Step 1Send dog around noodle. As they come round the noodle, they’ll see the ‘obvious’ side of the jump (now the landing side). As they’re rounding the noodle bring your right arm (the ‘wrong’ arm) across your body and use a cue, like come or here. I like something I can elongate in the ring – heeeeeeeeere, coooooooome. You want something that sounds different to the dog too.
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Figure 1
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Footwork: As soon as you send the dog to the noodle, you need to pivot and be heading along the face of the jump, your upper body turning back to face the dog, make sure you connect with your dog through the right arm.
Your movement is important – your dog needs to understand early on that you won’t always be standing there showing them where to go next. It’s really easy to get stuck – have someone watch you or tape yourself – did you actually move?
Reward placement:
Once you have your dog’s attention, and their line is past the ‘obvious side’, use your arm to flick them over the jump (you want to make a ‘tick’ with your arm). Drop the treat/toy on the landing side (black X). This is important, you don’t want them turning back to you for the reward.
Trouble shooting:
If the dog’s struggling to take the jump, add your jump cue after the dog’s committed to the ‘wrong’ side of the wing.
If your dog has 3 failures in a row, slow your movement, once the dog figures it out speed up again.
Stepping it up:
As your dog gains confidence, add speed to your movement. Start jogging then running. Once your dog is happy and confident doing this, move on to step 2. Don’t forget to do both sides!!
Notes on style
You want the dog’s path to be as flat and smooth as possible. To achieve this, you want to be tucked right into that wing to draw the dog round the wing.
Your movement is important – your dog needs to understand early on that you won’t always be standing there showing them where to go next. It’s really easy to get stuck – have someone watch you or tape yourself – did you actually move?
Reward placement:
Once you have your dog’s attention, and their line is past the ‘obvious side’, use your arm to flick them over the jump (you want to make a ‘tick’ with your arm). Drop the treat/toy on the landing side (black X). This is important, you don’t want them turning back to you for the reward.
Trouble shooting:
If the dog’s struggling to take the jump, add your jump cue after the dog’s committed to the ‘wrong’ side of the wing.
If your dog has 3 failures in a row, slow your movement, once the dog figures it out speed up again.
Stepping it up:
As your dog gains confidence, add speed to your movement. Start jogging then running. Once your dog is happy and confident doing this, move on to step 2. Don’t forget to do both sides!!
Notes on style
You want the dog’s path to be as flat and smooth as possible. To achieve this, you want to be tucked right into that wing to draw the dog round the wing.
Step 2Increase the angle of the jump, a bit at a time. Each time you increase the angle, start at a walk again, then
quickly increase speed. Add distractions (Figure 3) Keep increasing the angle (figure 4) |
Figure 2
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Figure 3
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Figure 4
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