BOUNCE & ROUND

SUMMARY
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Bounce & Round combines two Dog-Games so that the dog jumps over four 8 inch/20cm jumps, runs round a large traffic cone on the 51ft/15.3m marker, then returns over the four jumps and runs through the finish poles to the handler for its motivator.

The handler learns -

  • To bring all their experience of training their dog to do the previous Games, and use this knowledge to help it understand how to do a sendaway and jump the hurdles on the way to and from the cone.
  • That dogs can become so focused on the traffic cone and do such a wide turn around it that they need help from their handlers to realise that the hurdles need to be jumped as the dog returns. This is done by careful attention to the handler's movements, and their judgment of the dog's speed and direction.

The dog learns -

  • Once it has gone around the traffic cone, to adjust and correct its turning curve and eyesight so that it can run back over the four hurdles without missing any and return to the handler.

 
AIMS
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
WHERE& WHEN TO TRAIN
STARTERS
BRONZE
SILVER
GOLD
PLATINUM
ROLL OF HONOUR

The training is broken down in to 5 separate Stages - Starters, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum - which are non-competitive and have no restrictions on the speed of the dog. Every Stage has certificates, rosettes, and at Platinum a trophy, which are given in recognition of the achievements of both dog and handler.

Always begin training at Starters and progress from there. It is not compulsory for dogs to do all these Stages - they have been provided so that each dog can train to its own ability. Dogs must not be pushed into situations that they cannot cope with (eg running too close to other dogs in Silver) and handlers and trainers must respect the dog's imitations. Some dogs and handlers work steadily through most or all of the Stages of Bounce & Round before trying a new Game, while others reach Bronze or Silver Stages of this Game and then try another Game (returning to the higher Stages of Bounce & Round when the dog is more confident, experienced or older).

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