HopeShelties
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Ortegah is right- throughout a dogs career you will need to go back and cover the basics again. It's actually pretty common to see green dogs who may actually have learned to jump correctly gain confidence and suddenly need you to go back and cover foundation work all over again.
One thing I should mention- if you choose to get Linda M's DJS book, make sure not just to do the six recall to heel positions close to a jump, but at a distance or out of a tunnel as well to proof them. It is one thing to do them while the dog is calm. It's another entirely for the dog to be revved and still be able to perform them properly. Jenn Crank told us at the most recent seminar dogs should be able to do all six of the recall to heel positions from up to 25 feet away coming at the jump at speed.
One thing I should mention- if you choose to get Linda M's DJS book, make sure not just to do the six recall to heel positions close to a jump, but at a distance or out of a tunnel as well to proof them. It is one thing to do them while the dog is calm. It's another entirely for the dog to be revved and still be able to perform them properly. Jenn Crank told us at the most recent seminar dogs should be able to do all six of the recall to heel positions from up to 25 feet away coming at the jump at speed.