These exercises are a test of how well your dog matches your path and can stay with you in tight situations.

Exercises inspired by various challenges presented at the FCI Agility World Championships where push-throughs, threadles, and off-course traps abounded.

A large part of training involves teaching your dog to follow your signals, even though he may think he knows what is next.

You can make big improvements by becoming a student of the sport. This month work on precise and decisive handling.

Blend up some rear crosses, some threadles, some wide open spaces and sprinkle a few layers in between and you’ll need a concoction of skills to get through unscathed!

These exercises are designed so that the dog is going to a different obstacle after jump #3 in each sequence. Be thoughtful about what your cues are for jump #3 so that your dog knows where he is going next prior to commitment to the jump.

The main goal of these exercises is to test weave pole performance. Can your dog ignore the allure of the tunnel and complete his job in the poles?

These sequences will help you get comfortable with different crosses at the broad/long jump. Try using both front and rear crosses on the take-off and landing side of the obstacle.