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Directed Jumping is an exercise in Utility class. The elements are 1) Send the dog directly across the ring 2) At the far end, tell the dog to turn and sit so that the dog is a couple feet in front of the ring stanchion. 3) Point to a jump and give the jump command 4) The dog jumps the correct jump and comes to Front. (then Finish on judges command). The dog does the exercise twice. Then the dog turns and sits as in 2) above, the judge tells you which jump to send the dog over.
Dogs just don't run in straight lines, so the important part of this exercise is teaching the dog to focus on the target. It's usually the stanchion at the center of the other side of the ring. There's times when the ring isn't set up carefully and the stanchion is off center - all the dogs run to the side and all the dogs get a deduction by the judge because they're supposed to be in the center of the ring gates.
Here's a couple videos.
Cooper training for Directed Jumping and being sent over the Bar Jump. (AJ's half brother)
A Golden doing Directed Jumping doing both jumps. This is what it looks like in a trial. (The dog would get a half point deduction because he's not sitting facing the handler.)
Directed Jumping is an exercise in Utility class. The elements are 1) Send the dog directly across the ring 2) At the far end, tell the dog to turn and sit so that the dog is a couple feet in front of the ring stanchion. 3) Point to a jump and give the jump command 4) The dog jumps the correct jump and comes to Front. (then Finish on judges command). The dog does the exercise twice. Then the dog turns and sits as in 2) above, the judge tells you which jump to send the dog over.
Dogs just don't run in straight lines, so the important part of this exercise is teaching the dog to focus on the target. It's usually the stanchion at the center of the other side of the ring. There's times when the ring isn't set up carefully and the stanchion is off center - all the dogs run to the side and all the dogs get a deduction by the judge because they're supposed to be in the center of the ring gates.
Here's a couple videos.
Cooper training for Directed Jumping and being sent over the Bar Jump. (AJ's half brother)
A Golden doing Directed Jumping doing both jumps. This is what it looks like in a trial. (The dog would get a half point deduction because he's not sitting facing the handler.)
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Her as my novice dog!
We will get there when we get there!
I wish more was closer but I'll take what we can get!
Yeesh! Thats some message. I think your club's ribbons are perfect! Win or not , you go home with the best dog, yours! When Ripley didn't Q at her first BH trial, I wasnt upset at all. I was that much more eager to have a direction to work on things at home. Seeing her progress in one weekend and me getting out there was a big enough goal for me.
