Training heel to front

[hunterisgreat]

And have it straight... and then front to heel. In both cases, I'd prefer the dogs butt to hop into place and pivot on the front feet... not a casual (even if quick) walk to the position. I have an idea that I will share once I see if it works...

[DJEtzel]

Well, your dog's heel foot position is not the same spot as where he will be in a front, so you will not be able to rely on him pivoting either way.

Have you worked on rear-end awareness in any sense? How's he doing on heeling already?

[hunterisgreat]

Originally Posted by DJEtzel

Well, your dog's heel foot position is not the same spot as where he will be in a front, so you will not be able to rely on him pivoting either way.

Have you worked on rear-end awareness in any sense? How's he doing on heeling already?

Yeah.. not purely a pivot, but close to it, with a position tweak in there somewhere. I went to a rally obedience seminar this weekend (I don't just do machismo SchH stuff with my dogs and they said the front to heel had to be a hop into place basically.