Box jumping

wildo · 03-26-2011, 07:54 PM

Built (and painted) two more bar jumps so that we could do box jump drills. They seem fun, and there's a lot of places to practice crosses. You can also see my wing prototypes... We aren't really running any drills here- just playing around. But we can run drills if we want to now! Yeah!

YouTube - Box Jumps

AgileGSD · 03-26-2011, 08:22 PM

Nice job on the DIY agility stuff! Very impressive

Pimq looks like she's coming along nicely in her training. I notice her speed is pretty good to start but she sometimes gets a bit distracted. You may want to consider rewarding more often at first to keep the speed up. Also throwing the reward (if she doesn't like toys, stuff a Kong and throw that for her) can help with keeping her focused ahead and can build speed on the turns.

wildo · 03-26-2011, 08:33 PM

Great idea! That's advice I will gladly implement. For this particular video- she wasn't in "agility" or even "obedience" mode at all. She was just hanging out in the backyard all day while I was working in the garage. I literally setup the camera and then did those two or three runs. She definitely has a switch, and I need to get her in that "mode" for her to really focus and do well. Like I said, this was more just to get a video of the new equipment and to have a little fun. But absolutely good advice!

**MaggieRoseLee** · 03-26-2011, 09:22 PM

Loved your jump setup and the video. The comments really add to the fun for me as an avid viewer!

TaraM1285 · 03-26-2011, 10:26 PM

Nice job! Now you have enough jumps to do the double box, star box and the single box. I can't wait to see more video of Pimg and you practicing.

gsdheeler · 03-27-2011, 07:03 AM

Doing just a few jumps and then break to reward (play, praise ,food) can speed a dog up and create more drive. Throwing a toy or food to encourage a dog to move out helps too. I've noticed with my one guy if the jumps are set too low for him he dosn't feel he has to drive to the next jump, he gets lazy. You have to know your dog.

**MaggieRoseLee** · 03-27-2011, 08:20 AM

I just watched your update on building the jumps on the other thread and figured out what all those dark colored 'H's on your ground were from!

wildo · 03-27-2011, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TaraM1285

Nice job! Now you have enough jumps to do the double box, star box and the single box. I can't wait to see more video of Pimg and you practicing.

Practically insightful with the poke there Kristin! I've had so much fun building agility equipment recently (I LOVE building things!) that we have done very little actual practice. I need to pick that back up for sure. At least now I have no excuse!

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Originally Posted by MaggieRoseLee

I just watched your update on building the jumps on the other thread and figured out what all those dark colored 'H's on your ground were from!

Ha! I thought about explaining that in the video and then said forget it. As you can see- I have very little grass anyway- so I just spray painted them directly on the ground haha! I'll go out there with a rake and mix in the blue dirt.

AgileGSD · 03-27-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by wildo

Great idea! That's advice I will gladly implement. For this particular video- she wasn't in "agility" or even "obedience" mode at all. She was just hanging out in the backyard all day while I was working in the garage. I literally setup the camera and then did those two or three runs. She definitely has a switch, and I need to get her in that "mode" for her to really focus and do well. Like I said, this was more just to get a video of the new equipment and to have a little fun. But absolutely good advice!

I hesitated to say anything because I know you said you were just playing around. But my inner agility instructor wouldn't keep quiet

She really is coming along nicely though. I definitely see progress in the videos you post of her

wildo · 03-28-2011, 07:56 AM

Kristin said we should practice more. She's right... Here's a video of me trying to work through two problem areas:

1) If the dog is coming at a fast speed and you need to make a quite turn (90* or more) it seemed logical to do some kind of a mix between a body block and a front cross. I wasn't actually doing a front cross, but I think my arms were. In the end, I think I realized all that mumbo-jumbo wasn't needed. I could just lead her by ensuring my body was pointing in the proper direction.

2) After a rear cross I have a hard time controlling her. In this situation, we had a pretty hard transition between two other jumps in order to get to the next. Pimg always wanted to take an improper jump here. I think the solution is to purposefully slow her down in order to regain her focus on me. Maybe. That seemed to work anyway...

YouTube - Box Jumps II

03-26-2011, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
wildo Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,229	Great idea! That's advice I will gladly implement. For this particular video- she wasn't in "agility" or even "obedience" mode at all. She was just hanging out in the backyard all day while I was working in the garage. I literally setup the camera and then did those two or three runs. She definitely has a switch, and I need to get her in that "mode" for her to really focus and do well. Like I said, this was more just to get a video of the new equipment and to have a little fun. But absolutely good advice! __________________ Willy Pimg - DOB: 2/06, CL1-R, CL1-S, CL1-F, CGC

03-26-2011, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,198	Loved your jump setup and the video. The comments really add to the fun for me as an avid viewer! __________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

03-26-2011, 10:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
TaraM1285 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 355	Nice job! Now you have enough jumps to do the double box, star box and the single box. I can't wait to see more video of Pimg and you practicing. __________________ Kristin Tara CGC - GSD 2008 Suli - Blue Kitty 2006

03-27-2011, 07:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
gsdheeler Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Southeastern Pa. Posts: 167	Doing just a few jumps and then break to reward (play, praise ,food) can speed a dog up and create more drive. Throwing a toy or food to encourage a dog to move out helps too. I've noticed with my one guy if the jumps are set too low for him he dosn't feel he has to drive to the next jump, he gets lazy. You have to know your dog. __________________ Judy Sheaffer Reba CD TDI Rescue / Bridge Caramist Ramblin Red Sage UD CGC / Bridge PAM Alkarah's Havoc of Hollabird CD RAE PT MXP AJP OFP TC Kenlyn's Red Hot Chili Pepper RN RA

03-27-2011, 08:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
MaggieRoseLee The Agility Rocks! Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Bushkill, PA (The Poconos!) Posts: 22,198	I just watched your update on building the jumps on the other thread and figured out what all those dark colored 'H's on your ground were from! __________________ MACH2 Bretta Lee Wildhaus CGC TC TQX Glory B Wildhaus NA, NJ, NF + LOL (still) "*Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." - Oscar Wilde*

03-26-2011, 08:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
AgileGSD Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 1,645	Nice job on the DIY agility stuff! Very impressive Pimq looks like she's coming along nicely in her training. I notice her speed is pretty good to start but she sometimes gets a bit distracted. You may want to consider rewarding more often at first to keep the speed up. Also throwing the reward (if she doesn't like toys, stuff a Kong and throw that for her) can help with keeping her focused ahead and can build speed on the turns.

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