# High jumping dog **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-jumping-dog/851730 "2020-04-13T21:24:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-jumping-dog/851730/1 "2020-04-13T21:24:42Z")
In case you are wondering the twitter user is Will Wheaton’s wife. [https://twitter.com/i/status/1249755450767097856](https://twitter.com/i/status/1249755450767097856) ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-jumping-dog/851730/2 "2020-04-14T00:23:44Z")
And then there’s [Spitfire](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVXFTgAoAvU), the GOAT of “dock-diving” dogs. I think he’s managed 8.5 ft in the high jump. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-jumping-dog/851730/3 "2020-04-14T04:41:31Z")
Dachshunds can jump exactly 2 1/2 inches of lift over the stock Jeep Cherokee height. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-jumping-dog/851730/4 "2020-04-14T05:11:25Z")
Rin Tin Tin won a jumping contest for German Shepherds by clearing an 11 foot 9 inch bar.