On a Rear Cross
A Cross is an canine agility term that describes a change of working sides. Your dog moves from your left to your right (Heel to Side) or from Clock to Counter. Crosses are... More, the dog switches Flanks with the behind her. From clock to counter clockwise Flank
Out to the side of the handler is the Flank. If the dog is out to the handler's right or left the dog is on Flank. If the dog is moving with the... More or vice versa.
Taken directly from the canine agility world, the Rear Cross is a foundational flatwork skill for team movement. It allows the handler to move the dog around the field in stylish fashion.
On the Rear Cross, your dog will turn away from you when she switches working sides. “Dog turning away from the handler” is another way of looking at this skill.
The Rear Cross relies on Positional Pressure
Pressure comes in many forms in dog training. Positional Pressure, Performance Pressure, Environmental Pressure, the Plane of the handler’s body. Pressure is a fact. How you wield it or leverage it is up... More and the Plane
The handler’s body creates a plane of pressure that helps to move and control the dog on the field. Dogs like to be hooked up with the handler’s plane while working on Flank.... More of your body to communicate movement.
Drop is the previous obstacle the catch is the next obstacle.
