Articles Tagged: blind cross

This month Jenny gives further examples of how she uses front and blind crosses in her handling system.

We’re now going to look at how you can use Jenny’s system in real life. In this installment of the series, Jenny explains how she uses front and blind crosses.

Jenny’s foundation training basically consists of reinforcing the cues used on course. The dog should be 100% tuned into your body and your cues. It’s important to build confidence in the dog, so that he knows he can always trust your cues. Even if you make a mistake in handling, you still always make sure to reward the dog.

In the first of two articles on the subject, the author discusses several specialized handling situations, obstacle discriminations and blind crosses, and how to handle these situations while continuing to maintain consistency in the APHS system.

This month Jenny Damm presents an overview of her handling system, including its history and philosophy, her three basic rules, the crosses she uses for changes of side, and the cues she uses to tell the dog to turn or to go straight.