Clean Run - May 2018 - 14

Deliver
reward

Jump!
4'

With me!
With me!
When your dog understands he
should not cross in front of you or
behind you, practice the Don't
Cross Me drill with a jump.

Add a Jump to the Don't Cross
Me Drill

With me!
End half of the repetitions by
rotating toward the jump and
having the dog take it.

You can practice the Don't Cross
Me drill with other obstacles.

Follow the same steps as for the
groundwork, but this time the jump
will be the temptation as shown in
Back!
Figure 4. You are between the dog
Back!
and the jump, and the jump is 4ft.
away. Start at a walk, then jog, and
then sprint past the jump. Also do
circles around the jump. Remember Start where the bar and the wing connect, about 12-18in. back. As you
Start where the bar and the wing connect, about 12-18in. back. As you
step forward,
it is vital that your foot is perfectly straight. As the dog
to work the dog on both sides.
step forward, it is vital that your foot is perfectly straight. As the dog
moves past
the
plane
of theof jump
(green
line),
to rotate
rotateyour
your
body
moves past
the plane
the jump
(green
line),begin
begin to
body
End half of the repetitions by rewardso
the
dog
never
crosses
your
laser
beams.
Dogs
that
have
already
so the dog never crosses your laser beams. Dogs that have already
ing the dog from your hand, and end
been to
taught
to go around
the jump
stanchionwill
will have
have an
time.
been
taught
go around
the jump
stanchion
aneasier
easier
time.
the other half by letting him "have" the
jump. When you give him the jump,
rotate your body toward the jump and
give your verbal jump cue as shown in
edge of the line I'm setting. The wall
4. As the dog moves past the plane of
Figure 5.
tells my dog, "Don't turn into the wall;
the jump, begin to rotate your body
Try this drill doing both straight lines and
drive straight ahead."
to the right, so he never has to cross
circles, and also using obstacles other
your laser beams as he approaches
1. You will start very close to the jump:
than a jump as shown in Figure 6.
the jump. Continue to rotate until
10-12in. off the left side of the wing
you have turned 180 degrees.
and 12-18in. back from it. Your dog is
One-Jump Drills
on your left side. See Figure 7.
5. Reward the dog for going over the
jump.
Now that your dog has learned not to
2. Take a big step forward with your
cut in front of you when he wants to
left foot and raise your left hand as
6. Repeat with the dog on your right.
go to somewhere else, you can begin
you simultaneously give your backWith success, increase the distance you
your jump work.
side verbal cue. Your foot's imagimove toward the jump before doing
nary laser beam shoots out straight
When you do a push-through, give
the push-through. You can also add
past the jump wing, never crossing
your backside verbal cue ("Back," "Dig,"
different approach angles.
the jump. The size of your step
or whatever cue you want to use) sihelps to block the path to the front
important: Be sure to balance your
multaneously with both the dog-side
side
of
the
jump.
Bend
your
knee
to
push-through training by sometimes
arm and dog-side leg moving forward.
further
help
block
the
front
side
of
sending your dog over the front side
When my dog-side arm and leg are
the
jump,
like
doing
a
lunge.
of the jump as well.
stretched out at the same time I imagine they create a wall that continues
3. Be prepared to verbally encourage
into space, a wall that identifies the
your dog if necessary.
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