Clean Run
1998 (Vol. 4) Annual Index
Backyard Dogs
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Jan.....15
By Monica Percival...... Feb....15
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Mar....14
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Apr....18
By Linda Mecklenburg...... May....15
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Jun....15
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Jul.....15
By Marq Cheek...... Aug....15
By Anne Smith...... Sep....15
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Oct....15
By Monica Percival...... Nov....18
By Bud Houston...... Dec....16
Construction Zone
Weave Pole Wires and Methods for Finishing Contact Equipment....Jan.....14
Collapsed Tunnel...... Feb....12
Teeter with Welded Base...... Mar....12
Indoor Weave Poles with Springs...... Apr....12
Four-Picket Wooden Wing Jump...... May....12
PVC Weave-A-Matic...... Jun....12
All-Purpose Wood Non-Winged Jump...... Jul.....14
24-foot Long Dogwalk...... Aug....12
All-In-One PVC Training Jump...... Sep....12
AKC Agility PVC Triple Bar Jump...... Oct....12
PVC Broad Jump...... Nov....16
36-foot Long Dogwalk...... Dec....14
Course Analyses
USDAA Grand Prix Qualifier, Puerto Rico...... Jan.....32
USDAA Grand Prix Qualifier, Phoenix AZ...... Mar....19
USDAA Grand Prix Qualifier, Orlando FL...... Mar....21
USDAA Grand Prix Qualifier, Los Angeles CA...... Apr....33
More Agility from the ASSA Nationals...... Jun....18
USDAA Spring Festival Steeplechase...... Jun....32
USDAA Spring Festival Grand Prix Regional...... Jun....33
USDAA Spring Festival DAM: Standard Agility...... Jun....34
USDAA Spring Festival DAM: Snooker...... Jun....35
USDAA Spring Festival DAM: Jumpers...... Jun....35
USDAA Spring Festival DAM: Gamblers...... Jun....36
USDAA Spring Festival DAM: Team Relay...... Jun....37
USDAA Nationals: $1,500 Dog Agility Steeplechase Round 1...... Aug....30
USDAA Nationals: $1,500 Dog Agility Steeplechase Finals...... Aug....32
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Semifinals Round 1...... Aug....34
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Semifinals Round 2...... Aug....36
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Finals...... Aug....38
April IAL Course...... Nov....41
World Championships: Team Mini Jumping...... Dec....22
World Championships: Team Standard Jumping...... Dec....23
World Championships: Team Mini Agility...... Dec....24
World Championships: Team Standard Agility...... Dec....25
Course Analyses (continued)
World Championships: Individual Mini Jumping...... Dec....26
World Championships: Individual Standard Jumping...... Dec....26
World Championships: Individual Mini Agility...... Dec....28
World Championships: Individual Standard Agility...... Dec....28
USDAA $4,000 Dog Agility Steeplechase Championship...... Dec....35
Courses (Nested)
An Idea for a Show ‘n’ Go...... Jan.....25
More Nested Courses for a Show ‘n’ Go...... Jan.....27
Editor’s Desk
AKC championship program...... Jan.....4
Gamblers...... Feb.....4
Agility is still fun...... Mar.....4
Equipment, event staffing, and politics...... Apr.....4
A new agility organization...... May.....4
Problems getting judges...... Jun.....4
The importance of building a foundation of motivation...... Jul...... 4
Petition to change USDAA jump heights...... Aug.....4
AKC/USA World Team...... Sep.....4
Winter training...... Oct.....4
Warm-up jump etiquette...... Nov.....4
Success can be a corrosive influence...... Dec.....4
Event Coverage
1998 USDAA Spring Festival of Dog Agility...... Jun....31
Mini Dog Team Herds in a Win at Saratoga Springs...... Jul.....26
1998 USDAA Nationals...... Aug....29
1998 NADAC Nationals...... Nov....27
1998 Agility World Championships...... Dec....19
1998 USDAA $4,000 Dog Agility Steeplechase Winners...... Dec....38
1998 USDAA Dog Agility Masters Team Championship...... Dec....39
Exercises
Jumping Exercises by Marq Cheek...... Jan.....22
Hobday Jumping Exercises by Ruth Hobday...... Feb....25
Fumbling Through the Footwork of a Front Cross by Mecklenburg...Mar....24
Hobday A-Frame Exercises by Ruth Hobday...... Mar....28
Gamble Scrambles by Linda Mecklenburg...... Apr....22
Training Exercises from the UK: Part 1 by Eleanor Balchin...... Apr....29
Hobday See-Saw Exercises by Ruth Hobday...... Apr....38
You Choose the Course by Linda Mecklenburg...... May....23
Training Exercises from the UK: Part 2 by Eleanor Balchin...... May....26
Hobday Jumping Exercises by Ruth Hobday...... May....28
Handling Techniques: Crossing Behind the Dog, Part 1...... Jun....24
Handling Techniques: Crossing Behind the Dog, Part 2...... Jul.....21
Opposite Arm Signaling by Eleanor Balchin...... Jul.....29
More Gamble Scrambles by Linda Mecklenburg...... Jul.....36
Handling Techniques: Crossing Behind the Dog, Part 3...... Aug....23
Handling Techniques: Crossing Behind the Dog, Part 4...... Sep....19
Dealt by Dave by Linda Mecklenburg...... Sep....24
Tunnel Fun by Marq Cheek...... Sep....31
The Racetrack by Bud Houston...... Sep....32
Short and Sweet by Linda Mecklenburg...... Sep....36
Exercises (continued)
Swiss Agility Weekends by Pascal Peng...... Oct....21
Something Borrowed by Bud Houston...... Nov....23
The Get Out Chute by Bud Houston...... Nov....26
A Jump and Weave Training Set by Carol Mount...... Nov....35
Student Stumper by Linda Mecklenburg...... Nov....37
From the Handler’s Box
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Fair Hill MD...... Jan.....8
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Puerto Rico...... Feb.....6
USDAA Masters & Advanced Gamblers, Keene NH...... Mar.....6
USDAA Masters, Advanced & Novice Gamblers, Virginia Beach VA.Apr.....6
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Gainesville GA ...... May.....7
USDAA Masters Gamblers, The Blackthorne NY...... Jun.....5
USDAA Advanced & Masters Gamblers, Sheboygan WI ...... Jul...... 6
USDAA Advanced Gamblers, Saratoga NY ...... Aug.....7
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Wilmington OH...... Sep.....7
AAC Novice & Intermediate Gamblers, Sherbrooke Canada ...... Oct.....6
NADAC Elite Gamblers, Stowe VT...... Nov.....8
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Fair Hill MD...... Dec.....7
Games
Strategic Pairs...... Mar....26
The Use of Games in Practice by Nancy Gyes...... Nov....33
Judge’s Debriefing
USDAA Grand Prix Qualifier, Bay Team CA, Jean MacKenzie.....Jan.....18
AKC Excellent, Youngstown OH, Marq Cheek...... Feb....16
USDAA Advanced, Minnesota, Elise Paffrath...... Mar....16
USDAA Masters & Advanced Jumpers, Palm Bch FL, Darlene Woz..Apr....17
AKC Open, San Antonio TX, Bud Houston...... May....17
AKC Excellent, Tucson AZ, Cindy Macklin...... Jun....17
AKC Excellent, Open & Novice, Dallas TX, Chris Miele...... Jul.....17
A-2 Jumpers, Hungary, Istvan Sebok...... Aug....17
AAC Masters, Abbotsford Canada, Marie-Josee Thuot...... Sep....17
USDAA Masters, Carmel NY, Bill Sterling...... Oct....16
USDAA Advanced, Sacramento CA, Elise Paffrath...... Nov....19
AKC Excellent JWW, Albany NY, Melinda Harvey...... Dec....17
Letters to the Editor
Distance handling versus running with your dog...... Apr....37
Miscellaneous
Welcome to Masters! A Different Perspective on Fair Hill...... Jan.....35
Agility and the MBTI, Part 1 by Angelica Steinker...... Jan.....36
Beginning Clicker Training for You & Your Dog by Debi Hutchinson.Feb....30
Agility and the MBTI, Part 2 by Angelica Steinker...... Feb....33
Agility Trial Guide for Novices by Victoria Rose...... Feb....36
Agility in South Africa by Sally Adam...... Mar....33
Agility Rehab by Janis Henderson...... Mar....34
Agility and the MBTI, Part 3 by Angelica Steinker...... Mar....35
101 Uses for the Practice Jump by Debbie Sacerich...... Apr....35
Agility and the MBTI, Part 4 by Angelica Steinker...... Apr....40
16 Paths to Agility Success by Angelica Steinker...... May....31
Agility ABCs by Kathy Lofthouse...... May....36
Surfing the Agility Web...... May....37
Miscellaneous (continued)
Equipment Considerations: Tunnel Dynamics...... Jun....28
Canine Performance Events, Inc. by Linda Eickholdt...... Jun....40
Agility on the Internet by Mary Jo Sminkey...... Jun....41
A Judge’s View of the Grand Prix Finals by Darlene Woz...... Aug....40
Feeding the Canine Athlete by Lisanne Major...... Sep....23
The Effect of Adverse Conditions by Wendy Hultsman...... Sep....29
Getting the Most Out of Practice...... Sep....34
Kids and Agility by Elizabeth Sigeti...... Sep....35
Planning a Winning Strategy for Gamblers by Stuart Mah...... Oct....26
Line ‘Em Up...... Oct....27
Teeter Performance...... Oct....37
The Love Language of Dogs by Angelica Steinker...... Nov....40
Massaging Your Dog by Kimberly Ann Schreyer...... Nov....42
A New Solution to Teaching Course Analysis Skills...... Dec....34
On Course With…
Diane Holleman...... Jan.....10
Dan Dege...... Feb.....8
Bill Sterling...... Mar.....8
Janet Gauntt...... Apr.....8
Terry Herman...... May.....8
Stacy Peardot...... Jun.....8
Mary Jo Lavin...... Jul...... 8
Karen Gloor...... Aug.....8
Diane Bauman...... Sep.....8
Ruth Hobday...... Oct.....8
Barbara & Roseanne DeMascio...... Nov....10
Dave Hanson...... Dec.....8
Reviews
Book: Fundamentals of Course Design for Dog Agility...... May....25
Book: Peak Performance, Coaching the Canine Athlete...... Jul.....40
Video: Obstacle Training, Tape 1, with Jane Simmons-Moake...... Sep....27
Book: Agility Fun The Hobday Way, Vol. 1 by Ruth Hobday...... Nov....34
Teacher’s Room by Julie Daniels
TCM and the Limbo of the Intermediate Class...... Feb....22
Looking at Luring Part 1...... Apr....20
Looking at Luring Part 2...... Jun....20
Looking at Luring Part 3...... Aug....20
Tip of the Month
Show etiquette...... Jan.....7
Weave pole entries...... Feb.....5
Developing attention and control...... Mar.....5
Placing your dog at the start line...... Apr.....7
Lead-outs...... May.....7
Keeping an agility training journal...... Jun.....6
Hand signals...... Jul...... 5
Identifying and practicing difficult sequences from a trial...... Aug.....6
Up contacts...... Sep....28
Laying out an agility ring...... Oct.....5
The dog’s path...... Nov....41
Timing of commands...... Dec....10
Trainer’s Forum
Speeding up a dog on contacts...... Jan.....12
Speeding up tunnel performance...... Feb....10
Working with the dog who chooses his own courses...... Mar....10
Improving weave pole entries...... Apr....10
Making the transition from using rewards in training to the ring.....May....10
Preparing a dog that’s easily frightened or distracted for the ring.....Jun....10
Tightening turns...... Jul.....10
Speeding up seesaw performance...... Aug....10
Training cross behinds...... Sep....10
Warming up your dog to go in the ring...... Oct....10
Taking the edge off an energetic dog...... Nov....10
Working with a dog that pops out of the weave poles...... Dec....10
Training
Teaching Obstacle Fundamentals by Bud Houston...... Jan.....19
Training Weave Poles: Wire and Channel Method by Kent Mahan...Jan.....29
The Half Cross by Linda Mecklenburg...... Jan.....32
Training Weave Poles: Clicker Method by Robert Loftus...... Feb....27
Training Weave Poles: Weave-A-Matic Way by Monica Percival....Mar....30
The Weave Pole Dance by Nancy Gyes...... Apr....25
Warp Speed Weaves by Libby Messler...... May....20
Teaching the Pipe Tunnel by Anne Smith...... May....30
Train Agility with a Magic Wand...... Jul.....32
Plank Confusion by Linda Mecklenburg...... Jul.....39
Training for Gamblers Part 1 by Stuart Mah...... Sep....25
Training for Gamblers Part 2 by Stuart Mah...... Sep....17
Nail the Ups! by Ron Schumann...... Oct....30
The Fist! Command by Mary Jo Sminkey...... Oct....32
Training the Teeter by Linda Mecklenburg...... Oct....33
How I Train the Seesaw by Julie Daniels...... Nov....21
Teaching an Around Command by Mary Jo Sminkey...... Nov....39
Super Table by Donna Anderson...... Dec....31
You Make the Call
Strange scenarios...... Jan.....5
A-frame scenario...... Feb.....5
Off-course scenario...... Mar.....5
Table scenario...... Apr.....5
Weave pole scenarios...... May.....5
Start line scenario...... Jun.....5
Steward and handler contact scenarios...... Jul...... 5
Handler restriction scenarios...... Aug.....6
Knocked bar and plank scenarios...... Sep.....6
Handler behavior scenarios...... Oct.....5
Snooker scenarios...... Nov.....6
Scoring error scenarios...... Dec.....6
What’s the Buzz?
Continued weave pole training...... Jan.....6
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