Trainer Tips

Preventative maintenance is important while building a relationship with your dog/puppy.  What might be cute when you first get your dog might not be so funny a year from now.

Find Heel

Have your dog on a long line. 

Regardless where he/she is or what he is doing; Say "Heel" with lure your dog to your side, in the heel position (both of you facing the same direction with his feet parallel to yours).  Reward

Rule of 3. Repeat this Command/lure/reward three times

Now move to a new location, and practice this exercise again.

Look for opportunities where your dog actually moves into the heel position without you luring him there.  Bonus reward this effort.

Make practice short, successful, and about 5 to 10 times per day to the point that your dog positions himself into the heel without your guidance.