Training To Heel

This shepherd dog needs training!
“Heel” is not what he’s doing right now!

Training to heel will not eliminate your dog’s urge to read p-mail along the trail, but will give you a a more pleasant walk.

There is nothing worse than walking down the street with a dog that is jumping from side to side and suddenly stopping to sniff every bush along the way.

Training to heel will give you a peaceful meander through the park or neighborhood without a lot of pulling and jumping. “Heel” is one of the first dog commands s/he should learn, either as a puppy or an adult dog.

You can use your clicker if you want. Every time the dog gets in the right position, praise her and “CLICK”.

Bring along a slip collar, a 6 foot training leash, treats and the clicker.

We’ll use the leash correction technique which simply means when the dog is going the wrong way or doing the wrong thing, we will “snap” the leash slightly so as to let her know she is to change course. If she has stopped to sniff, a slight “snap!” on the leash will alert to move along. You’re training to heel, not stop and sniff.

Put the dog on your left side and step off with your left foot.

This is going to take some trial and error. It will take Amy quite a while to figure out exactly what it is you are expecting her to do. Practice, practice and in a week or two (maybe more depending on the breed of dog) she will get it and you will have one happy dog, not to mention yourself.

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