One of the agility classes that Hank and I are taking right now is called “Serpentines, Slices and Threadles.” Those are all terms for different handling techniques and our first class focused on the slice.
When a dog slices an obstacle it means that they take it at an angle, often a pretty extreme angle. This is tougher for the dog because it means they have to jump farther in a more narrow space. It seems easier for me because I just have to run a straight line, making Hank do all the work.
Hank has always been pretty intuitive about slices, but I was very impressed with his work in this class. It’s hard to tell in the video, but the obstacles are set up at wildly different angles and Hank has to slice all of them.
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