How To Train A Dog To Jump Over Hurdles
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This is fun! Teaching your dog to jump over hurdles is addictive, a big part of competitive agility training hurdles will both use up your dogs energy and encourage him to focus on you.
- Start with a low hurdle up to your dogs knees and ask him to wait facing the jump whilst you walk around it and turn to face him. Show your dog a treat.
- Now call your dog over the jump and as he leaves the ground reinforce and give him the treat as he reaches you.
- Introduce your command word.
- Practice a few times then raise the height of the jump gradually ensuring that your dog can cope with the height before you make it higher still.
Top tip; if your dog goes around the hurdle put him on a light leash to encourage him to go over the jump instead.
Dog trainers love this trick because it encourages focus whilst improving stamina and fitness.
