Heeling video 13 –
Progression Heeling 20+ Steps
Heeling progress – Straight-line Heeling – Increasing the number of steps. Random rewarding 20 + steps
- Hold your right hand on 3-6 small treats in your right hand and your RIGHT hip about waist high.
- Play with your dog and fall into heeling. Doing so will help build DESIRE and FUN into heel work.
- After play, start moving forward at slow than a normal pace.
- Deliver reinforcement by varying how many steps you take BEFORE you give a treat.
- Randomly break and play. That is sometimes release on the first step, sometimes on the 3rd, sometimes on the 10th, and so on. MAKE IT RANDOM and keep the dog guessing.
- Watch delivery of the reinforcement. Remember – placement of rewards can help OR hurt your training
Remember
- Resist starting heeling with your dog on a sit.
- When you move a treat to your left hand, your dog gets it, there is no luring or holding the treat by your side as you take steps.
- Make sure your dog is keeping his head up as he eats the treat, this is extremely If this is still an issue, go back to the information provided on Week 1 “Rapid eating” for how to teach your dog to eat a treat with his head up.
- Energize and play OFTEN with your dog during training so that your dog maintains his attitude and desire to want to train.
- Keep sessions short, fun, and full of energy and play.