On a Front
Front is a stable position directly in front of the handler. Front is an traditional obedience skill. Usually your dog sits in this position, but standing is often acceptable as well, especially in... More 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, your dog switches Flanks in with you in front of them. 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 Front Cross is a foundational Flatwork
Flatwork is the stuff that happens between the catches. How the team moves and transitions, often without the disc, is flatwork. Flatwork concepts in disc dog are taken from the agility and herding... More skill for team movement. It allows you to move your dog around the field in stylish fashion.
On the Front Cross, your dog will turn towards you when they switch working sides, which provides another way of looking at the skill.
The Front 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.
