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.
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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 |
Gitch and Esteban at the 2016 Westminster Masters Agility Championship
Gitch and Esteban at the 2016 AKC National Agility Championship
