You have done all of the foundation and you have proofed the behavior and applied it to a set. Can you trust the behavior now? Absolutely not! Dog’s
Lateral Send Advanced
When training a lateral send there will be instances where you will want your dog to take a jump and turn tight to meet the handler on another line,
Forward Send Proofing
The dog in this video is not old enough to jump but we can still prepare him for the challenges that he will see in agility very early on as he
Backside Send Proofing
Proofing entails putting a lot of pressure on the dog to actually elicit failure and allowing the dog to problem solve. You need to send and leave
‘Out’ Jump Advanced
The ‘Out’ jump and ‘Come’ jump discrimination is a very advanced skill. I highly recommend you prepare your dog by spending a significant amount of
Lateral Lead-Out Advanced
An advanced Lateral Lead-Out indicates two turns going towards the handler position. This skill is helpful if you need to be considerably ahead of the
Lateral Lead-Out Proofing
Training drills can typically be altered in a manner that facilitates proofing of a skill. This video shows you how to make the changes necessary
Layering Tunnels
Layering a tunnel is also a great tool for proofing lateral distance training. We can begin so simply, as shown on this video, that a dog would easily
Layering Jumps
Before you train a dog to layer a jump, be certain your dog does not skip jumps between you and him on his own accord. If you do not have a solid
Changing Leads with Motion Away from the Handler
Lateral Distance On An Arc
Training lateral distance on an arched line takes a little more understanding from the handler of how to set the dog’s line before the handler leaves
Backside Send Training
We begin this training using a cone. This allows the verbal cue pairing without error of the dog pulling off of a jump, or taking the frontside when
Lateral Send Training
This lesson is for dogs that have some experience with jumping and executing a line. We begin this training with targeting to assist our
Forward Send Training
This lesson is essential to build the distance send into the behavior. Using motion to leave as soon as you have cued the send can be very difficult
Layering Contact Obstacles
Distance from the teeter can be difficult enough without adding a layer obstacle. If you have a teeter sensitive dog, be very careful not to ask for
Training An ‘Out’
Training the ‘Out’ is instrumental in assisting handlers with obstacle discriminations and training a dog to change lead legs so they may move away
Lateral Lead-Out
The Lateral Lead Out is designed to assist the handler in starting ahead of the dog at the very start of the course. This allows the
Lateral Distance Lines
Once you have trained excellent forward drive you are ready for lateral distance training. This video provides step-by-step instruction on training a
Forward Drive
Forward Drive is the ability of the dog to travel on a line ahead of the handler without slowing, collecting their stride, or looking back at the
The Fundamentals of Training Distance
Training the ‘GO’ verbal cue is instrumental in distance training. If trained properly a dog will continue to drive forward of us without hesitation.