HOOPS! PART I

Your dog should be very healthy (i.e. no arthritis, limping, etc.) before trying this trick. You won't want to further hurt your dog by asker her to jump. For older dogs, don't ask your dog to jump very high. You won't need your clicker for this trick beacuse you will holding a hoop and rewarding your dog with food.
1. You need a door way. Alternately you can sandwich the hoop inbetween a couch/lazy boy and a cofee table. The idea is to restrict ways around the hoop so your dog has no choice but to go through the hoop but voluntarily go through on her own to get food.
2. Put hoop in doorway with the bottom part on the floor.
3. Through a treat through the hoop and reward your dog for going through. Repeat several times, by putting food down on the ground on the other side of the hoop. Praise your dog each time she goes through.
4. Try raising the hoop ever so slightly- about 2 inches off the ground and repeat. This time when your dog has to do a little bunny hop to go through the hoop to get the food, say "jump" and then praise your dog immediately. Repeat this several times, while raising the hop slightly higher each time. The key is to keep it low- low enough so that your dog can't climb under to go get the food.