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Stick in the ground
 Garden Jump

This little jump is easy to make and it's small enough to go in the back of the car so that you can take it to shows or on holiday or perhaps take it to the local park. 

It's really good in a small garden as well.  You could make two or three of them to get a bit of practice in.  

This is what you need to make the jump:

1) 2 pieces of 25mm x 50mm planed square edge wood 85mm long.  Shown right

2) Two tent pegs.  Shown right.

3) A hammer and a few staples.

4) Some jump cups and screws to screw them on with. These can be bought cheaply from John and Theresa at Agilitydogsjump4joyon ebay.

5) A bit of pipe to use as a jump pole.  You could use the handle from the rake or the floor mop but some members of your family may not see the funny side. 

This is how to put the jump together

First of all you need to paint the wood and allow it to dry.  The next part is quite easy.  You simply staple the tent pegs to the end of each of the pieces of wood so that you have a spike to stick in the ground. 

Now all you have to do is to measure up for the jump cups and screw them on.  The jump cups I used are shown below.  They are the type that you often see on competition jumps and you can buy these quite cheaply.  You can make your own from old washing up liquid bottles but when you're using wood of these dimensions it's probably easier to buy them.   The standard Kennel Club heights are 35cm for small dogs, 45cm for medium dogs and 55cm to 65cm for large dogs.  Nearly every judge sets the large height at 65cm.   I use all three heights as it's good to vary things in training.

Now stick the jump in the ground using the pole to measure the width and you have a nice new jump.

Finally the dogs get to admire it.

They don't do anything as rash as actually jumping over it but it's very hot in the garden and they've just had a walk.

Now for the good bit... If you work hard and make three jumps and spend some money on some weave poles you may even get a husband and two dogs to come and ignore things as well.

Here's some of the equipment, including jump cups, that is available from Agility Dogs Jump 4 Joy.  If you don't feel up to making the jump they have some garden jumps for sale.