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Hi there. Newbie taking it VERY slow, so don't laugh. Okay, you can chuckle.
1 yr old lab, still focusing on obedience. In obedience CLASSES we're just starting to practice pivoting and remaining at heel, and although I've tried this/I'm aware of it while we're retrieving I haven't had much success. It's surprisingly hard.
(An aside--I know what wagon wheels are but we haven't done them--I know we're "behind" but I've given up on being "on time"--I take it NOW is a good time to start working on them???)
Anyway, the OB instructor suggested using "over" as a verbal cue for the dog to reposition itself. This won't work in the long run, right?
I remember a retriever person saying most use "here" to get a dog to reposition into you/toward you, and "heel" to help get a dog to reposition itself away as you nudge over into it.
Or...was it the other way around?
Also, is this standard? If not, should it work? What does a handler usually say, if anything?
Thanks.
1 yr old lab, still focusing on obedience. In obedience CLASSES we're just starting to practice pivoting and remaining at heel, and although I've tried this/I'm aware of it while we're retrieving I haven't had much success. It's surprisingly hard.
Anyway, the OB instructor suggested using "over" as a verbal cue for the dog to reposition itself. This won't work in the long run, right?
I remember a retriever person saying most use "here" to get a dog to reposition into you/toward you, and "heel" to help get a dog to reposition itself away as you nudge over into it.
Or...was it the other way around?
Also, is this standard? If not, should it work? What does a handler usually say, if anything?
Thanks.