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what age should i train my 12 week old lurcher pup to jump


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Start now.Just a few obstacles about 6" high between u and the pup.Call the pup over 2 u and reward him with a treat,dont go overboard with the praise.Gradually increase the height indoors and then venture out doors and start again.My dog is 27" and can jump/scramble onto the roof of a 6 ft shed,not a record breaker but good enough 4 me.

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Just remember to never over face a pup. Keep the jumps low, but get the pup used to jumping wire mesh, an obstacle it can see through, as well as solid jumps. A piece of 3 foot chicken wire, bent in half, is good for teaching young pups to jump see through things. Just remember that jumping, or rather, landing over a jump, can damage the shoulders and wrists of young dogs if they try and do too much too soon. It isn't the taking off that causes the damage, but the jarring the joints receive when the pup lands. Try to practice jumping on grass rather than hard surfaces like concrete. And never ask a pup to jump anything higher than its own shoulders until it is at least 10 months old. Older for dogs which are going to be big: the bigger the dog the longer its joints take to mature. All the time a pup has knobbly wrists, keep jumping to a minimum and a safe height. It is the action of taking off, coordinating front and hind limbs which takes the learning: once they have learned the action of jumping, just keep them ticking over with easy stuff until they are full grown.

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