This blog is concerning how to teach your Rat Terrier to jump for agility. Often we are asked, “What number of jumps is best to start with?” You can’t ever have enough solo jumps to teach agility. A good starting point is four jumps. This is the minimum count of jumps recommended.
Teaching a Rat Terrier jumping: Begin with 4
You can teach the Rat Terrier many exercises, drills, and skills with four jumps. 4 jumps will let you develop on a short jump chute or jump grid. You can practice on a “box” with your jumps and work on 270 degree jumps, collection, and handling. You can teach your Rat Terrier jumping left and right. You could be out of the box and send your Rat Terrier or you can handle from within the box. Your jumps could be positioned in a lateral row, so that you can practice threadles and serpentines.