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AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 08:32 AM
Homemade Dog Agility Jump
 
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I've been wanting to try some agility work with Max and since there is nowhere local to even take him for training, I've decided to take it upon myself.

I went to Lowe's and bought a variety of 3/4" PVC Pipe and T and L connectors. I just copied a design from an image online and put it together. I had to cut 2 pieces to make it shorter and had everything made in about 15 minutes. I put it on the floor in the kitchen and Max ran right through the middle of it, dragging it into the living room. I then decided to use a black net (cut from an ex-pen that he ate the zipper off) and attached it to the pvc pipe. The orange X is just wrapping ribbon taped to the net and the top has 2 black electrical tape strips added for design.

Attachment 342037

I brought my agility jump outside on the lawn and here are 2 videos from yesterday. Max caught on immediately, while Cooper got a little frustrated and figured rolling over would get him the treat! The whole thing cost under $5. I'm going to build weaving poles as well as a few other jumps. I'm also going to search for a tube they can run through. Hopefully I'll have a full homemade backyard course soon :D

yavenay 04-07-2011 09:35 AM
If you were teaching them how to roll over and bark, they wouldve'
of gotten the first time :p.

katy-yorkie 04-07-2011 10:08 AM
How high is your jump? We made some as well from PVC pipe but I don't have them very high. We have three jumps and they will do it as long as the treats keep coming. I called a local place last week about classes but they tell me Buster shouldn't be doing it because of his LP, he has it in both knees. I don't have the jumps very high, but it does seem like a challenge for them as they aren't very tall. I wouldn't want it too high for Buster because of his LP but he does enjoy doing it.

AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 10:15 AM
I didn't do any height research before building this. The height is 13". Max is very tall and agile so he can jump over this with ease. I'd like to go higher but I wanted to first see if he would jump. Cooper can get over it also without much challenge.

I wouldn't make it any higher for Buster and I'm not even sure if he should be jumping. What about making a little course for him to weave through? He may enjoy that.

yorkietalkjilly 04-07-2011 10:24 AM
So cute!!! Love those videos! Boy, they did get it and jump right over. Tibbe jumps over a cane I suspend between two points as part of his training daily and he will jump back and forth endlessly. I am a bit worried about him jumping very high and coming down on his little shoulder joints with great force so I don't put his too high. Terriers really do like to jump, though, don't they? I think they just have so much energy to burn they love to use it!

Your boys are so cute! They look like they are a lot of fun!

AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly (Post 3490394)
So cute!!! Love those videos! Boy, they did get it and jump right over. Tibbe jumps over a cane I suspend between two points as part of his training daily and he will jump back and forth endlessly. I am a bit worried about him jumping very high and coming down on his little shoulder joints with great force so I don't put his too high. Terriers really do like to jump, though, don't they? I think they just have so much energy to burn they love to use it!

Your boys are so cute! They look like they are a lot of fun!
They are fun and have boundless energy! They both took to it very quickly. Max is 13" tall and I wanted to make use of his long legs. I worry a little bit but it's still fairly low for him.

SoSoNYC1 04-07-2011 12:04 PM
Lets hope Max doesnt trip and drag that thing across the yard.

BOL!!!!

AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by SoSoNYC1 (Post 3490526)
Lets hope Max doesnt trip and drag that thing across the yard.

BOL!!!!
:p I should have video'd him dragging it through the house. Poor thing.

Britster 04-07-2011 03:21 PM
That's AWESOME! Can you make some equipment for me? Hahaha! I'm sure it's easy, I just haven't taken the time to go buy PVC pipes and figure out how to put it all together... Max looks like a NATURAL! I can't wait to see him weaving, going through tunnels, and a-frames in no time!

TresCutePiggies 04-07-2011 03:27 PM
Aww, I love it! The jump you made looks a lot higher than the ones we have used during Paw Scouts, so your boys must be naturals! :D

megansmomma 04-07-2011 03:27 PM
I have wanted ro make a jump for a long time and you have inspired me! I'm going to run out tomorrow and get my PVC. :D Do you have a parts lists of the pieces that you used?

AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Britster (Post 3490731)
That's AWESOME! Can you make some equipment for me? Hahaha! I'm sure it's easy, I just haven't taken the time to go buy PVC pipes and figure out how to put it all together... Max looks like a NATURAL! I can't wait to see him weaving, going through tunnels, and a-frames in no time!
How high does Jackson jump? I'm currently at an Ebay bidding war for a tunnel that's $7.50. Not so sure about the a-frames!
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Originally Posted by TresCutePiggies (Post 3490742)
Aww, I love it! The jump you made looks a lot higher than the ones we have used during Paw Scouts, so your boys must be naturals! :D
I didn't realize it was high until I did some research!
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Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3490743)
I have wanted ro make a jump for a long time and you have inspired me! I'm going to run out tomorrow and get my PVC. :D Do you have a parts lists of the pieces that you used?
I'm going to draw it out on paper, scan it and post it for you.

Britster 04-07-2011 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by AllDogBoots (Post 3490749)
How high does Jackson jump? I'm currently at an Ebay bidding war for a tunnel that's $7.50. Not so sure about the a-frames!
In the class, they were pretty low, because there was a Corgi in the class who couldn't jump very high. So we would do the 3 small dogs in a row (so we didn't have change all the jump heights) and then the 3 big dogs would go. Jackson could have probably jumped 14" with ease.

I know you are supposed to wait until the dog is over a year for high jumps so the growth plates completely close (18 months for large breeds).

But these were how low they were in our class....

I'm guessing 8"? Awww, watching agility videos again makes me miss it sooo much! I can't wait 'til our classes start again. Here is a link I found:

http://www.see-spot-sit.com/AgilityJump.html

Gatord 04-07-2011 03:54 PM
That is cute. Jack and Josie started barking when I was watching the video. I think they were telling me they wanting one.

AllDogBoots 04-07-2011 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Britster (Post 3490757)
In the class, they were pretty low, because there was a Corgi in the class who couldn't jump very high. So we would do the 3 small dogs in a row (so we didn't have change all the jump heights) and then the 3 big dogs would go. Jackson could have probably jumped 14" with ease.

I know you are supposed to wait until the dog is over a year for high jumps so the growth plates completely close (18 months for large breeds).

But these were how low they were in our class....
YouTube - Agility I Graduation Runs

I'm guessing 8"? Awww, watching agility videos again makes me miss it sooo much! I can't wait 'til our classes start again. Here is a link I found:

See Spot Sit, LLC - Agility Jump Heights
I have a new found appreciation for agility. Brit, I had no idea I had to wait until he's over a year for jumping! Thank you. He'll be 11 months this month:)


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