I start my classes with jump work in one area of the training grounds and box work in a totally separate area. I don't mix them together for three or four weeks. If your handlers insist on "box work" and you do not have a safe box ready yet, teach them the "step" exercise.
Some people recommend that dogs learn passing by giving them more room on the first/last jump. One way to do this is to remove one side of your jumps and place them such that you will have up to 48" between the sides. The sides can be brought closer together in small increments as the dog(s) progress.
What you do at training sessions is far more important than actually having a training session. If you want to increase speed you should have training sessions with that in mind. Compare it to tennis players that wants to improve their service, they would practice serving in training.
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