This article is about teaching a Chinese Crested Dog to jump for agility. We are often asked, “What number of jumps is best to begin with?” You can never have too many single jumps to learn agility. One good starting place is 4 jumps. This is the minimum number of jumps that we suggest.
Teaching a Chinese Crested Dog jumping: Start with 4
You can teach the Chinese Crested Dog a plethora of drills, skills, and exercises with 4 jumps. 4 jumps will allow you to develop on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can position a “box” with your jumps and work on collection, handling, and 270 degree jumps. You can teach your Chinese Crested Dog jumping left and right. You can be outside the box and send your Chinese Crested Dog or you can handle from the inside of the box. Your jumps can be setup in a lateral row, so that you could practice threadles and serpentines.