Peggy Posted April 25, 2000 Report Share Posted April 25, 2000 Does anyone know when it okay to use full height jumps-as far as age of dog that is? I know dogs mature at different rates but is there an average or a test to know when it is okay. FYI my BC is 11 mos. now. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebbie Posted April 25, 2000 Report Share Posted April 25, 2000 I heard about 18 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kat Posted May 4, 2000 Report Share Posted May 4, 2000 Certainly no younger than 12 months as you want to be sure that their bones are fully calcified and that their joints are mature enough to withstand the pressure of jumping repeatively. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamite Tess Again Posted May 4, 2000 Report Share Posted May 4, 2000 Peggy, Over here, in a licensed dog training club I attended, a dog started training with the jumps at 1' at around 12 months. Over the first few weeks of training it progessed to 2' jumps. Training was kept at 2' until the dog started competing in trials. Then the training continued at 2'6". A dog is eligible to enter trials once it is 18 months old, so that being the case it has to be accustomed to at least a 2' hurdle before then. Regards, Val and the girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Posted May 5, 2000 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2000 Thanks for the info. I had planned to start out now with some low jumps to get started, just wasn't sure when we could move up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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