Dog Agility Tip - How to train a dog to wrap a jump.

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This video will show you how to get your dog to wrap a jump in dog agility in order to make the dogs turn more efficient and faster. By teaching your dog to wrap the jump using a toy, the dog will pay close attention to the handler and be aware of the handlers movement! I will be posting many more videos on dog agility and training tips. All the tricks, behaviors, and training that I do is with the use of a marker such as a clicker, the word "yes" or "yep". If my dogs do not get it right, they just do not earn a reward. They will have to try again. Dogs repeat what gets rewarded, so most times if they are not getting anything for the wrong behavior they will tend to stop that behavior and do something that works. Good luck with all your training and have fun building your positive connection with your best friend your dog! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year!
Pam, Isabelle & Bandit

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[reininghorses57]

hey, great video :) I have a 1 year old Bullmastiff who is learning agility, but sometimes she shys at the jump, or tries to run around it. I know she can do it because I have seen her jump over my rottweiler! SHe can jump about 1ft high, sometimes higher, and about 1ft long. Any tips on how I can get her to come over the jump every time? ALso, she wont jump unless I am holding her leash, and jump with her, how to I teach her that she can do it herself? :) Thanks

[pamelamarxsen]

@reininghorses57 Well, I don't know why she is not jumping if she can jump. I had a similar thing happen with my husky mix when she was doing agility. I knew she could jump, but she kept going under and around the jumps (however she had already been doing agility trials at this point) and I found out that her back was out of whack. I took her to a chiropractor and did acupuncture on her and she got better and did agility again, but not compete. Maybe your dogs back is out. Just a thought. 

[reininghorses57]

@pamelamarxsen thanks for the tip! I figured out the problem this morning, while we were practicing. She only shys because she has lost her stride or needs to go faster before she can jump it. She did an amazing jump this morning, 2 ft. long and 10 inches high! I am so proud of her. It seems that agility helps with her obidience, and it also helps because she has so much energy!

[pamelamarxsen]

@reininghorses57 That is good news!

[ilovemypony7]

Hiya, i have a 8month old cocker spaniel!! He can jump twice the size of himself easily. He can get bored easy though, any tips??(:Xxx

[pamelamarxsen]

@ilovemypony7 Keep training sessions short and end before he has lost interest. Eventually you can increase the amount of time you train. You can do multiple SMALL training sessions in one day. Keep the activity worth working for. :) Use high value rewards. Hope that helps! Have a wonderful holiday! :)

[ilovemypony7]

@pamelamarxsen

Hiya, thank you. Much appriciated!! Looking to get some more agility things aswell. Thank you for the advice(:xx

[AmericanPitbulls1]

@pamelamarxsen Hey I am a 12 y/o girl named Lacie just started teaching my sisters dog Zach a Border Collie Australian Shepard cross to jump some pine straw bales the other day he just started jumping around and kinda jumped it so I said over then I gave a treat haha I was in the middle of a training session and he got and idea I guess but he just jumped 2 stacked today now I say over he jumps anything haha then I looked up some vids to late haha

[SieraBeagan1]

@pamelamarxsen Thanks for the tips! I'll make sure to do so :) I think she'll be great, she just needs time :)

[pamelamarxsen]

@SieraBeagan1 Take advantage of the times she is up and willing. Maybe keep training sessions short with a lot of breaks. Use high value rewards. HMMMM get a border collie, just kidding. I know what you mean and how frustrated you are. My husky mix (Isabelle) could be great at agility, but she just does not want to do it most of the time. She is now a therapy dog and is allowed to just be a dog while my Border Collies are my agility/canine freestyle athletes. :) Hang in there!