I find this myth to be a hot topic of conversation right now in the agility world, especially with the changes in course design and growing popularity of “international style” course and handling techniques. I frequently hear that the only way to handle a certain sequence is to “get ahead” and “push” the line, or that if you do all blind crosses, your dog will end up with a better time. While I find there are fantastic uses for blind or front crosses, and pushing on the dog’s line has its place, those techniques are only effective if the handler is truly ahead and out of the dog’s way. This is actually very difficult! My experience with all of my dogs has shown me that if you tell the dog where to go and stay out of his way, he will go faster. How would you feel if, when you were driving on the highway, you were constantly being cut off? If you are like me, you might get mad at first, but eventually, if it kept happening, you might develop a sense of caution, and if you are being cautious, you are not going as fast as you can.
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