Getting Started on Heeling, Handling, and the Retrieve
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Responsible heeling, top left, teaches the dog that it's his job to keep
track of you, not vice versa. Target heeling -- using blue tape as a
target that is faded -- puts the dog's nose into position. Later, the
series will introduce anti-targeting as a way to move the dog's rear
into position. Campers partnered on the exercises to learn the value
of keeping logs of trials, successes and failures.
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Handler exercises give the dogs a rest.
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Shaping the retrieve is a major part of the homework after the first camp.
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While half of the group works on handler exercises, the other half
watches and learns -- a great chance for cuddling the hard-working
four-legged ones.
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Obedience Camp One -
Training
Updated March 27, 2001