|
Word |
Definition |
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Articunavigating
(ar-'tic-u-nav-i-gat-ing)
vb. |
To bark commands at one's invisible dog while walking the
course. |
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Cagify
(cage-e-fie)
n. |
The smallest particle of a toenail a
judge can see to determine if your dog made the contact. |
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Cratify
('kray-ti-fi)
vb. |
To convert a van or
estate car for canine transportation. |
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Discoursification
(dis-'cours-i-fi-'k-shun)
vb. |
The act of throwing both hands in the
air to disqualify oneself after a brain malfunction causes one to send one's dog off
course. |
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Estiwalking
('es-te-'waw-kin)
n. |
Trying to figure
out a course's obstacle order before the numbers are placed. |
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Framegazing
('fraym-gay-zin)
n. |
When your dog stops at the top of the
A-frame and looks around at the spectators. |
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Hesitip
('hez-e-tip)
vb. |
When the dog slows
down and leans back on the teeter just before the tip point. |
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Judge Fright
('juj 'freyet)
n. |
A dog's belief that the judge is an
axe-murderer. |
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Knobbler [nob-el-ar]
n. |
A
child in the audience who insists on offering a dog a half eaten burger during a run. |
|
Lefaargh lef - aargh <gutteral>] vb.
|
When the handler
wants the dog to go right. |
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Miscommandication
(mis-ke-mand-i-'kay-shun)
vb. |
Calling
out the wrong name for the next obstacle.
(See Tunnire and Teetunnel) |
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Nowaitacidal
tendencies (no-'wait-uh-sy-dal 'ten-den-seez)
n. |
The overwhelming desire of some dogs
to start the course while the handler's back is turned. |
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Nowayzone
(no-'way-zon) n.
|
The area beyond
which there is no chance of calling your dog to return to the course once he's left the
ring to visit friends. |
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Otherleftitus
('uth-er-left-'ti-tus)
n. |
A condition in which the handler is
constantly giving the wrong directional command. |
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Poopylactic
(poo-pe-'lak-tik) n.
|
The plastic bag used
to pick up dog doo. |
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Popuppups
('pop-up-pups)
n. |
Dogs that lift their rears and/or
elbows just prior to the 'go' command on the table. |
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Premature oexitation
(pre-me-'tur o-eg-se-'tay-shun)
n. |
The act of leaving
the table before the 'O' in 'GO'. |
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Pupulsion
(pu-'pul-shun) n. |
The invisible force a handler uses to
make the dog perform an obstacle at a distance. |
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Repole
(re-'pol) vb. |
To correct a weave
pole performance without having to start completely over. |
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Retun
('re-tun) vb. |
To
perform back-to-back tunnels. |
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Righyeft
('r-eye-yeft')
vb. |
When the handler wants the dog to go
left. |
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Subcinco
(sub-sin-ko) adj. |
Describing a run with less than five
faults. |
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Tunnire
(tun-'ire)
n. |
An object which is either the tunnel or
the tire, but the handler can't remember which. (See Miscommandication) |
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Teetunnel
('tee-tun-ul)
n. |
An object which is either the teeter
or the tunnel, but the handler can't remember which. (See Miscommandication) |
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Treetrap ['t-ree-tra-p']n.
|
A large plant conveniently
placed just the other side of the course perimeter for dogs to have a quick toilet break
during a run. |
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Untun
(un-'tun)
vb. |
When a dog reverses and comes out the
same side of a tunnel he entered. |
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Wheezer ['wee -zer']
n. |
An asthmatic handler thankful to
be running a deaf dog as its hard enough to breath while running let alone give verbal
cues as well. |
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Wheretowhirl
('hwer-tu-hwerl) |
The spinning motion a dog makes after
completing an obstacle not knowing where to go next. |
