this contrasts with the Outside Arm or Opposite Arm…
Using the Handler Line - Front/Rear/Blind Cross Line
03 Nov 2004
After reading my Handler Line- Front/Rear/Blind Cross Line definition a reader sent in a jump sequence asking "How would I apply the…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course - Evil Weave Entry
30 Oct 2004
going through a sequence similar to the section I described on last week's course . This week's section of interest starts at the A Frame…
Handler Line - Front/Rear/Blind Cross Line
28 Oct 2004
The Handler Line, Handling Line, Front Cross Line, Rear Cross Line, or Blind Cross Line is an important concept that all Agility handlers…
Running Dearlove Intermediate Course of 4 Oct 2004
23 Oct 2004
This post updates my original thoughts . This course had a couple good handling challenges and offered some good instruction/training…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course
12 Oct 2004
My first instinct was to handle the Pin Wheel by getting in the center and pulling the dog around the jumps on my right. I ran this course…
Dearlove Advanced Course - Front vs. Rear Crosses
04 Oct 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's advanced handlers could work on trying some different handling options. Here are my thoughts…
Dearlove Intermediate Course - Front vs. Rear Crosses
04 Oct 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's intermediate handlers could work on trying some different handling options for a longer…
Running Dearlove Intermediate Course of 20 Sep 2004
24 Sep 2004
This post updates my original thoughts about this course: Some of our intermediate handlers were a little daunted by the number of cones…
Dearlove Intermediate Class - Pin Wheels
20 Sep 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's intermediate handlers could work on basic Pin Wheel handling. There are a lot of numbers…
Pin Wheels
18 Sep 2004
The Pin Wheel is a commonly seen Agility course element. It is generally made up of 3-4 jumps arranged so the dog's path is roughly circular…
Dana Pike Advanced Class Course
01 Sep 2004
I've reproduced this part of Dana's course below: On the first attempt, I front crossed both Milo and Mr. Peabody over jump 5 to get them…
Dearlove Advanced Class - Choices, Choices, Choices
29 Aug 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's advanced handlers could work on trying some different handling options for this course. This…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
24 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night class with Dana Pike . Like two weeks ago, the opening was just like a Jumpers course…
Rear Crossing to Setup The Dog's Line
10 Aug 2004
This is a sequence from one of Dana Pike 's courses this past Wednesday night. There were two other interesting handling sequences; but I…
