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Teach your dog to jump through a hoop

Teach your dog to jump through a hoop
Want to teach your dog a cool trick that is easy to teach? This instructable will teach you how to teach your dog to jump through a hula hoop.
What you'll need:
1. dog
2. Hula hoop
3. Treats that your dog loves
That's it!
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Step 1Find an area

Find an area
First off, find an area that your dog is used to, and comfortable in with enough space. You can't really teach this trick if your dog is on a leash, so a good place to teach this trick is in a fenced in backyard or in the house. Remove all distractions in the area, like balls, toys, cats etc. Bring in your dog, treats, and hula hoop, and let your dog sniff around a bit and get settled down. Hold the hoop so the bottom touches the ground in one hand, in the other hold a treat on the opposite side of the hoop as the dog. Try to lead your dog through the hoop with the treat, only give him the treat if he goes through the hoop. Your dog should only be walking through the hoop at this point, not jumping.
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18 comments
Feb 1, 2011. 2:57 PMallanbb says:
Just passing through to say "nice instructable" I'll start with 'Teddy' (rescue Shih-Tzu mix), he is very shy and we expose him to any sort of success.
Thanks
May 29, 2011. 12:47 AMAmyLuthien says:
Well this is a change . . . it's usually the dogs that make ME jump through hoops! :D Thanks for sharing!
Mar 4, 2010. 10:26 AMdaisy23 says:
These are really good and worked on my mates dog but my dog is mental and couldnt do it. my dog is scared verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry easily ill keep tryin though

Jun 24, 2009. 2:28 PMEasySugar says:
Very helpful -- THANKS
Apr 5, 2009. 3:53 AMAwesomeChicken94 says:
nice I'm going to try it with my dog I have a Bullterrier :D
Jan 29, 2009. 2:55 PMhunterjoe777 says:
i like ur dog he looks familiar is his name beethoven haha tristan
Jan 16, 2009. 7:48 PMsgreen56 says:
I am going to try this with my JRT who looks A LOT like yours (except he only has one brown ear and is bigger). Mine has the same scruffy broken coat too, and since we adopted him from a shelter 2 years ago when he was 4-5 years old I never got to see him as a puppy so thank you for posting pics of yours! SO ADORABLE! BTW, my pups name is Lucky and he is amazingly trainable since JRTs are so intelligent, so I do not anticipate any troubles with this trick. Thanks for posting!
Jul 17, 2008. 1:24 PMSunny124613 says:
I HAVE A JACK RUSSELL TERRIER TOO !! Her name is Skippy Hee hee
Jul 17, 2008. 2:31 PMSunny124613 says:
She is a short haired English, yours looks like a long haired Irish, I really do not know which is which
Apr 8, 2008. 3:44 PMWafflicious says:
u do that on netend dogs and i want ur dog ... can u send him to me ...? plz .. lol no really plz
May 25, 2008. 7:43 AMWafflicious says:
so since he is annoying u will send him to me?
May 17, 2008. 10:08 AMI3uckwheat says:
WOW this is alll i have to say
May 17, 2008. 10:04 AMI3uckwheat says:
I got it to work in 20 mins! =) GREAT instructable!
Mar 27, 2008. 9:06 PMduck-lemon says:
so simple. too bad I'm a retard with no hand legs or face. LOL!
Mar 23, 2008. 5:27 PMBCooke33 says:
This is terrific

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