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Forced Front Cross is a handling technique where the dog is handled to an obstacle performed from the backside from the dog’s point of view, while the handler is ahead of the dog.
Reverse Spin is a very effective handling technique for changing your dog's line after an obstacle or to avoid off-course obstacles that would otherwise appear on your dog’s natural line.
OneMind Dogs Coach and high level agility judge Nic Jones breaks down the courses she designed for the 2018 Derbyshire Championship Show - check out her technical analysis of the Agility course.
In Backside Send the dog is sent behind the obstacle. The aim is that the handler can send the dog behind the obstacle from a couple of meters distance, or even further.
In a Blind Cross the handler moves ahead of the dog and changes the handling side. The dog is switching the side behind the handler’s back. Because the handler gets to move forward all the time and no quick turns are required, this technique is the favorite for many handlers with knee problems, for example.
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Lateral Push is a useful technique when you need to get ahead of your dog to reach the next critical point of the course on time.
So you understand what Agility Snooker is and you’ve seen it in action... But how do you play this crazy game? Here are a couple strategies to make your next Snooker plan rock solid!
Japanese is a technique where you are ahead of your dog while asking him to perform what appears to be the backside of an obstacle from your dog's point of view.