Teaching a dog to jump...or not?

[Ossie n Arch 1,683]

Can't get my Collie X to jump up and over, but she will jump ditches ??

 

 

 

 

My other dog did this jumping over a wire fence bordering a disused railway line. Ouch.

 

Never taught him how to jump, he just did it.

 

[ihatealiens 0]

don't do nowt with him until he's 12 months old, certainly not jumping.

[dpb82uk 138]

like lurcherman sed dogs always tend to prefer to jump over solid i.e a wall rather than fence if my bitch trys sticking her head threw in sted of jumping i put me jacket over the fence and then tell her up and tap me jacket she will fly over and the jacket protects her from barbed wier

[DEKAW 85]

This is how i started mine off.I used to put a small barrier at the back door when he was around 8 months, and put his food on the other side of it. Slowly increasing the height. Then when he was around 1 yr introduced him to wooden fences and slowly introduced him to wire(not barbed) My other dog which is a 27" Saluki/Grey/Deer/Whippet jumps fences for fun I had some heart in the mouth moments when my young dog would attempt to follow him over a high barbed wire fence :no: and i would stop him at the last moment. Well one day it happened i lost sight of him and then heard the BIG yelp, got to the dog and he had hung himself on the fence by his rear leg :icon_eek:eventually got him loose and calmed him down. After that he didnt attempt to jump anything(dont blame him) There are a lot of fences where i take my dogs so jumping is a must. So went back to basics and within a short period he was jumping again. To cut a long story short, put the effort in be patient and you will reap the rewards. He has had a few scrapes since but never been caught up. He is now just over 3yrs and is very confident at jumping gates, wire and barbed wire.

Good luck and be patient

ATB

DEKA