Sounds like he just needs to understand exactly what you want.
I use jumping chutes where the dog has no option to go around the jump. Put one side against a fence and the other line with some type of barrier (I use temporary fencing, but chicken wire would be fine too), so that the dog doesn't have to 'think' about whether or not to go around, only option is success.
I agree that height can be intimidating to a dog until they understand. Keep the jump around dog elbow height and make sure you reward each and every time he does jump correctly. He will figure it out.
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Linda sugested the chute idea the same as I did with the poles. You can use poles or solid objects to totally block his avenue of avoiding the jump (as she mentioned)or the poles to direct him to the center of the jump. Just make sure that you keep it fun for the dog. Keep the jump heights low until he Really gets the idea of the jump & retrieve fully before you raise the height. Also after he is comfortable with the full height needed for competition, you do not have to train regularly with that height. I would only use the full height again for the last day before the comepetitions training. That way he will expect the full height at the competition, but will not suffer the concusion on his body with regularly jumping that full height. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Good luck.
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Re: jumping to low
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