position changes front feet static – dog training

Here I am teaching wish obedience positions with the front feet static. She knows the back feet static position changes. The way that I think is the easiest to train, is choosing the correct nonslip platform. This is an exercise platform for humans I got on Amazon for super cheap and it’s got Velcro on the bottom to keep it stuck to the carpet. You could have one for the back feet as well. But when they are learning to jump back, I don’t suggest it be very tall, and I don’t suggest it be the type of object that could hurt them if they bumped into it.
The front pad should be wide enough for the dog to sit on comfortably, and long enough for the dog, to put their elbow down on with their front foot at the edge of it. The way that I teach down from a tucked sit is by asking the dog to back up, marking the movement of jumping back and then asking them to go in the down. Getting the position of stand from a tucked sit first. Then combining the cues when the dog has a beautiful movement. I would add a new cue soon with Wish because she got it very quickly. You don’t need to press on your dogs back, or push into them, put a noose on their abdomen or jerk on their neck, use a stern voice or shout at them to get them to have beautifully precise and reliable position changes. You can achieve amazing precision with +r and the behaviors are easier to be conditioned as secondary reinforcers than if you mix in punishment and intimidation. #dogtraining #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #dogtrainer #professionaldogtraining #positivereinforcementtraining #positivetraining #bordercollie