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~ Front & Finish
Features
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Trevy: A Sparkling Career & A Joyful Farewell
~ Michele Parton-Parker
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Great Champions. Great Listeners
~ Willard Bailey
Highlights
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New Year’s Training Resolutions: Some For The Handler & Some For The Dog
~ Bob Self
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Course Practice: Continuing Intro To Rally #30: Excellent Course
~ Bea Moore
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Where To Now?
~ Glenna MacLeod
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AKC Classic – 2025
~ Deb Neufeld
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HGE: Now Known As AHDS
~ Marilyn Miller
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NADOI: Ground Your Dog!
~ Helen Cariotis NADOI-CI-CNP #372
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Clarity In Connection & Preventing Post Reinforcement Check Out
~ Janice Gunn
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Ratings
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Front & Finish® Top 100 Dogs of 2024
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Front & Finish® 2024 Top Ten Novice A Teams
Features
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Encountering Hemangiosarcoma
~ Willard Bailey
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Handled With Heart: A February Reflection On Dogs & The Human Heart
~ Bob Self
Highlights
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Continuing Intro to Rally – 31: Excellent Course
~ Bea Moore
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Take A Break Then Start Up Again
~ Glenna MacLeod
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Obedience – Feel The Addiction
~ Deborah Neufeld
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Enjoying Old Photos of Past Dogs at Christmastime
~ Marilyn Miller
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NADOI – Get It In Writing: The Power of Contracts
~ Jeanne Hampi NADOI-CI C #962
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Coming Next Month! The 2025 Delaney Rating Results
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In This Issue
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Front & Finish™ Delaney Rating System – 2025 Results
~ Dave Pluth
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From Chauffeur to Competitor: The Rise of Team Cleo
~ Keren Jones
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Bringing Persnickety Home
~ Willard Bailey
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It’s Never “Just”
~ Victoria Runnoe
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Sometimes The Best Dog Wins, Sometimes The Best Dog NQs
~ Bob Self
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Advanced Rally Challenges: Excellent & Master Challenges
~ Bea Moore
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Playing Dumb With The Dumbbell
~ Glenna MacLeod
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How Do You Get To The Olympics? Practice!
~ Deborah Neufeld
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Ideas For Entertaining Bored Dogs
~ Marilyn Miller
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A Foray ~ The Backwards Orbit
~ Janice Gunn
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NADOI ~ From Shelter To Service
~ Jeanne Hampi
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In This Issue
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Front & Finish™ Rally Combined Rating System – 2025 Results
~ Dave Pluth
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From Novice A to Legend: Ozzy’s Story
~ Beverley Fadden
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Rocket Revisited
~ Willard Bailey
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The Privilege and The Price of Dropping In
~ Bob Self
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Continuing Intro to Rally – 32 Novice & Advanced Nested Courses
~ Bea Moore
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Continuing Toward Perfection With The Dumbbell
~ Glenna MacLeod
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Rosette, Rosette, Who’s Got The Rosette?
~ Deborah Neufeld
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Nose Work Classes
~ Marilyn Miller
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NADOI ~ Characteristics of Effective Dog Training Instructors
~ Ellen Drewes-Stoen
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In This Issue
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Front & Finish™ Open A Obedience Ratings – 2025 Results
~ Dave Pluth
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Stemming The Decline of Obedience – A Radical Proposal to Restructure Obedience After the Agility Model
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Cookies! Confessions Emerging from Three Decades of Treats Dependence (Part 1 of 5)
~ Willard Bailey
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Do You Ever Look Your Dog In The Eyes
~ Bob Self
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Continuing Intro to Rally – Advanced Rally Challenges 32
~ Bea Moore
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Should Dogs Ever Retire From Training?
~ Glenna MacLeod
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The Price of Admission
~ Deborah Neufeld
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A Little About Lhasa Apsos
~ Marilyn Miller
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NADOI ~ Resolution: Fit Dog in 2026
~ Ellen Drewes-Stoen
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In This Issue
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Front & Finish™ Novice A & B Obedience Ratings – 2025 Results
~ Dave Pluth
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Stemming The Decline of Obedience – Continuing The Conversation
~ Bob Self
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Where Have All The Tchotchkes Gone? A Dog Sports Reflection
~ Willard Bailey
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Biscuits & Bones – The Next Few Issues
~ Bob Self
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Continuing Intro to Rally – Advanced Rally Challenges 33
~ Bea Moore
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Away From The Doghouse ~ Choosing From So Many Dog Sports
~ Glenna MacLeod
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A Foray ~ Preventing Forward Motion During Command Discrimination
~ Janice Gunn
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Doggedly Obedient ~ Dogs See With Their Noses
~ Marilyn Miller
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AKC Lauds Passage of Farm Bill for Animal Welfare
~ AKC Press Release
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Cookies! Confessions Emerging from Three Decades of Treats Dependence (Part 2 of 5)
~ Willard Bailey
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The Quiet After The Storm – Remembering Obvi
~ Bob Self
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Ratings
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Lifetime OTCH Point Leaders
~ Front & Finish™ Ratings
Features
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Stemming The Decline of Obedience Reader Feedback
~ Bob Self
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Cookies! Confessions Emerging from Three Decades of Treats Dependence (Part 3 of 5)
~ Willard Bailey
Highlights
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Biscuits & Bones – Our Sport. Our Community. Our Future.
~ Bob Self
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Course Practice – Advanced Rally Challenges – Rally In Small Spaces
~ Bea Moore
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Away From The Doghouse – Good Thoughts Only When Entering A Trial
~ Glenna MacLeod
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Doggedly Obedient ~ Can You Tell When Your Dog Is In Odor?
~ Marilyn Miller
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A Common Bond ~ Why Go?
~ Deborah Neufeld
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Can Obedience Learn From Agility
~ Diane Bauman
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Saving the Sport Of Obedience Competition
~ Diane Bauman
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In This Issue
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Front & Finish™ Ratings ~ Rally Master Ratings
~ Dave Pluth
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Hubble The Rescued Beagle ~ Doggedly Obedient
~ Marilyn Miller
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Have Your Say! Upcoming National Obedience Survey
~ Front and Finish
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Cookies! Confessions Emerging from Three Decades of Treat Dependence – (4th of 5 )
~ Willard Bailey
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Biscuits & Bones – Continuing The Conversation – More Readers Respond
~ Bob Self
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Book Review~ Exercise Finished
~ Melinda Wichmann
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Course Practice – Advanced Rally Challenges 34 – Master Challenge
~ Bea Moore
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Perspective ~ Three Little Words
~ Willard Bailey
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Away From The Doghouse – Every Dog Trainer Has Something Worth Passing Along
~ Glenna MacLeod
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A Common Bond ~ First Timers
~ Deborah Neufeld
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Features…
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Front & Finish™ First & Foremost Obedience Rating System
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Obedience Training Is Important For All Dog Sports
~ Alan Wilcox
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Reinforcement The Modern & The Forgotten
~ Catherine J. Crawmer
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Cookies! Confessions Emerging from Three Decades of Treat Dependence – (5th of 5 )
~ Willard Bailey
Highlights…
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Biscuits & Bones – Looking Ahead
~ Bob Self
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Course Practice – Intro To Rally – 34 – Rally In Small Spaces
~ Bea Moore
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AKC – New World Screwworm Update
~ AKC Press Release
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Away From The Doghouse – Read The Rulebook
~ Glenna MacLeod
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Ring Ready Workshop Recap – 3 Ring Confidence Games
~ Janice Gunn
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Blaze Graduates To Non-Pairings ~ Doggedly Obedient
~ Marilyn Miller
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NADOI – Lessons from the Dogs of Kauai
~ Monique Williams
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A Common Bond ~ Title Rosettes
~ Deborah Neufeld
