to jump or not

[birddog 1,354]

what started as a wee bit of local banter has raised the question.....should our dogs jump or not? the old adage hjkc would suggest yes, docherty in his book says no jumping no hares, i know some lampers discourage it, i've seen dogs come a cropper either way but on balance i'm a fan are you? a few pics from this morning

[Guest big e]

You need them jumping makes life a he'll of alot easier.

[salclalin 240]

In my opinion a Lurcher must be able to jump.There's nothing worse than a Dog that whines when it encounters a Fence or Gate

[freelance 448]

Obviously a dog should jump for gates and fences ect. But want i think birddog is getting at is, should a lurcher jump while chasing quarry ?

[salclalin 240]

Obviously a dog should jump for gates and fences ect. But want i think birddog is getting at is, should a lurcher jump while chasing quarry ?

 

Definitely

[birddog 1,354]

Obviously a dog should jump for gates and fences ect. But want i think birddog is getting at is, should a lurcher jump while chasing quarry ?

no, some folk think teaching a dog to jump can lead to trouble.....ie a lamping dog jumping into the unknown in the dark......i've had a dog hot on quarry that turned as the dog jumped, poor ben tried to turn mid jump and landed on the barbed wire...........if he hadn't been taught to jump the accident wouldn't have happened.....i've seen a deglove injury on a whippet that was a non jumper but it's high prey drive made it try and dive through a fence after a rabbit.......to jump or not that is the question?

[whippet 99 2,613]

In my opinion a Lurcher must be able to jump.There's nothing worse than a Dog that whines when it encounters a Fence or Gate

fair enough pal , but what if the fence/ gate is next to main road ...................there pros and cons and to be honest it is not a must for me....................but some times i wish it was lol

[carp man 1 219]

jump f**k pickin dogs up at every fence

[KittleRox 2,147]

A dog which didn,t/couldn,t jump would drive me crazy, good pics birddog

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2012 by KittleRox

[Richard Morgan 38]

just started mine on styes hes doing well start them young i try to make it an everyday agenda theirs nothing worse in my opinion than been out and watching a lad have to stop and lift his dog over every obstacle

[graham4877 1,181]

Jump.. but they'd be lucky if they could jump chasing quarry round my way, as 9 times out of 10 theirs a fence put up just in front of bushes

[the big chief 3,099]

all mine jump walls but you show them owt with a gap in and they flat out refuse bit of a ball ake but i do like my dogs to jump there is no way in hell i am piking a big dh x over a wall

[Millet 4,497]

It's essential to have them jumping and it is part of the training of a working lurcher..i do prefer them to go under when possible but they still need to jump when you want them too.

[storm323 191]

Jump 100% I like to teach my pups to jump a little bit older don't see the advantage of teaching young pups jumping more things can go wrong with getting hurt I think .

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

They've got to jump an absoloute must. Around here you'd never be done lifting and lowering if your dog couldn't jump. Easiest thing in the world to teach. I'm never in too much of a hurry to teach a pup to jump though - especially with big heavy types.

 

Young pasterns, fetlocks, wrists or whatever can easily be damaged by starting too young. I've no need for a 6 month old pup to be jumping five bar gates and I wince when folk constantly fire young growing dogs up and over obstacles like a kinda party trick!!!!!!