Day 17: Putting it all together – in the right direction

Initially, I talked about different parts of the heelwork – details, endurance and distractions. I often train them separately, but they must of course also be combined. I can’t keep on turning around or walking in circles for all eternity since the goal is to be able to walk in the direction I want, and that the dog just tags along with me.

Walk ups with other dogs and a lot of stuff happening in front of the dog is one of the most difficult heelwork situations for almost all dogs.

Today’s exercise

Think about what distractions you need to work with and think about how you can control your dog’s anticipation.
Train heelwork at least once. (Note how many sessions and minutes of heelwork you do. Train what you and your dog need – it doesn’t have to be the training in the blog post of the day.)
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If you haven’t participated in the challenge from the start, read here to find out how it works: Day 1: Heelwork challenge.
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