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by Erikalovesvonlupine on 20 June 2010 - 20:06
Yesterday I got a CD on my shepherd!! I really want to go into open, but that means training to jump. My shepherd is turning 6 at the end of August. Is it a bad idea to be doing jumps, or how frequently should I be working on jumping in order to achieve a CDX?
Thanks,
Erika
Thanks,
Erika
by kleinenhain on 20 June 2010 - 21:06
CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW CD TITLE!!
You dont have to train with high jumps to teach your dog. Most Shepherds jump 24/48 for the open level I jump in training anywhere from 12 to 24 off and on. My boy is almost 7 and is still jumping in agility. Good luck on your training..
You dont have to train with high jumps to teach your dog. Most Shepherds jump 24/48 for the open level I jump in training anywhere from 12 to 24 off and on. My boy is almost 7 and is still jumping in agility. Good luck on your training..
by ShadyLady on 20 June 2010 - 21:06
Congratulations! Yeah, as long as he's healthy to do it, you can even look forward to Utility. ;-)
by AKGeorgias mom on 20 June 2010 - 21:06
Congrats on your CD! The new club I train with has had several people start with older dogs, and as long as they're in good physical condition there's no reason to avoid jumps or agility. Keep us posted!
Opal
Opal
by Renofan2 on 20 June 2010 - 22:06
Hi Erika:
Congratulations on your new title! As other have said, ok to jump if you dog is healthy. I have a 9 year old that is going for her RAE title. I don't practice the jumps anymore - just do them during the trial. Once she learned them years ago, not much practice was required.
Good luck with your CDX.
Cheryl
Congratulations on your new title! As other have said, ok to jump if you dog is healthy. I have a 9 year old that is going for her RAE title. I don't practice the jumps anymore - just do them during the trial. Once she learned them years ago, not much practice was required.
Good luck with your CDX.
Cheryl
by TessJ10 on 20 June 2010 - 23:06
Congratulations, Erika, on your CD!! That's wonderful!
Definitely go on to Open. Here's what I'd recommend with the jumping. Spend a long time on low jumps, like one board for at least one month. No kidding. Then add a second board. It's not the height, it's the reliability of the dog knowing he must go over both going and coming, no matter where that dumbbell has landed. As you are getting ready to actually enter trials, gently raise the height until your dog is jumping 1-2" higher than at the trial. Once trained, as others have said, you don't have to practice a lot at trial height.
Good luck, and have fun!! And again, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
Definitely go on to Open. Here's what I'd recommend with the jumping. Spend a long time on low jumps, like one board for at least one month. No kidding. Then add a second board. It's not the height, it's the reliability of the dog knowing he must go over both going and coming, no matter where that dumbbell has landed. As you are getting ready to actually enter trials, gently raise the height until your dog is jumping 1-2" higher than at the trial. Once trained, as others have said, you don't have to practice a lot at trial height.
Good luck, and have fun!! And again, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
by Mystere on 20 June 2010 - 23:06
Congratulations!!!
I would only echo what others have said about the jumps and go one further. I have a Sch 3 male who will be 12 in December. Although I will not send him over any jumps for retrieves (he IS a retrieving fool, even now) he has no problem with jumps. Last week, he unexpectedly jumped over the ( 3 1/2 ft
?) fence between the training field and bleecher area to do a hold and bark in the blind. I *thought* he would run around the end of the fencing. This is a dog that was retired because of a constricted muscle in a rear leg. :-)
Bottom-line: GO for it!! Happy Training.
by Pharaoh on 21 June 2010 - 00:06
One approach is to eliminate wasteful jumping. Things like jumping out of a truck, or the back of an SUV, or onto concrete driveways etc.
When I was training my dog for his Shutzhund title, we were doing the jump and fetching the wooden thingee and then jumping back with it . He was 5 1/2 and he really cleared the top bar. All the jumping was on grass and I think it is less of an impact. He died at thirteen and never had any trouble with his shoulders.
Good Luck and Congratulations.
Michele
When I was training my dog for his Shutzhund title, we were doing the jump and fetching the wooden thingee and then jumping back with it . He was 5 1/2 and he really cleared the top bar. All the jumping was on grass and I think it is less of an impact. He died at thirteen and never had any trouble with his shoulders.
Good Luck and Congratulations.
Michele
by DKiah on 21 June 2010 - 01:06
I didn't start agility with my big rangy guy many many years ago until he was 6.. did agility til about 8 1/2 and he finished his UD just short of his 9th BD!!
Congratulations and keep training!!
Congratulations and keep training!!
by DKiah on 21 June 2010 - 01:06
PS, I'm thinking of taking my retired SchH2 retired breeding female back out and dusting her off and trying our hand at Novice B
She will be 8 in Sept!!! But no one has told her yet!
Denise
She will be 8 in Sept!!! But no one has told her yet!
Denise
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