NOVICE Heeling Stick review, Lesson 4

  Novice: Lesson 4

HEELING STICK- On leash

LESSON 4 – Review of use of Heeling Stick for all turns, Figure 8 and AS.

Objective: To finalize dogs understanding and acceptance of Heeling Stick usage.

Training Pattern:

1.      Dog should easily accept the presence of the Heeling Stick for heeling patterns and Figure 8.

2.      When handler comes to Halt, the Heeling Stick lightly taps the dog’s butt. This is NOT a punishment, merely a reminder to the dog where it needs to Sit on a Halt. This is intended to correct forging.

3.      *WHEN DOG IS COMFORTABLE WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE THIS WEEK, PRACTICE THE ABOVE IN NEW LOCATIONS AND WITH NEW DISTRACTIONS.

PROGRESS BLOCKS

 1^st day ­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________(distraction)

 2^nd day ______________________________(distraction)

 3^rd day ­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________(distraction)

 4^th day ______________________________(distraction)

5^th day ______________________________ (distraction) 

 6^th day _____________________________ (distraction)

 

NOTES:

 

TEST: 

    Dog ignores Heeling Stick and heels for full 3 minutes. All turns, Figure 8 and AS’s are used.

 

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