Lurcher jumping

[BLACKWATER... 157]

i do the same sky cat on the local land to get them jumping as barb wire is lethal for pups pair of steelfixers knips are handy to ahah

[lapin2008 1,587]

Are you REALY using that set up to train a pup to jump ??? Jumping over a chicken wire and bungy cord obstacle, onto pebbles and paving slabs ?? Why not just let the dog jump normal fences onto grass ?

 

Cheers.

 

 

Its one of the things I have used to overcome the pup not being comfortable jumping objects that are not solid. The obstacle is not in situ where the photo was taken there is a similar passage at the other side of my house where it was setup which is or was grass. The idea behind using the bungee cord is that it can be raised as confidence grew. I was very limited in my mobility (long story) at the time when I did use this so getting out to find real fences was not feasible

Edited March 14, 2012 by lapin2008

[poyner111 5]

My bitch wouldn't jump a tree trunk untill she stumbled upon a deer the other side of a farm gate....funny what a bit of motivation will do !!

[HALTY LAD 92]

I dont train mine at all, they just do it, some sooner than others. Might just be the way I bring them up

[rob190364 2,594]

I didn't really see the point in making obstacles to start my pup jumping, she jumped tree trunks, branches etc. when walking in the woods. Then once she was full grown I tried her on a turnstile and she cleared it fine, then onto gates and no problem, I give her a bit of practice over gates whenever we're out on a walk just to give her confidence.

 

I could be wrong but I don't think they need this long build up by increasing an inch a week etc. Isn't it just a natural thing for an athletic dog of this type to do? Personally I wouldn't risk a very young pup jumping over any obstacle no matter how small, don't see the point in putting stress on their wrists for no reason.

[skycat 6,173]

The problem these days is that there are a lot of people starting out in lurchers who have no experience at all of these dogs. ~Their parents didn't have them and some don't even have friends with lurchers, or none that know more than them. A lot of them live in towns with regular access only to parks: not fields, the countryside etc. All of us who live in the countryside, or very near it, and have had lurchers for many years, take it for granted that our pups will learn how to negotiate obstacles in the field, and we know, from experience, how much or how little to put before our pups. Novice owners know none of this, and quite rightly, they come on here asking for advice.

 

It's easy to forget just how much WE have forgotten since we started, so therefore, any advice given should be given with the novice dog and owner in mind. Just my opinion.

[SalukiBULLJP 27]

My bitch wouldn't jump a tree trunk untill she stumbled upon a deer the other side of a farm gate....funny what a bit of motivation will do !!

 

spot on there poyner mate..!!!!... my pair were never motivated or ever forced into jumping anything larger than knee height till a night out on open land bordering a wood with electric high fences...roe raised its head cleared the wire fence in one and both bitches stopped dead, cleared it and took chase......like you said,amazing what a bit of "motivation does"...!!!!

[Riggerzz07 11]

my dog is 10 months old now and still wont jump wired fences or anything he can see through but when he was 4 months he tried jumping my mesh out garden to get out was pretty high and caught broke his toes because he got caught on way over but his confidence as grown and is trusting me more every day and he has now started jumping up on 5 foot walls on his own i did not teach him he randomly started jumping up little walls then one day jumped up the 5 foot wall. i am now thinking of starting him on wired fences or any fences any ideas how to start him doing that??