- CONTACTECULE (kon-'tak-ti-kyool) n.the smallest particle of a toenail a judge can see to determine if your dog made the contact.
- CRATIFY ('kray-ti-fi) vb. to convert a van or station wagon for canine transportation.
- ESTIWALKING ('es-te-'waw-kin) n. trying to figure out a course's obstacle order before the numbers are placed.
- FRAMEGAZING ('fraym-gay-zin) n. when your dog stops at the top of the A-frame and looks around at the spectators.
- HESITIP ('hez-e-tip) vb. when the dog slows down and leans back on the teeter just before the tip point.
- IRREDULAR (ir-'red-ye-ler) adj. a Snooker run that is faulted in the opening sequence.
- JUDGE FRIGHT ('juj 'freyet) n. a dog's belief that the judge is an axe-murderer.
- MISCOMMANDICATION (mis-ke-mand-i-'kay-shun) Calling out the wrong name for the next obstacle.
- NOSTAYACIDAL TENDENCIES (no-'stay-uh-sy-dal 'ten-den-seez) n. the overwhelming desire of some dogs to start the course while the handler's back is turned.
- NOWAYZONE (no-'way-zon) n. the area farthest from the Gamble. Refers to your chances of making the Gamble if you are in this area when the first whistle blows.
- OTHERLEFTITUS ('uth-er-left-'ti-tus) n. a condition in which the handler is constantly giving the wrong directional command.
- POOPYLACTIC (poo-pe-'lak-tik) n. the plastic bag used to pick up dog doo.
- PREMATURE OEXITATION (pre-me-'tur o-eg-se-'tay-shun) n. the act of leaving the table before the "O" in "GO".
- PUPULSION (pu-'pul-shun) n. the invisible force a handler uses to make the dog perform an abstacle at a distance.
- REPOLE (re-'pol) vb. to correct a weave pole performance without having to start completely over.
- RETUN ('re-tun) vb. to perform back-to-back tunnels.
- ROLLOCLES ('ro-lo-kels) n. dried-up, week-old bits of dog treats found in your pocket.
- SUBCINCO (sub-sin-ko) adj. describing a run with less than 5 faults. In USDAA this describes a run in which all obstacles are performed correctly but over time by no more than 5 seconds.
- UNTUN (un-'tun) vb. when a dog reverses and comes out the same side of a tunnel he entered. The act is also known as "tunnel bounce".
- WAVE POLES (wayv pols) n. what weave poles become when a fast dog goes through.
- WHERETOWHIRL ('hwer-tu-hwerl) n. the spinning motion a dog makes after completing an obstacle not knowing where to go next.
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