64 inch vertical, good or average? - Page 2

In FR they teach the hurdle first so as to not teach the dog to touch the hurdle with his feet. Sometimes teaching the wall first encourages the dog to then use his feet on the hurdle.

Since the dog already knows how to position himself for the hurdle I start the wall from the same position. I use place mats to teach the dog to go down and remain in place after the hurdle\wall so that she has sufficient "run up" space. Of course teaching the "down" on the place mats is taught first as a separate exercise. Some people like to teach the dog to climb down the wall on the "down side". I think it depends on the dog and it's natural landing technique. The dogs are lured over the wall in prey with a tug or ball. Start low (about 5.5 to 6 feet) and increase according to results obtained.

Was this a meter or was it more at one time?

My GSD I don't even compete with because she doesn't have enough IMO clears 1.8 meters pretty regularly.  I do use the pallisade with a ramp on the down side.  I haven't found it particularly difficult for the dogs, but I have never gone to 2.5 meters either.  That I think, would take a pretty decent dog and training.  around 1.8 I can do with a decent dog and little training :)

So is the photo I posted a meter jump or a 1.8 meter jump? This was probably taken in the mid 90's before I got her, so I don't know.

that's not 1.8, that is over my head.  A meter jump is about belly or lower ribcage on me.  

Thanks, Zdog. Is this the same height jump that is now used for IPO? Someone told me that dogs don't need to retrieve the dumbell over this high a jump anymore. Just curious is all.

that looks like maybe 1.2, but without being there i can't say for sure.  They still use a 1.2 in ring.  at least I think they do :)  I think that is more difficult than a pallisade actually.

The dog was a Sch3 and I think this was taken at a trial where she qualified, would have been in the mid 90's I think. Thanks not a big deal, just like to know the facts .

Blitzen if one were to count the slats and figure each slat to be min of 6 inches and it has ten slats we could think the jump is a min of 60 inches in that picture.

Blitzen, even in the 90s the SchH3 height of the hurdle was 1 meter / 3.28 feet.

KNPV limited the palisade, it´s 5.74 feet now for quite a while.
French ring: FR1 no palisade, FR2 5.90 feet, FR3 7.55 feet.

I hope they didn´t change the rules during the last years...