On this page you will find the basics when it comes to some of the more well known moves in dog parkour.
4 On
Description – Dog climbs or jumps onto an obstacle with all four paws.
2 On
Description – Dog places their two front paws onto an obstacle.
In
Description – Dog puts whole body into an obstacle.
Balance
Description – Dog walking across the obstacle with all four paws. Typically at least 1.5 X the dogs body length is suggested.
Over
Description – Dog jumps over obstacle.
Under
Description – Dog climbs under obstacle.
Around
Description – Dog moves clockwise & counterclockwise around an obstacle independently (away from handler).
Through
Description – Dog moves through two obstacles.
Gap Jump
Description – Dog jumps between to obstacles.
Creative
Description – Dog utilizes one obstacle to do multiple parkour moves.
Back up
Description – Dog moves backwards without sitting or laying down.
Sequence
Description – Dog and handler uses multiple obstacles in a location to string together a flow of behaviours.