Running Dearlove Intermediate Course of 16 Aug 2004
20 Aug 2004
This post updates my original thoughts about this course: It turns out the students ran the course pretty much as I expected. So the only…
Dearlove Advance - 16-Aug-2004 - Early Queueing Front Crosses
16 Aug 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's advanced handlers could work on queueing their dogs early enough for a front cross that the…
Dearlove Intermediate Class - Chaining Skills
16 Aug 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's intermediate handlers could work on running a little longer course and chaining together…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
15 Aug 2004
Went to my first course run through at Dana Pike 's in Wilmington, IL. She had both a Jumpers and Standard course setup. The weather…
Dearlove Advanced Mini-Course - Serpentine Handling
13 Aug 2004
This course uses the same equipment layout as the intermediate course but the intent was for handlers to find the fastest way around the…
Dearlove Intermediate Mini-Course - Front Cross Drills
13 Aug 2004
I designed this practice course so Dearlove 's intermediate handlers could work on their Front Crosses . I know from personal experience…
Agility Practice Journal Entry
11 Aug 2004
This is a back dated post about Wednesday night practice with Dana Pike . I really enjoyed the course, it was big, open, and flowing. The…
Half Cross
10 Aug 2004
A Half Cross is most often used to either get a dog's attention and/or to move the dog slightly horizontally towards the handler while the…
Reverse Flow Pivot/False Turn
10 Aug 2004
A Reverse Flow Pivot (RFP), also called a False Turn, is used to move the dog horizontally towards the handler while ending up with the dog…
Obstacle Discrimination - Sometimes a Head Check is Enough
10 Aug 2004
It seems I need to relearn this lesson periodically. One of Anthony's courses at Dearlove had the obstacle sequence shown below. It is a…