Heeling Toolbox

Heeling Toolbox

Reward Placement
1. Deliveries
  1. Toss / Pitch / Throw
    1. Dog goes away toward toy
  3. Deliver rewards Forward for lagging / low drive dogs
  4. 45 degrees behind and outside of dog's shoulder
2. POWERFUL Influencer
3. Presentations
  1. 'Back Alley'
    1. Good for extremely motivated dogs.
  2. 'Left out'
  3. 'Head's up'
    1. + Lift and up-right head position
Bridge Behaviors (BB)
1. +Variability + Intensity & Precision + Durations
  1. High Value 'cheap trick' Behavior
  2. Terminate Heeling w/ BB or use BB to charge heeling
2. Our Main 3
  1. 'Outside Spin'
    1. - Forging and Wrapping + Body Awareness
  2. Hand Touch
    1. Helps lagging Dog
  3. Leg Weave
    1. + Position & Variability
3. High Value behavior used as a reward; a link to reward; or to further behavior
Creativity / Novelty / Challenge
1. 'DOODLING'
  1. Heel-Seeking GAME
  2. Helps to Generalize Position
  3. Creates 'Thinking' Dog
2. Use ALL your Tools
3. = Confidence and Energy
4. Increase criteria
  1. Reward Generously
Touch Pads and Place Boards
1. Visual reference point
  1. Helps Precision
  2. Minimizes Failure
2. Placeboards
  1. Fronts & Finishes
3. Touch Pads
  1. Rear-end awareness / Jumps / Sendouts
Head & Feet
1. Feet
  2. + Precision
  3. Aim for Consistency
  4. Perfect without the dog
2. Head
  1. Forecast 'moves'
  2. + Power & Confidence
  4. Info from Head aids focus
  5. Taught after rear-end awareness
  6. Creates 'Harmonic Heeling'
3. Circle work & Patterns
4. Pace & Direction
Warm-Up Routine
1. Charging a Picture
  1. Put a 'feeling' on cue
  2. Bottling Energy for 'work'
2. Puts team in proper mental state
  1. + Consistency
3. Put 'work' on cue
COMMUNICATION
1. Terminal Bridge
  1. 'Perfect', You're done! = Reward
    1. Verbal Marker or Clicker
2. Duration Marker
  1. Good Job, keep going!
    1. Verbal Affirmation / Body Language
    2. Charge w/ Reinforcers

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	Created by forrestmicke over 10 years ago