Clean Run 2008 (Vol. 14) Annual Index

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1 Clean Run 2008 (Vol. 14) Annual Index Agility Organization Update, compiled by Brenna Fender AKC, ASCA, CPE, NADAC, UKC, USDAA... Feb...79 AKC, DOCNA, NADAC, Sweepstakes, TDAA, UKC, USDAA... Apr...87 AAC, AKC, ASCA, DOCNA, NADAC, TDAA, USDAA... Jun...80 AKC, ASCA, CPE, NADAC, TDAA, UKC, USDAA... Aug...69 AAC, AKC, DOCNA, NADAC, Sweepstakes, TDAA, UKC, USDAA Oct...85 AKC, CPE, DOCNA, NADAC, TDAA, UKC, USDAA... Dec...75 Backyard Dogs By Karen Holik... Jan...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Feb...8 By Karen Holik... Mar...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Apr...8 By Karen Holik... May...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Jun...8 By Karen Holik... Jul...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Aug...8 By Karen Holik... Sept...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Oct...8 By Karen Holik... Nov...8 By Mary Ellen Barry... Dec...8 Canine Health Care: FAQs by Julie A. Roos, DVM Elbow dysplasia and dewclaws... Sept...73 Lameness... Oct...51 Maximizing performance through feeding protocols... Dec...57 Cece s Gym: Exercise of the Month by Debbie Gross Saunders, MSPT, OCS, CCRP Get on the Ball Basics... Jan...74 Increasing Challenges on the Ball... Feb...52 Back and Trunk Strengthening... Mar...74 Powering Up the Rear Legs... Apr...53 Plyometrics... Jun...68 Cavalettis... Jul...22 Aquatic Therapy... Aug...17 Balance Board... Sept...15 Wind Sprints... Oct...71 Stair Work... Nov...11 Treadmill Walking... Dec...16 Class Instruction for Teachers and Students How to Get the Most from Agility Classes by Sharon Freilich... Mar...25 Classes Gone Wild by Diana M. Barber, PhD... Apr...50 Giving the Most to Your Classes by Sharon Freilich... May...46 Classes Gone Wild by Diana M. Barber, PhD... Jun...74 TAG, Don t Nag Your Students by Helix Fairweather... Aug...53 Fun Games to Proof Flatwork Skills by Debbie Sacerich... Oct...75 Interpret Agility to Motivate and Inspire by Diana Barber, PhD... Nov...55 Agility Class Etiquette by Tom Francis et al... Dec...31 Walking the Course... Backward? by Debbie Sacerich... Dec...72

2 Conquering Ring Nerves by Diane Peters Mayer How Do I Stop Shaking When I Step to the Line?... Feb...36 Want to Remember the Course? Focus!... Apr...80 If You Say You Can t, You Won t!... Jun...76 Felling Exposed and Vulnerable... Aug...48 Fueling Up to Run Fast and Clean... Oct...42 Feeling Overwhelmed by Big Goals?... Dec...59 Distance Challenge by Jane Simmons-Moake Jumps and a tunnel... Jan...71 More jumps and a tunnel... Feb...73 A-frame/tunnel discriminations... Mar...69 Six jumps, six weave poles, and a tunnel... May...79 Sending ahead after a straight tunnel or chute... Jun...71 Dogwalk at a distance... Jul...71 Five jumps and a tunnel... Sept...75 Seesaw, weave poles, jumps, and a tunnel... Nov...58 Dog and Handler Health Sports Retraining for Agility Athletes by DVMs C. Zink & D. Canapp. Feb...39 Alternative Medicine: Navigating the Options by Julie Roos, DVM... Mar...43 Jump Down Syndrome by DVMs S. Canapp & D. Hulse... Apr...76 Carpal and Tarsal Injuries by DVMs G. Jaeger & S. Canapp... May...74 Canine Supplements: Do They Really Work? by J. Roos, DVM... Jun...49 Preventing Injuries by DVMs D. Canapp, CCRT, & C. Zink PhD... Jul...60 Stem Cell Therapy for the Canine Athlete by S. Canapp, DVM... Nov...21 Editorializing The Straight Story on Some Surprising Questions by Monica Percival.. Jan...5 Barbarians at the Gate by Francoise (Sassie) Joiris... Feb...5 An Anthropologist at a Dog Show by Amy Hanridge... Mar...5 Dog Friends Are the Best Friends by Kristine Gunter... Apr...5 Agility People Are Nuts! (And Happy About It!) by Todd Curtis... May...5 The Excuse by Amy Hanridge... Jun...5 Is This the Dog I Want by Nancy Walker... Jul...5 The Science of Performance by Amy Hanridge... Aug...5 What s Really Important? by Marta Coursey... Sept...5 The Agility Gene by Amy Hanridge... Oct...5 It s Not All in a Word by Rick Parry... Nov...5 Just One More Run by Carole Evans... Dec...5 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Dog Agility But Were Afraid to Ask! Can judges judge competitors who are their students?... Jan...7 How to become a judge, confusion about AKC titles, mixed-breeds... Feb...7 AKC on-lead rule, how to contact organizations, clothing rules... Mar...7 Safety issues on course, illegal or unethical use of reinforcers... Apr...7 Tracking MACH points, interpreting contact parameters, fly-offs... May...7 Dog hair, TDAA, Challenger s class, points to earn a MACH... Jun...7 AKC A&B classes, play with dog at AKC trial, dog wraps in NADAC. Jul...7 Wolf hybrid in competition, rule for handler crawling on course... Aug...7 Enforcement of AKC rules, barefoot, USDAA subscriber, ASCA dog.. Sept...7 Spectator cheering, one-eyed dog competing, AKC ring definition... Oct...7 CR bonus month, 10'-from-the-ring rule, AKC PAL program... Nov...7 USDAA and NADAC insuring all trial parameters met, whistling... Dec...7

3 Focus on... by Deborah Jones, PhD Fun... Jan...63 Recalls... Mar...73 Impulse Control... May...51 Arousal Levels... Jul...63 Start Lines... Sept...53 Weaves... Nov...62 Foundation Fundamentals by Mary Ellen Barry Dealing with Distractions, Part 1... Jan...38 Dealing with Distractions, Part 2... Feb...29 Restrained Recalls and Chase Games... Mar...29 Teaching Agility Cues... Apr...38 Obstacle Discrimination... May...32 Using Your Legs as Jump Bumps... Jun...17 The No Go Zone... Jul...33 Play without Toys... Aug...51 Side Work... Sept...32 Recalls... Oct...62 Retrieving... Nov...43 Flatwork Skills Wrap-up... Dec...45 Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style by Linda Mecklenburg Part 1: Direction Cues... Apr...23 Part 2: Side Cues... May...18 Part 3: Fundamental Skills... Jun...20 Part 4: Fundamental Skills... Jul...25 Part 5: Advanced Recalls and Sends... Aug...12 Part 6: Standard Cue Combinations... Sept...20 Part 7: Basic Turns with Turning Obstacles... Oct...24 Part 8: Basic Turns with Turning Obstacles... Nov...24 Part 9: Common Sequences... Dec...22 In Cider by Bill Gates What s in a Name?... Jan...67 Black Pants or Shorts... Mar...77 Looking for a Soft Spot... Apr...83 K9 Kudos by Martha Faulk The Jumping Chollas and Their Juniors... Oct...82 Seeing Spots... Dec...49 Letters to the Editor Comments on December 2007 CR content... Feb...77 Comment on editorial February Mar...81 Comment on advertisement March Apr...90 Comment on advertisement March 2008 revisited... May...82 Comment on handler size in CRCD diagrams... Jun...82 Comment on carpal support wraps... Jul...82 Comment on September editorial... Dec...82 Miscellaneous Dealing with People Who Just Don t Get It by Elizabeth Dott... Jan...81 Agility? Deaf-initely! by Brenna Fender... Feb...46 Tent Ownership Dos and Don ts by Rena Barrett... Apr...34 The Art of Electronic Timing by Mark Kuznitz... Apr...68 The Well-equipped Agility Team by Jim Keim... Jun...37

4 Budget Tricks: Find the Money You Need by Roxanne Hawn... Sept...11 Is It Time? How to Know When to Retire Your Dog by S. Silverman... Sept...29 Need Volunteers? Roll Out the Red Carpet by Robin Whitsell... Sept...35 Is Your Agility Stagnant? by Debra Harrison... Oct...33 Tuna Fudge by Jeanette Weber... Nov...90 Think Outside the Box (and the Ring) by Rachel Tabor Flatley... Dec...19 So You Want to Raise an Agility Star by Mark Dillemuth... Dec...52 On Course... With Ali Roukas-Canova by Diane Goodspeed... Jan...16 With Annie Lehman by Linda Knowles... Feb...14 With Ronda Carter by Elaine Coupé... Mar...18 With Helene Juice by Mary Jo Johnson... May...16 Power Paws Patterns by Nancy Gyes Number Three... Feb...49 Number Four... Apr...73 Number Five... May...53 Number Six... Jun...31 Number Seven... Jul...75 Number Eight... Sept...69 Number Nine... Oct...67 Number Ten... Nov...50 Say Yes to the Learning Curve by Susan Garrett Starting as a Team, Part 1... Apr...45 Starting as a Team, Part 2... May...27 Starting as a Team, Part 3... Jun...27 Starting as a Team, Part 4... Aug...45 Starting as a Team, Part 5... Oct...45 Shelter Champs by Lisa Barrett Ben, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi... Jan...59 Dunk, a Border Collie... Feb...69 Sadie, a Spaniel/Beagle mix... Mar...59 Reno, a mixed breed... Apr...65 Sam, a mixed breed... May...66 Sydney, an Aussie mix... Jun...59 Elvis, a mixed breed... Jul...79 Winston, a Jack Russell Terrier... Aug...72 Tiger, a mixed breed... Sept...79 Lucky and Chewie, mixed breeds... Nov...82 Skill of the Month by Karen Holik Obstacle discrimination... Jan...29 Serpentines... Feb...62 Weave poles... Mar...56 The table... Apr...42 Contact obstacles... May...36 Tunnels... Jun...46 Threadles... Jul s... Aug...38 Lead-outs... Sept...46 Front and rear crosses... Oct...72 Handling consistency... Nov...18 Cueing collection or extension over jumps... Dec...68

5 Spy Kids by Nancy Gyes Happy Birthday!... Jan...32 Balance in Training... Feb...57 Goals to Prepare for Competition... Mar...63 Rules for Access and Off-leash Control... Apr...54 Applying Ground Work Principles to Training... May...57 Trial Preparation, Start-line Stays, and Toy Work... Jun...63 Trial Time... Aug...41 Tip of the Month Use poker chips to randomize rewarding your dog... Jan...6 Teaching your dog to longe... Feb...6 A device to help teach your dog to leap the A-frame apex... Mar...6 Evaluating an instructor s presentation... Apr...6 Boost fun and success by returning to lower-level competition... May...6 Packing ahead of time for your dog... Jun...6 Retaping jump bars... Jul...6 Switch to training mode when you NQ... Aug...6 Home training for staircase-jumping dogs... Sept...6 Lids for target training... Oct...6 Acclimating puppies to different surfaces... Nov...6 Using the catalog page to avoid the congestion around the ring... Dec...6 Trainer s Forum compiled by Brenna Fender How instructors can run their own dogs and address student concerns.. Jan...24 Train your dog for consistent speed from start to finish... Feb...22 Picking the right jump height for training... Mar...22 Skills for those who are often running behind their dogs... Apr...30 Timely delivery of your cues... May...22 Make a training log to pinpoint problems... Jun...24 Make memorizing Jumpers courses easier... Jul...18 Removing your dog from the ring during a trial... Aug...18 Bringing out speed and enthusiasm in your mini dog... Sept...26 The tire: design, safety, handling considerations... Oct...20 Stopping your dog s sniffing... Nov...14 Discourage your dog from changing sides without a cue... Dec...12 Training Balance at the Start Line by Susan Salo... Jan...20 Speeding Up Your Two-on/Two-off Contacts by Rachel Sanders... Jan...43 A Chute of a Different Color by Rick Parry... Jan...51 Using Periodization to Create Peak Performance by Webb Anderson... Jan...54 Basic Turns by Linda Mecklenburg... Feb...17 Do You Have a Preferred Handling Speed? by Allison Bryant... Feb...26 Case Study: King of the Off-course by Michele Godlevski... Feb...32 When the Click Doesn t End the Behavior by Jenny Ruth Yasi... Feb...65 Nested Courses for Mardi Gras by Donna Domburian... Feb...82 Give Your Dog a Running Start by Olga Chaiko... Mar...11 What Is a Handling System? by Linda Mecklenburg... Mar...33 Pre-Agility Skills, Foundation, Part 1 by M. Book & C. Smith... Mar...38 Starting Your Pup Off on the Right Foot for Jumping, Pt. 1 by S. Salo...Apr Pre-Agility Skills, Foundation, Part 2 by M. Book & C. Smith... Apr...18 What to Do When Things Go Wrong by Moe Strenfel... May...10 Running A-frames: A New Concept by Rachel Sanders... May...39 Put an End to Weave Pole Problems by Ann Croft... May...62 Fast, Independent Contacts, Part 1 by Jane Simmons-Moake... Jun...13 Teetering on the Edge by Leslie McDevitt... Jun...41

6 Starting Your Pup Off on the Right Foot for Jumping, Pt. 2 by S. SaloJul...10 Fast, Independent Contacts, Part 2 by Jane Simmons-Moake... Jul...13 You Get What You Reward by Kelly Misegadis... Jul...37 Happy Trails! Four Training Tips for Safer Travel by Tracy Sklenar... Jul...53 Extreme Challenges: Flip This Dog by Webb and Leslie Anderson... Jul...56 Cutting the Cord: Teaching Your Dog to Work Away, Pt.1 by S. Perry Jul...65 Lead-out Options for S-shaped Opening Sequences by Ann Croft... Aug...22 A Team of Two: Give Your Dog a Job by Kathy Keats... Aug...31 Cutting the Cord: Teaching Your Dog to Work Away, Pt. 2 by S. Perry Aug...63 Cutting the Cord: Teaching Your Dog to Work Away, Pt. 3 by S. Perry Sept...40 Four-on-the-Floor Contacts: A New Method, Pt. 1 by Ann Croft... Sept...48 He s Not a Natural: Training the Unusual Breed by Moe Strenfel... Sept...62 Why Teach Your Dog to Jump? by Susan Salo... Oct...14 Four-on-the-Floor Contacts: A New Method, Pt. 2 by Ann Croft... Oct...36 The Challenge Is the Choice: Discrimination Learning by P. Reid PhD. Nov...33 The Purely Positive Myth by Kathy Keats... Nov...38 Hand Touch: The Best Game Ever by Brian Ferrand, CPDT... Nov...65 Timing of Front Crosses: Positional Cues/Deceleration by G. Derrett... Nov...77 Four-on-the-Floor Contacts: A New Method, Pt. 3 by Ann Croft... Nov...86 Retraining Agility Skills by Roxanne Hawn... Dec...65 Using Silent Running to Improve Body Language by Cindy Brick... Dec...79 When Pigs Fly by Jane Killion Agility Success with Impossible Dogs... Jan...11 What Is an Operant Dog? Why Should I Care?... Feb...43 Taking the Operant Dog to the Next Level... Mar...50 How to Use Your Dog s Natural Behaviors to Train Him... Apr...59 Increasing Drive... May...69 Play before Work... Jun...53 You Can t Q if You Can t Do the Poles, Pt Jul...47 You Can t Q if You Can t Do the Poles, Pt Aug...57 You Can t Q if You Can t Do the Poles, Pt Sept...55 Getting a Handle on a Greased Pig... Oct...55 Choosing Your Crosses... Nov...70 Teaching the Front Cross, Part 1... Dec...35