Week 4 Cliff Notes Heeling review and "Place" extended

 

HEELING REVIEW & PLACE EXTENDED

Heeling

• The ‘Safety Zone’ shrinks again to under 1 ft.
• The way to help the dog choose to remain close while heeling, no matter what, is
• The use of heeling posts
• All the turns (including the new Left About Turn)
• Using heeling posts at 8 ft. apart to work the Figure 8 in an hourglass pattern (straight lines)
• Auto Sits should be straight and the dog should be able to read your hand position and give an immediate Sit.

Place, Extended

This week the Place Board and/or the Negative Space provide new training opportunities. 

• You can send your dog to Place on the board, then do Sit/Stays on the board.
• You can do the Sit/Stay and Diminishing Spirals with the dog on the Place board (Week 5) or inside the Negative Space. 
• The mechanics for the Sit/Stay are the same once the dog is on the board or inside the Negative Space.
• You can do the Stand on the Place Board as you do Supported Stand Circles. 
• You can use your Sit/Stay Approach by a Stranger exercise with your dog on the Place Board.