Training Tuesday: Rear Cross Problems -- Video Analysis
Common rear cross problems and why they might be happening
Originally published on Megan Foster's Synergy Dog Sports blog. Used here with permission.
Today’s blog is more of a vlog, since there will be two videos and not a lot of words!
The purpose of these videos is to show some common rear cross problems and why they might be happening.
In this first video, I am cueing rear crosses vs wraps with Shock on my left side. You get to see her confuse my rear cross cue with just my decel cue, and what I did to solve that problem.
In the second video, I am cueing a rear cross vs wraps with Shock on my right side. You get to see a completely different issue with regards to how Shock perceives the pressure of my motion behind her line.
Maybe you have had these issues in the past, maybe you’re dealing with them currently, or know someone that is – either way, I hope these videos are helpful to you!
About Megan Foster
Megan Foster has been involved in the dog sport world nearly her entire life. With over 20 years’ experience, she has competed with a variety of dogs, including an American Eskimo and West Highland White Terrier, Shelties, border collies, and Parson Russell Terriers, and has worked with an even larger variety of breeds. Her accomplishments include many ADCh (USDAA Agility Dog Champion) titles, MACh (AKC Master Agility Champion) titles, Regional and National Championships, and representing the U.S. on the European Open in 2015. Megan was also a USDAA judge for over 10 years, providing valuable insight into course design, course analysis, and handling styles throughout the United States. Megan has been teaching agility full-time, in person and online, for six years, through her training school, Synergy Dog Sports. Megan became a OneMind Dogs Assistant Coach in 2016 and finished her Coach Certification in 2018. She believes in developing a system of communication based on the dog’s perspective and what dogs naturally understand and then individualizing that system for the humans that train and run them. Megan currently has three dogs of her own: Smack (border collie, age 12), Shock (border collie, 8), and Shrek (Parson Russell Terrier, 4); she lives with her partner, Graham, and his dogs, Skittles (Sheltie, 12) and Skrik (border collie, 5) in Stanwood, Washington. For more information, visit www.synergydogsports.com.