Dylan Learning Directed Jumping
NOTE: I have deleted my original work on the DIRECTED JUMPING/GO OUTs . Until my recent training with Dylan I used the GO BOP method of Laura Romanik.
For Dylan I used used Petra Ford's, MARK AND GO STRAIGHT. With this method, the dog is taught HOW TO MARK and then GO STRAIGHT to the center. No stantion or other center mark is used but may vary from a blue, red, white, metal stantion or no center stantion. It may take longer but the dog learns how to MARK and GO STRAIGHT rather than look for a visual.
How this was taught... first we broke this fun exercise into pieces and from a very early age practiced GOING STRAIGHT to a lid with food. We have done this many times and then moved to learning he will go straight to what is shown to him with 4 containers. Then we changed the center container to a black harder to see lid and then a transparent disc. We also did running straight using baby gates with different stantion colors and types. Sometimes we used just a fence made of poles. All this to focus on running straight. We are now using a transparent lid with a treat on it. At a much later stage the lid will remain with no treat. I have found with Beckett that I occasionally reintroduce the lid with food to motivate and remind him of running straight to the middle of the baby gates.
We have then added the sit at about 5 feet from the baby gate using a pole on the group to sit behind. You will see this pole at the bottom of the video.
Making a tight turn with a sit was taught by running to his pad and saying SIT. This creates the motor skill for turn tight and sit.
The directed jumping was done separate and not chained yet (except in video) to the go out.
Other parts to this exercise are the fronts and finishes.
You may want to see what I have done in Dylan's DIRECTED TRAINING with these videos
For Dylan I used used Petra Ford's, MARK AND GO STRAIGHT. With this method, the dog is taught HOW TO MARK and then GO STRAIGHT to the center. No stantion or other center mark is used but may vary from a blue, red, white, metal stantion or no center stantion. It may take longer but the dog learns how to MARK and GO STRAIGHT rather than look for a visual.
How this was taught... first we broke this fun exercise into pieces and from a very early age practiced GOING STRAIGHT to a lid with food. We have done this many times and then moved to learning he will go straight to what is shown to him with 4 containers. Then we changed the center container to a black harder to see lid and then a transparent disc. We also did running straight using baby gates with different stantion colors and types. Sometimes we used just a fence made of poles. All this to focus on running straight. We are now using a transparent lid with a treat on it. At a much later stage the lid will remain with no treat. I have found with Beckett that I occasionally reintroduce the lid with food to motivate and remind him of running straight to the middle of the baby gates.
We have then added the sit at about 5 feet from the baby gate using a pole on the group to sit behind. You will see this pole at the bottom of the video.
Making a tight turn with a sit was taught by running to his pad and saying SIT. This creates the motor skill for turn tight and sit.
The directed jumping was done separate and not chained yet (except in video) to the go out.
Other parts to this exercise are the fronts and finishes.
You may want to see what I have done in Dylan's DIRECTED TRAINING with these videos