Clean Run
1999 (Vol. 5) Annual Index
Backyard Dogs
By Bud Houston...... Jan.....18
By Marie-Josee Thuot...... Feb....16
By Bud Houston...... Mar....16
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Mar....17
By Bud Houston...... Apr....16
By Bud Houston...... May....16
By Bud Houston...... Jun....14
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Jul.....20
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Aug....18
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Sep....17
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Oct....17
By Elicia Calhoun...... Nov....19
By Linda Mecklenburg...... Dec....13
Case Studies
Hyper Dog by Nini Bloch...... Jan.....12
Hyper Dog by Tom Diamond...... Feb....12
Laid Back Dog by Nini Bloch...... Mar....12
The Pole Thief by Ruth Hobday...... May....12
The Reluctant Dog by Bud Houston...... Jul.....12
What Tangled Webs We Weave...... Nov....12
Construction Zone
Wooden Long Jump...... Jan.....14
Closed Rainbow PVC Wing Jump (Revised version in Sept 1999)....Feb....14
Weave Pole Guide Wires...... Mar....14
Viaduct Jump...... Apr....14
PVC Square-Foot Nonwinged Jump...... May....14
AKC Double Jump...... Jun....12
AKC Double Jump Correction...... Jul.....18
Closed Rainbow PVC Wing Jump (Revised from Feb 1999)...... Jul.....14
Adjustable AKC Pause Table (Revised from Sept 1997)...... Jul.....16
24-foot Vinyl Dogwalk...... Aug....14
Quick and Simple PVC Jump...... Sep....14
PVC Agility Ladder...... Oct....14
Jump Pole Storage Rack...... Nov....14
Very Portable PVC Jumps...... Dec....10
Course Analyses
AKC Nationals: Round 1...... Jan.....28
AKC Nationals: Round 2...... Jan....29
AKC Nationals: Round 3...... Jan.....30
AKC Nationals: Round 4...... Jan.....31
IAL Course 4...... Jan.....38
Messler at Susquenango (AKC Excellent)...... Feb....38
Drabek’s Corner (AKC Excellent JWW)...... May....23
USDAA Nationals: Steeplechase Qualifier Round 1...... Sep....24
USDAA Nationals: Steeplechase Qualifier Finals...... Sep....26
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Semifinals Round 1...... Sep....28
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Semifinals Round 2...... Sep....30
USDAA Nationals: Grand Prix Finals...... Sep....34
Course Analyses (continued)
World Championships: Individual Standard Jumping...... Nov....38
World Championships: Individual Mini Jumping...... Nov....39
World Championships: Team Standard Agility...... Nov....41
World Championships: Team Mini Agility...... Nov....43
World Championships: Individual Standard Agility...... Nov....44
World Championships: Individual Mini Agility...... Nov....45
World Championships: Team Standard Jumping...... Nov....47
World Championships: Team Mini Jumping...... Nov....49
NADAC National Championship Courses...... Dec....24
Courses (Nested)
Fun Run Nested Courses...... May....38
Clean Run Camp Run-Throughs...... Sep....42
CR News
Subscription referral plan...... Jun....18
New projects and web site...... Aug....16
Subscription price reduction...... Sep....16
New books...... Nov....25
Editor’s Desk
The AKC MACH title...... Jan.....4
What happens to an agility dog when he retires...... Feb.....4
Turning in ribbons...... Mar.....4
Running classes...... Apr.....4
Agility is a game...... May.....4
How agility has changed...... Jun.....4
Agility in the U.S. versus abroad...... Jul...... 4
Incredible Dog Challenge...... Aug.....4
Entry limits...... Sep.....4
Team spirit...... Oct.....4
Obedience and agility...... Nov.....4
1998 agility statistics...... Dec.....4
Event Coverage
1998 AKC National Agility Championship...... Jan.....27
1998 Pup-Peroni Agility Classic...... Feb....20
1999 Pup-Peroni Central Regional Agility Championship...... Aug....39
1999 USDAA Nationals...... Sep....23
1999 Agility World Championships...... Nov....35
1999 NADAC Nationals...... Dec....18
1999 USDAA Dog Agility Masters Team Championship...... Dec....32
1999 $4,000 USDAA Dog Agility Steeplechase Championships.....Dec....36
Exercises
How Do I Get My Dog To Do That? by Debbie Sacerich...... Jan.....43
Discrimination Roller Coaster by Bud Houston...... Feb....40
Thursday Night at Power Paws by Nancy Gyes...... Mar....28
Never Take Your Eyes Off Your Dog? (Blind Crosses)...... Apr....26
Thursday Night at Power Paws by Nancy Gyes...... Apr....36
Target Proof by Bud Houston...... May....20
Drabek in a Small Universe by Bud Houston...... May....24
Highway/City, Part 1 by Pati Hatfield...... May....29
Clean Run Camp Exercises by Monica Percival...... May....39
Attention and Go On by Mary Kerssen...... Jun....22
Exercises (continued)
Highway/City, Part 2 by Pati Hatfield...... Jun....26
Thursday Night at Power Paws by Nancy Gyes...... Jun....28
Clean Run Camp Exercises by Linda Mecklenburg...... Jun....37
Highway/City, Part 3 by Pati Hatfield...... Jul.....33
Clean Run Camp Exercises by Nancy Gyes...... Jul.....41
Contacts and Attention by Mary Kerrsen...... Jul.....43
Thursday Night at Power Paws by Nancy Gyes...... Aug....27
Thursday Night at Power Paws by Nancy Gyes...... Oct....23
Sweltering and Skeltering with England’s Sally Jones by Paffrath....Nov....28
From the Handler’s Box
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Wilmington OH...... Jan.....8
NADAC Novice Gamblers, Stowe VT...... Feb.....8
NADAC/ASCA Novice Gamblers, Westfield MA...... Mar.....8
NADAC Elite Gamblers, Philadelphia PA...... Apr.....8
USDAA Masters Gamblers, The Blackthorne NY ...... May.....8
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Orlando FL...... Jun.....6
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Plant City FL...... Jul...... 6
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Norristown PA...... Aug.....8
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Hampton Falls NH...... Sep.....8
USDAA DAM Gamblers, Fryeburg ME...... Oct.....6
USDAA Masters Gamblers, Hopkington NH...... Dec.....6
Games
Snooker Scramble...... Jan.....46
Helter Skelter...... Feb....32
4-Leaf Clover...... Mar....34
Octagon Game...... May....32
Handler’s Choice...... Oct....38
Judge’s Debriefing
USDAA Masters, Keene NH, Bill Sterling...... Jan.....21
Pup-Peroni Agility Classic, Houston TX, Gail Storm...... Feb....25
USDAA Advanced Pairs, Philadelphia PA, Brian McGunigle...... Mar....20
AKC International, Portland OR, Marq Cheek...... Apr....18
Starters, Novice and Open, Queensland Australia...... May....17
USDAA Starters/Novice, Kerrville TX, Elise Paffrath...... Jun....16
AKC Excellent, Perry GA, Diane Craig...... Jul.....23
USDAA Advanced Pairs, Sterling Height MI, Elise Paffrath...... Aug....22
NADAC Elite Jumpers, Huntington Beach CA, Stacy Peardot...... Sep....19
AKC Excellent JWW, Paws for Fun, Carol Smorch...... Oct....20
AKC Excellent, Hutto TX, Carol Mount...... Nov....22
AKC Novice A, Novice B, and Open JWW, Baltimore MD, Cheek...Dec....14
K-9 Health Talk by Dr. Henry De Boer
Strains and sprains...... Mar....25
Symptons and causes of elbow dysplasia...... May....19
How is elbow dysplasia diagnosed...... Jul.....25
Heat stroke...... Sep....21
Nutritional supplements for joint health...... Nov....17
Letters to the Editor
Trying exercises without the commentary...... Jan.....42
Receiving ribbons...... Jun....39
Miscellaneous
AKC Agility Rules Changes...... Jan.....35
USDAA Announces Changes for 1999...... Jan.....37
Knock Your Spots Off, But Stay on Course by Deborah Reynolds....Jan.....39
Success Is Not Spelled… “Yes, But…”! by Claudia Frank...... Feb....36
Don’t Get Lost Out There by Tony Dickinson...... Feb....39
Find the Hidden Word (puzzle) by Claire Latour...... Mar....37
Criteria for Selection to the 1999 AKC Agility World Team...... Apr....29
Advice for the Novice Gambler by Jack Buhite...... Apr....42
Tips for Nonprofit Incorporation by Anita Craven...... Apr....44
Agility Competition Information for Beginners...... May....26
Strategies for Snooker by Stuart Mah...... May....34
A Beginner’s Guide to Walking a Course by Abbie Tamber...... Jun....19
Creating a Motivating Toy by Susan Garrett...... Jun....25
A Promise Fulfilled by Barbara Rake...... Jun....35
Gamblers Master: The Road to a Title by Susie Glaze...... Jun....41
Agility Photography by Mary Jo Sminkey...... Jul.....40
But the Tunnel Was Right in Front of Him! by Linda Mecklenburg...Aug....41
A Rookie’s View of the USDAA Nationals by “Shadow” Coupe....Sep....36
Your First Agility Trial: What You Really Need to Know...... Sep....44
The Jumping Dog by Sue Ann Lesser, DVM, CAC...... Oct....33
Caesar Hits the DECC by Jennifer Vos...... Dec....23
Running With Reckless Abandon by Jane Callaghy...... Dec....39
Shoulder Steering—Obstacle vs. Direction by Gary White...... Dec....40
Attitude is Everything by Steve Drinkwater...... Dec....41
On Course With…
Susan Garrett...... Jan.....10
Kenneth Tatsch...... Feb....10
Tom Thompson...... Mar....10
Kim Duff...... Apr....10
Terry Smorch...... May....10
Ella Hoselton...... Jun.....8
Pascal Peng...... Jul...... 8
Kathie Leggett...... Aug....10
Marquand Cheek...... Sep....10
Jim Basic...... Oct....10
Elicia Calhoun...... Nov.....8
Jennifer Pinder...... Dec.....8
Reviews
Book: Purely Positive Training...... Jan.....41
Video: Sequence Training, Tape 2, with Jane Simmons-Moake.....Apr....32
Book: Agility Fun The Hobday Way, Vol. II...... May....28
Video: Advanced Agility Skills, Tape 3, with Jane Simmons-Moake..Apr....32
Snookered
USDAA Masters Snooker, Bedford MA...... Nov.....6
Teacher’s Room by Julie Daniels
Advanced Contacts: Training vs. Handling...... Jan.....22
Puppy Stuff: Part 1...... Mar....22
Puppy Stuff: Part 2, The Zen Game of “Face”...... Apr....21
Permission to Win...... Jul.....29
Tip of the Month
Is your dog really ready for competition?...... Jan.....7
Your job as the handler of the team...... Feb.....7
Breaking stays at the start line...... Mar.....9
Reward values...... Apr.....6
Guidelines for how a refusal is judged...... May.....7
Improving call-offs...... Jun....10
Stays at the start line...... Jul.....18
Is your dog really ready for competition...... Aug.....7
Memorizing a course...... Sep.....7
Proofing with a “judge” before competition...... Oct.....8
Wait-for-release contact training...... Nov....16
Motivational toy...... Dec....13
Training
Teaching the Left and Right Directional Commands by Mecklenburg.Feb....27
Putting Your Best Feet Forward by Stacy Peardot...... Feb....34
Deposits into the Perfect-Recall Account by Susan Garrett...... Mar....36
Training Contacts Using a Target by Nancy Gyes...... Mar....38
Cookie Recipes by Janet Lewis...... Mar....40
The Lead-Out Pivot by Linda Mecklenburg...... Apr....23
Teaching Contact Obstacles With a Clicker by Debi Hutchinson.....Apr....30
How to Make Your Dog Run Fast, Part 1 by Susan Garrett...... May....22
The Up Contact by Nancy Gyes...... May....25
How to Make Your Dog Run Fast, Part 2 by Susan Garrett...... Jun....23
How to Make Your Dog Run Fast, Part 3 by Susan Garrett...... Jul.....30
Unleashing the “Velcro” Dog by Jane Simmons-Moake...... Jul.....38
How to Make Your Dog Run Fast, Part 4 by Susan Garrett...... Aug....24
Good Dog Trainers by Pati Hatfield...... Sep....40
Recall Tips by Nancy Gyes and Rachel Sanders...... Sep....45
Table, Table, Table! By Kathy Lofthouse...... Oct....32
Control and Motivation by Carol Mock...... Oct....44
Training With Food: Create the Reward & Lose the Lure by Peardot..Dec....30
You Make the Call
Collapsed tunnel scenarios...... Jan.....6
Weave pole scenarios...... Feb.....6
U-shaped pipe tunnel scenarios...... Mar.....6
Discrimination and weave pole scenarios...... Apr.....6
A-frame/tunnel discrimination scenarios...... May.....6
Dogwalk scenarios...... Aug.....6
Turns after a jump scenarios...... Sep.....6
What’s the Buzz? by Susan Garrett
Buzz’s first trial...... Apr....33
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