My dog is 18 months old now and ready to start vaulting. How do I start training?
Start with teaching a leg vault. Begin by sitting on the ground (or floor) and have your dog do takes above your thighs. Encourage your dog to use your leg as a platform to grab the Frisbee. Once your dog is used to jumping off your leg when it’s on the ground to grab the Frisbee, position yourself in a kneeling position with one knee on the ground and one thigh extended. Now hold the Frisbee out over your extended leg and command your dog to take. Now you can start tapping your leg (where the dog vaults off of you) while you give the take command. Once your dog becomes proficient at vaulting off your leg and grabbing the Frisbee from your hand, you can start making small tosses. Be sure to always tap your leg with the Frisbee before your dog vaults. He’ll associate the motion with vaulting and you can begin to tap other parts of your body that you want your dog to vault from.
