This article is about teaching your Estrela Mountain Dog to jump for agility. We are often asked, “What number of jumps is best to begin with?” You can’t ever have too many single jumps to teach agility. One suitable starting point is 4 jumps. This is the absolute fewest number of jumps suggested.
How to Teach the Estrela Mountain Dog to jump: Start with 4
You can teach the Estrela Mountain Dog a plethora of skills, drills, and exercises with four jumps. 4 jumps will allow you to work on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can position a “box” with your jumps and work on handling, collection, and 270 degree jumps. You can teach your Estrela Mountain Dog jumping right and left. You could be outside the box and send your Estrela Mountain Dog or you can handle from the inside of the box. Your jumps could be staged in a lateral line, so you could practice serpentines and threadles.