53 Posts Tagged With "CleanRun"
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.
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Backyard Mastery - Move It!
25 Oct 2020
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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Backyard Mastery - Changing Sides & Cutting Corners
22 Aug 2020
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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Backyard Mastery - Turning the "Wrong" Way
28 Jun 2020
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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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2019 May
18 Apr 2020
My May 2019 Clean Run magazine Backyard Dogs courses for small spaces requires a wide range of handling skills! There are setups with and without weaves and also a slightly larger setup using 12 weave poles.
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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2019 Mar
21 Mar 2020
My March 2019 Clean Run magazine Backyard Dogs courses for small spaces require a wide range of handling skill and have some of my most challenging sequences yet! Also includes a setup using 12 weave poles.
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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2019 Jan
26 Feb 2020
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the January 2019 issue of CleanRun. These sequences contain a full range of handling challenges including some interesting tunnel to weave and weave to tunnel entrances.
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Clean Run Purchases Support AgilityNerd
20 Jan 2020
AgilityNerd is a Clean Run affiliate and any purchases you make through the Clean Run links in my articles help pay the web hosting expenses. Your purchases keep the "lights on". Thank you!
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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2018 Nov
20 Dec 2019
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the November 2018 issue of CleanRun
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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2018 Sep
22 Nov 2019
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the September 2018 issue of Clean Run magazine.
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Backyard Mastery: Turning the "Wrong Way" now in Clean Run
10 Nov 2019
The first article in my Clean Run magazine mini-series: "Backyard Mastery" called "Turning the Wrong Way" has been published!
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Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2018 July
07 Mar 2019
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the July 2018 issue of CleanRun . For this month's Backyard…
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…
Backyard Dogs 2019 Jan Course Setups
24 Dec 2018
There wasn't room in the Jan 2019 Clean Run for the 50 ft x 50 ft (15 m x 15 m) layout of my Backyard Dogs article using a full set of…
Backyard Dogs Practice Sequences - 2018 March
19 Sep 2018
This is an expanded version of my Backyard Dogs article originally published in the March 2018 issue of CleanRun . For my first Backyard…
Use Sight Lines to Accurately Setup/Build Agility Courses
01 Sep 2018
The "baseline" method of course building ( Daisy Peel how to video , 2004 Clean Run article by Dave Hanson ) is the most accurate way to…
Add-On AKC Triple Jump
18 Mar 2013
I bought jump cup strips for building a triple jump over 5 years ago and never got around to building a frame to hold them. I was just too…
Confession of an Agility Nerd
03 Sep 2011
Now a days there are so many good agility resources available to students of the sport. I always want to get all the latest books, ebooks…
Some Website Changes
25 Jul 2010
I've made some changes to the AgilityNerd web site in which you might be interested. If you aren't reading this on the web site you'll be…
Clean Run Article Search Updated
20 Jun 2010
With Meeker 's injury it may have appeared a little quiet around here, but I haven't been slacking. I've just finished entering all the…
Clean Run on iPhone, iPad and Android
14 Apr 2010
It was announced on the CleanRun email list that the electronic version of Clean Run can now be viewed on iPhone, iPad and Android…
Stuart Mah's 30 Second Drills - With Video
13 Feb 2010
When Stuart Mah was at For Your Canine in Chicago last year, students who went to his seminar were telling me about a 30 second drill he…
Four Backyard Sequences with Video - Clean Run Sourcebook
20 Dec 2009
Occasionally Anne Riba uses variations on courses from the Clean Run Course Sourcebook and they have been really interesting to handle…
Clean Run Search Now On Googility!
30 Nov 2009
I was behind in updating my Clean Run magazine search because it was a tedious manual process. So I spent a couple weeks extending the…
Thank You For Supporting AgilityNerd
06 Nov 2009
As you know the "AgilityNerd Empire" ( as coined by Lisa B ) is my labor of love where I write about agility and play around with web…
Free Video FCI World Champs Practice Day
14 Sep 2009
Eric at AgilityVision and CleanRun are providing a free video stream of the 2009 FCI Agility World Championships practice day - in…
24 inch Weave Pole Spacing Survey Results
26 Aug 2009
Last week Susan Garrett started a survey a weave pole spacing for USDAA and the results are now in. 2658 people completed the survey and…
24 inch Weave Pole Spacing
23 Aug 2009
There has been a lot of discussion on the USDAA email list trying to convince the board to change to 24" weave pole spacing. I chimed in…
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…
Teeter Whip and Base Hop
14 May 2009
I was at a trial a while back and the club was using a new teeter in one of the rings. If I recall correctly it was a two piece 1/…
CleanRun Exercise of the Month
17 Apr 2009
So now we all have another set of exercises to play around with.
Cues
01 Feb 2009
As dog trainers and handlers we talk a lot about "cues" and "cueing" our dogs. As more people are evaluating Handling Systems a lot of the…
Rachel Sanders' Reliable Running A-Frames DVD
27 Nov 2008
I just watched Rachel Sanders "Reliable Running A-Frames" Two DVD Set and was really impressed. I first learned of Rachel's running A…
Clean Run Magazine Search Updated
25 Oct 2008
I took advantage of a muddy backyard today to enter the latest Clean Run Magazine and article descriptions into my Clean Run Magazine…
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…
AgilityNerd Store Open!
01 Aug 2008
Recent visitors to AgilityNerd.com may have noticed some small colorful images fading in and out in the left margin that appeared a couple…
Fast Forward Dog Sports - Rachel Sanders
20 Jul 2008
Here is the direct link to her library page . I really like Rachel and have attended all of her local seminars. I especially like her…
Free Clean Run Online Issue
11 Dec 2007
I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank the dozen readers who placed their Clean Run orders through the link in the left hand menu…
Mary Ellen Barry on Threadle Handling
08 Sep 2007
What I like about this article is that Mary Ellen doesn't just say "I handle the threadle this way"; she explains why her handling system…
Reading Course Maps
19 Mar 2007
While working on another project I created a legend for the symbols used on an agility course map. So I decided to post it here for folks…
Agility Matting For Indoor Training
21 Feb 2007
I've taken the plunge and put rubber matting down in My house has hardwood floors throughout and the sun room has a tile floor. The…
Clean Run Search, Licensing, Advertising, and Tweaks
07 Feb 2007
I've been doing some housekeeping on the site after completing my "mini-series" on Threadles . So here are the web site updates:
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…
Clean Run Free Sample Issue
03 Oct 2006
Clean Run Magazine Online Search
04 Sep 2006
I regularly read the Clean Run agility email list and there are always requests from magazine readers to locate the issue(s) containing…
Jump Chute
25 Aug 2006
The term Jump Chute typically refers to a set of jumps arranged specifically for training dogs to improve their jumping skills. I have also…
Online Animations of Animal/Dog Gaits
24 Aug 2006
A few months ago someone posted this link to animations of animal gaits on the CleanRun email list . There are animations for walk…
Box/Hobday Box/Jump Box/Jump Square
10 Dec 2005
The "Box" is a fairly common course design element. I first read about it years ago in Clean Run Magazine and have heard it called the…
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…
Clean Run Handling Issue
23 May 2005
As I've mentioned before , Here are some highlights: There are even more articles I haven't outlined. You've got to borrow or buy this…
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…
Milo and the Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge
30 Jan 2005
Nancy Reyes, owner of the For Your Canine training facility in Schiller Park, IL, sponsored a Clean Run Ultimate Weave Pole Challenge…
Clean Run Magazine
21 Nov 2004
Over the past few years the number of quality articles in every issue has steadily increased. Now in every issue there are several articles…
