This blog is concerning teaching the Border Collie jumping for agility. We are often asked, “What number of jumps should I begin with?” You can’t ever have too many single jumps to learn agility. A suitable starting point is 4 jumps. This is the least count of jumps that we recommend.
Teaching a Border Collie to jump: Begin with Four
You can teach a Border Collie many skills, drills, and exercises with 4 jumps. Four jumps will let you develop on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can setup a “box” with your jumps and practice 270 degree jumps, collection, and handling. You can teach your Border Collie jumping left and right. You can be outside the box and send your Border Collie or you can handle from the inside of the box. Your jumps could be setup in a horizontal row, so that you can practice threadles and serpentines.