Course Details
Your dog knows how to heel, but maintaining engagement and enthusiasm for a full pattern is challenging. A heeling pattern is a complex behavior chain that requires an enormous amount of mental focus. Dogs tend to get flat, lose attention, have trouble maintaining position, get overly pushy or aroused, etc. As the pattern goes on, quality and precision fade. In this workshop we will look at a variety of techniques to keep your dog actively engaged and animated without losing accuracy. We will look at games that will improve your dog’s commitment to heel position. We will look at backchaining, comparisons, using reinforcers for maximum impact and more to maintain enthusiasm while lengthening the chain. Whether your dog has just learned how to heel, or your dog is a seasoned competitor, these techniques will create a dog that easily heels a full pattern (and more) with energy and joy.
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Lecture Publish Date: Sunday May 12th
Video Submissions Due Date: Sunday May 19th @ 12pm noon PT
Feedback & Questions Video Publish Date: Wednesday May 22nd
Instructor: Petra FordPetra (she/her) graduated from Rutgers School of Health Related Professions 17 years ago with a degree in physical therapy and has experience working with an extremely varied caseload including pediatric through geriatric clients with a vast range of diagnoses. Her areas of expertise included in-patient rehabilitation, orthopedics and neurology. (Click here for full bio and to view Petra's upcoming courses)
