Obility – Teaching the Retrieve over High Jump (ROH)

Here’s a simple video showing how I’m working on Lyra’s retrieve over high jump. She knows how to fetch.  She knows how to jump.  She knows how to stay.  She has a reasonable clue about fetching over a jump in the outbound direction, but definitely...

Lyra – 11 months Retrieve over High Jump

Lyra likes her dumbbell and has a reasonable retrive on the flat.   She has a basic understanding of going over a jump when I indicate it, though she does make some mistakes (which you can see in the tape).  Now I’m introducing retrieve over high jump. Each dog...

Lyra – 7.5 months – Directed Jumping

A few weeks ago I introduced Lyra to basic jumping skills.  When she understood that finding a jump and taking it created a positive reaction from  me, I introduced a minor hand signal to indicate which jump I wanted.  I also began facing her to complete this concept,...