Mine is deceleration. I contrast my acceleration with deceleration, and combine deceleration mostly with front crosses and rear crosses to create fast lines for my dog while controlling turns. I reviewed all of my runs from this year’s Westminster (3 runs) and AKC nationals (5 runs) and categorized all of my moves. Thus, in the charts below you will see a reflection of my running style combined with the handling demands of the courses at these two special events. Interestingly, at Westminster I was 13-2 rear cross over front cross, but at nationals I went 18-4 front cross over rear cross. Pick a weekend trial of your own and take a look at what you’re doing on course—you might be surprised.
2016 Westminster Masters Agility Championship
Maneuver | JWW | STD | Finals | Total |
decel | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
front cross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
rear cross | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
270/backside | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
serpentine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
v-set/shape | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
threadle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
lead out pivot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
forced front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
bypass/side | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 AKC National Agility Championship
Maneuver | ISC | JWW | STD | Hybrid | Finals | Total |
decel | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
front cross | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
rear cross | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
270/backside | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
serpentine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
v-set/shape | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
threadle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
lead out pivot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
forced front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
bypass/side | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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