How to teach an average pet dog a competition style heel
hey guys it’s Larry pack NASA’s dog
training so I’m helping a bunch of you
right now teaching the formal he’ll the
competition style he’ll write nothing
formal just helping you guys online a
lot of you guys are getting real close
but you’re struggling in a couple of
areas for one I noticed most of you are
only doing touch pads okay you got to
start bringing the dog into position
also what I’m going to do hopefully it
will help some of you is I’m gonna start
using buddy here okay
buddy’s not trained to do a nice heel or
nothing formal
buddy is only trained to be a
well-behaved dog he knows all the basics
sit down place come you know he walks
nice he leave it out he’s a good dog but
he is your everyday average pet that
most people have that he does not know
how to come into a nice heel so I’m
gonna do my best to be consistent and
try to work with him a few minutes every
day so maybe you guys see something that
are helping you that some of you guys
that are struggling so I’m gonna start
right now with him this is going to be
sloppy it’ll be messy it’s his first
lesson so my only goal here I’m not
gonna do touch pads because he doesn’t
know how to do touch pads I have to
teach him that if I tried I guarantee
he’ll be scared to touch it he’s a
little hand shy he’s a little skittish
he’s a freaking doodle okay he’s not
Luca but that’s good that’s what people
need to see so my whole goal here is
just to start teaching him how to come
into position that’s it it won’t be
perfect and I probably won’t put a
command I won’t say he or nothing I’m
just gonna start luring him into
position let’s get started so what I’m
doing here is I’m gonna use the truck to
keep between me and him so it makes it
easier for him to come in the correct
position I’m gonna use the place board
to give him some place to go and I’m
gonna have it slightly to my left so it
helps him okay let’s see what we do
ready for this buddy good boy good yes
buddy place
now you guys a lot of you your positions
real sloppy work on your position head
up looking straight shoulders straight
don’t worry where the dog is a lot of
you guys are doing this stuff here the
dog can’t be straight if you’re not
straight alright ready buddy go bring
them through yes head up okay my heads
up I want his head up place come all the
way through turn them yes yes and then
the food goes but you notice my elbows
here my hand is up I don’t even know
when he’s doing I don’t care if he’s not
in perfect position okay but I’m working
on my position what do you a lot of you
guys are doing guys you’re getting the
dog to come into the right position and
then your limp wrist in it you’re doing
this you’re here in the right position
and then your hand goes like this to
reward can you see the hand can you see
the hand okay so when you’re going to
reward all of a sudden for some reason
you drop the rest and you lean the dog
forward you’re gonna be teaching the dog
that coming out of position is what you
want and the other thing is come
everybody don’t hold the food like this
okay this isn’t Petsmart you guys are
holding the food between your fingers
and giving the dog treat put it in your
hand put your thumb over it have it like
this and have the dog work he’s got to
push up on it all these little things
make a difference come everybody please
yes now you notice there I didn’t turn
him I had him come all the way to the
back and I rewarded him in the back
position okay you guys aren’t rewarded
in the back position so what happens is
the dog is rushing to get into position
and he’s not doing a nice clean turn
start rewarding having the dog come all
the way back to Buddy come here please
so again I’m gonna reward in the back
position here ready come all the way
back yes see I’m reaching back as far as
I can buddy place now I’ll turn come
turn him all the way back turn him yes
and I’m straight okay I’m straight I
don’t care so much about where he is now
because he’s gonna start fixing himself
to me once he gets the hang of this come
everybody turn him yes so I don’t know
that he is sitting I don’t know if he’s
standing I don’t care the only thing I
care about in his first lesson guys is
teaching him how to come into the
position buddy please let’s do it one
more time good
so I’m straight right shoulders straight
head up buddy come I bring them I turn
them yes notice I move forward a little
bit I want that perfect position okay
good boy so without that without using
the car to your practice dish – come on
buddy come turn up and yeah has but you
see how I’m using his momentum let’s do
one more time so when I started moving
forward it causes him to turn quick
that’s how I’m gonna develop that nice
big heel flip that you guys like to see
when Luke is doing buddy place I’ll show
you how it starts this is how it starts
with all of them okay buddy come get him
to follow turn it yes good boy now
another thing guys come everybody place
a lot of you guys aren’t getting your
dog very animated
he said they’re not excited let me
explain something to you if you’re
moving around like a dry fart don’t
expect your dog to look happy and
prancing around okay if you want your
dog more animated you have to be more
animated if you want your dog a little
calmer you got to be a little calmer but
you guys got to put a little life into
it make it fun you got you’re supposed
to look a little stupid when you’re
starting this if your dog is flat you
got to look a little stupid okay
make them happy where you think they’ll
what do you think
yes good good hi everybody place so
again when I starts to moving I wouldn’t
normally start the moving this fast guys
but I’m doing it for your purpose do you
guys are getting them and then you start
to move in here like this dry far zombie
walk no you got to move you got to put
something into it I want him happy so
watch and I don’t care if he comes out
of position I just want him to start
enjoying the process you ready homeboy
you ready homeboy good job buddy oh yeah
boy that’s it we want him having fun one
more time yeah that’s good boy there we
start the animation another thing I
could do is I could put a short little
leash on him what I really want to start
fixing the position and just keep that
leash on him and letting him know
through the least keep your head up keep
your head up but this is the very first
time right I’m gonna do one more time of
each buddy place Hey good so in the
tight position buddy come bring them
back turn it
yes I’m straight my head’s up buddy
place
bring back turn it come on buddy
yeah that’s good job good boy buddy good
boy that’s a good boy free dog and
that’s it guys I’m done I’m done with
that session for him that was our first
session I want him to end on a good note
I want him to end when he still wants to
train my only goal for that position was
to start teaching him where I want him
that’s it nothing perfect when I go back
and watch the video I guarantee you
there’s all kinds of mistakes I made in
there but every session should get a
little better so what I’m gonna try to
do is I’m going to try my best to be
consistent and work this for a couple
minutes each day all right folks peace
