NOVICE: Lesson 9 leash and prong collar (as needed)

 

  Novice: Lesson 9 Prong collar & Leash use

HEELING STICK- Prong collar (now optional) use + leash

LESSON 9 – To polish heel position with use of prong collar (as needed) AND leash in new locations with various new distractions. Continue Lesson 8 work in new and interesting locations.

Objective: To train the dog to pay attention to the handler’s footwork and body mechanics in new locations with various new distractions.

Training Pattern:

1.      Dog should be comfortable with use of prong collar with shoestring (or short line) attached to prong collar, held in handler’s LEFT hand.

2.      Shoestring or short line has a knot tied in it where handler’s left hand holds the shoestring or short line. The knot location is for THAT specific dog to be in correct heel position. THERE IS NO PRONG COLLAR ‘PRESSURE’ AS LONG AS DOG IS IN CORRECT HEEL POSITION INCLUDING FOR AS. *IF NEEDED, USE PRONG AND SHOESTRING. IF NOT, ELIMINATE USE OF PRONG COLLAR. THIS IS UP TO THE HANDLER TO DETERMINE AS TO MUCH OVERUSE OF PRONG COLLAR DESENSITIZES A LEARNING DOG. LESS DONE WELL IS FAR, FAR BETTER THAN MORE DONE POORLY.

3.      Leash is held in Walking Position with right hand.

4.      Do NOT use signals with prong collar, use your verbal “Heel” and footwork to help dog ‘read your feet’ and obey.

5.      Work on heeling and AS with BOTH the prong collar/shoestring and leash in Walking Position.

6.      Use your RAT, LT and RT to correct dog out of position so as to ‘help’ that dog maintain correct heel position at all times.

7.      Work daily until you can achieve all 3 turns and 5 AS’s successfully (that means with NO prong or leash pressure) each day, then quit for the day.

PROGRESS BLOCKS

 1^st day ­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________ (distraction used)

 2^nd day ______________________________(distraction used)

 3^rd day ­­­­­­­­­­­­______________________________(distraction used)

 4^th day ______________________________(distraction used)

5^th day ______________________________ (distraction used)

 6^th day _____________________________  (distraction used)

NOTES:

 

TEST: 

    Dog heels for full 3 minutes, with all 3 turns and at leash 5 AS’s, with leash in Walking Position in new location with new distractions evident in video. *AS/IF NEEDED, work dog WITH prong collar for EXAM.

 

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