Clean Run Magazine provides free indexes of their magazine from years 1997-present. These have been compiled into one PDF file available here. Use Adobe Acrobat's ability to view bookmarks and search feature to look for subjects you are interested in.

Valery Thompson's "Skills That Are Required Before Starting Agility Training" is available in PDF format. You may wish to contact Old Pueblo Dog Training Club or the Humane Society of Southern Arizona for formal training. Here are some sample books and DVD's you may want to check out from Clean Run to see if they are appropriate for your situation.

• "Building Blocks for Performance" - Alpine Publications; Subtitle: Give Your Puppy a Head Start for Competition; Author: Bobbie Anderson with Tracy Libby; Format: Paperback; Length: 134 pages; Release Date: 2002

• "Shaping Success" - Clean Run Productions LLC; Subtitle: The Education of an Unlikely Champion; Author: Susan Garrett; Format: Paperback; Length: 248 pages; Release Date: 2005

• "Click & Play Agility" - Courteous Canine Inc. Publishing; Author: Angelica Steinker, M.Ed.; Format: Paperback; Length: 470 pages; Release Date: 2006

• "From the Ground Up" - Dog Sport Media; Subtitle: Agility Foundation Training for Puppies and Beginner Dogs; Author: Kim Collins; Format: Soft cover, wire-o; Length: 160 pages; Release Date: 2006

• "Beginners Guide to Dog Agility" - T.F.H. Publications; Subtitle: Fun, Frolic, and Fitness for Your Dog; Author: Laurie Leach; Format: Paperback; Length: 256 pages; Release Date: 2006

• "Really Reliable Recall" - Healthy Dog Productions; Author: Leslie Nelson; Format: DVD, NTSC; Running Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Release Date: 2004

• "Games to Enhance Training" - Clean Run Productions LLC; Author: Wendy Pape; Format: DVD, NTSC; Running Time: 1 hour, 22 minutes; Release Date: 2006

• "Crate Games for Self-Control & Motivation" Say Yes! Dog Training; Author: Susan Garrett; Format: DVD, NTSC; Running Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes; Release Date: 2007

Rob Stein wrote an interesting article in The Washington Post about how research on dogs shows that they make decisions to imitate behavior based on the specific circumstances in which the action takes place.

Allison Titcomb's paper, "Snake Avoidance Training with Dogs: Making Informed Decisions", explains why snake avoidance training is not suitable for every dog. It is to be published in the July Sonoran Herpetolgist, the newsletter-journal of the Tucson Herpetological Society.

"Agility Show Committe Job Descriptions" by Kathy McGovern was published in the Scramblers' Scribbles December 1999 through February 2000. It is available in both PDF format or Word format.