Jumping drills (more specifically, Alphabet Drills) are a great way to become more imaginative when setting up practice drills and to help familiarize both handler and dog with common obstacle patterns seen on agility courses.
With alphabet drills, jumps are set up as different letters of the alphabet, where each letter focuses on specific handling skills or dog skills; and can be done using a minimal amount of space and a minimal number of jumps (five jumps is usually the average). Practicing jumps in this manner aids the handler in remembering each pattern of jumps, so that eventually they can associate the pattern of the letter with the associated drills.
Here is a YouTube video showing some alphabet drill practice.
Watch for news about upcoming Zoomdog Alphabet Drills classes.
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