tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10951301.post115144202421145060..comments2023-06-06T19:50:57.030+10:00Comments on Choose and Raise a Puppy: Body LanguageMarj Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10655814967792870972noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10951301.post-1151606856810458792006-06-30T04:47:00.000+10:002006-06-30T04:47:00.000+10:00Hi Marj. Linda Mecklenberg had an article in Clean...Hi Marj. Linda Mecklenberg had an article in Clean Run earlier this year(?) about all the body language in agility along with examples too.<BR/><BR/>She also included aceleration/deceleration too. So if you slow (also causes body to lean back) approaching a jump the dog should collect anticipating a tight turn. Similarly, continuing toward/past the jump w/o deceleration should cue the dog to extend over the jump.<BR/><BR/>On the arms "front" there are those who would say the Rear Cross is started with inside arm drawing the dog past the handler but the turn is actually initiated by the off side arm together with the handler's body motion turning toward the dog... If you are Rear Crossing with only the inside arm it is really more of a "flip" (which is becoming much frowned up here in the States - due to its being associated with sending dogs to a side obstacle instead of sending the dog forward to an obstacle - just a little wrist turn between going straight and an inside arm turn is all it takes for some dogs :^)<BR/><BR/>Best RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com