This is the complete set of exercises and videos that make up Agility Dynamite Video Lesson 11.

Lesson 11 features a very compact setup of 8 jumps (and that includes the tire). There is a tunnel on the course, but there are no weave poles. The absence of the weave poles creates a special difficulty of handling without a break. No rest for the wicked, ;-).. We do have an A-Frame in this lesson for added practice. There is a ton of very detailed instruction of what to do how to do it for every sequence.

Sequences feature front crosses, rear crosses, circle work on a giant pinwheel, and a skill of running backwards. Virtual students had loads of fun learning to run backwards and, we are sure, so will you!

Plus Olga's "Be my Dog!" teaching technique: Olga puts students in "dog's shoes" and let them experience the course from the dog's standpoint.

There are a total of 4 Exercises, 2 Tips from Olga, and a foundation skill training video, where a baby dog, Freddie, tackles the Giant Pinwheel.

Numbered course maps for each exercise are included, as well as a general course layout map (GIF & AGL formats).
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LIST OF TOPICS BY EXERCISE

Exercise 1: intro - run 1 & 2 (featuring: Tracy & Doc, Tim & Gina, Sue & Gwen)

- Running with the dog: when to support the dog in real time and when to send
- Learning to show the line vs. one obstacle at a time
- Handling based on the dog's commitment points
- The "magic" 45 degree angle
- When a circle is not a circle?
- FX to Pinwheel transition: send your dog into orbit
- Running backwards introduced: Be a moving target!
- Which hands to use when running backwards
- Lead & Recall hands explained again, plus Two-handed handling

Exercise 2: intro - run (featuring: Sue & Gwen, Tim & Gina, Tracy & Sidney)

- Giant Pinwheel
- Circle to straightaway transition: pinwheel exit via FX
- Sendaway out of an FX: leveraging speed generated by an FX
- Strategic handler positions: what's your positional margin of error?
- All the bars are down when learning new skills: what to do about it?
- Keeping in motion to maintain dog's focus on you

Exercise 3: intro - run (featuring: Sue & Gwen, Tim & Gina, Tracy & Doc)

- Tunnel at last! RX over a spread to tighten the turn
- Driving your dog around the pinwheel from behind
- FX at the AF exit: can your dog stomach that?
- Running contact AF exit via FX
- Run backwards or just send and front cross?
- The mighty precue: throw the "token" and run
- Choosing correct leadout positions
- Plus Agility satire: the best way to drop a bar
- Running backwards 202: now do it faster!

Exercise 4: run (featuring: Alicia & Pickle)

- LOP on a serpentine opening
- It's not the direction you are facing, it's the direction you are moving that matters
- Handling with conviction and working through rough spots
- Signaling discrimination (jump vs. tunnel) at a distance
- Layering: when is it the "right" thing to do
- Putting it all together: from "it doesn't work!" to perfect

Exercise 5: Giant Pinwheel (featuring: Becky & Freddie the puppy)

- Hello, my new teammate! Learning to run your young dog - what an eye opener
- Don't baby the baby dog: Leadout position should't be compromised
- Green dog won't "save your butt", he doesn't know where he's going
- Using hand signals to tell the dog to come in or stay out
- Running in circles to learn the Go On!

Video Tip 1: How to manage your dog between runs or while talking to your trainer

Video Tip 2: How to keep connection with your dog at the start and on leadouts
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