This article is about how to teach your Hokkaido jumping for agility. We are often asked, “What number of jumps is best to start with?” You can never have enough single jumps to learn agility. A good starting point is 4 jumps. This is the absolute minimum quantity of jumps that we recommend.
How to Teach Your Hokkaido to jump: Begin with 4
You can teach the Hokkaido a number of drills, skills, and exercises with 4 jumps. Four jumps will allow you to work on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can setup a “box” with your jumps and practice handling, collection, and 270 degree jumps. You can teach your Hokkaido jumping right and left. You could be out of the box and send your Hokkaido or you can handle from within the box. Your jumps can be staged in a horizontal row, so that you could practice threadles and serpentines.
