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jump through a hoop

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jump through a hoop and jump through hoops
Fig. to do everything possible to obey or please someone; to bend over backwards (to do something). (Trained circus animals jump through hoops.) She expects us to jump through hoops for her. What do you want me to dojump through a hoop?
See also: hoop, jump, through


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For example, if you wanted to teach the dog to jump through a hoop, first start with keeping the dog running beside you in the heel position.
If you trained an elephant to jump through a hoop, would you expect the elephant to do it all day, and last the distance.
To teach a dog to jump through a hoop mount the hoop low to the ground after they have mastered the jump command and run them through the same exercise.
 
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