Teaching dog to jump into 4x4
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Persistence. Had a young black Lab that wasn't for doing it into a Disco4 at all but eventually he got the picture. Part of the problem is jumping up onto a landing area that he can't see because he would jump higher elsewhere. So always make sure there's nothing there when you try her. When he got old, bless him, he couldn't grasp that he couldn't manage it any more and kept trying and usually ending up on his back on the floor if I wasn't quick enough to stop him. No doubt because the young dog did it with ease and he wasn't having that.
Lab? Put down a rubber mat. Throw in chunks of food. Once she's in there, make her comfortable and get her used to using it as an outdoor sofa. If you put her in and leave the back open when you're pottering, she can chill and watch what's going on.
Foxyboy43
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Slight segue but my recently acquired 2 years old Rua shivers, shakes and pants as soon as she (willingly) jumps in to the jeep - to the extent that I fear she may have a coronary! She loves dummy work and hunting but even refuses treats on the outward trip but takes them on the return and is (relatively) calm on the homeward journey.
She is an utter joy to be with, retrieving dummies - either launched with a .22 blank, hidden or dropped (today a 380 yard memory retrieve), hunts like a demon yet two months ago she was merely a child’s pet - so any thoughts re curing the shivers and shakes chaps?
She is an utter joy to be with, retrieving dummies - either launched with a .22 blank, hidden or dropped (today a 380 yard memory retrieve), hunts like a demon yet two months ago she was merely a child’s pet - so any thoughts re curing the shivers and shakes chaps?
Way forward but use command “Hup” to jump anywhere or over anything, it’s vital for future joint health not to jump too early.
WB
I can't use hup as as an ex springer trialler thats the sit word I use! For all my dogs since. My over word is .............. over!
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My labs the same I put it down to excitement. also when we go for walks she sounds like a steam train huffing n puffing .Slight segue but my recently acquired 2 years old Rua shivers, shakes and pants as soon as she (willingly) jumps in to the jeep - to the extent that I fear she may have a coronary! She loves dummy work and hunting but even refuses treats on the outward trip but takes them on the return and is (relatively) calm on the homeward journey.
She is an utter joy to be with, retrieving dummies - either launched with a .22 blank, hidden or dropped (today a 380 yard memory retrieve), hunts like a demon yet two months ago she was merely a child’s pet - so any thoughts re curing the shivers and shakes chaps?
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But once she’s been out a while she is as quiet as a mouse n I have to look down or behind to see if she’s still with me
countrryboy
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I'd definately agree with not hurrying at that age.
I wouldnae have them jumping any hieght at that age and still lifting them off the tailgate.
I think jumping down is far worse esp with modern pick ups being so bloody high now
When its old enough it will just start jumping up
The word u use as a comnand is irrelecant, as long as u use the same command for the same thing consistantly.
Makes no odds if the same command for jumping ditches and fences as well is into pick up or a seperate 1 just for pick up as long as ur cobsistant in its use.
1 thing i would say is cover the gap between the tailgate and body.
Just so dogs toes cant get caught in there
Wether some rubber matting, astro turf or ply wood.
Doesnae need to be owt fancy.
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