How to Train Jumps

Our very first how-to-do-it post! Jump training is something that you can do in your backyard even if its super tiny. Jumps take up very little space and a super important part of any agility course. The jumps I have are made out of 1" PVC pipe bought at the local Lowes. 10 feet of PVC costs $2.37 around here so its very economical. The various connectors available are a huge plus too. I will definitely make a post about how to build our special jumps with the unique "no cheating bar" later.

The jump bar is held up by 4 and a half inch bolts. The bar will roll off pretty easily if it is bumped. This is important for safety. If he hit the jump and the bar was attached, he could knock the whole jump over and hurt himself.

The jump can be positioned for the clockwise rotation or counterclockwise rotation. There are also holes to move the jump up or down to different jump heights. One of our jumps is at 16" and the others are currently positioned at 20".

Last but not least, we have the trainer video! All kinds of good stuff going on today. Special thanks to Pepper for being my handsome assistant and for my younger sister Susan for being the videographer.