This is another cool Dogmantics Dog Training Tip on how to teach your dog to walk next to you on a loose leash.
If you are consistent with this behavior, you can actually make pressure on the leash a CUE for the dog to back up and they learn to walk on a loose leash as a default.
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Teaching a dog to back up into the heel position on walks is helpful for many reasons.
1- If you have more than one dog on a walk sometimes it can be hard to turn around and go the other way if both dogs are ahead of you. Teaching them to back into the heel position allows you to move freely
2- If you train your dog that when he reaches the end of the leash the only way he can move forwards again is to back up, he will consciously start avoiding hitting the end of the leash. This means- No more pulling on leash.
3- This is a great impulse control exercise based on the Premack Principle. In order to move forwards you must first move backwards.
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I’m definitely teaching this one! Thanks! Great explanations and demonstrations.
Awesome! I love how many videos you’ve been pushing out lately – keep them coming.
What a great help! Today I start this training with my dogs. Thank you. 5 *
Fantastic video and fantastic idea. When Desperado loses focus and starts to walk out front I stop until he resets himself at my side. Before he would have to do a finish to my right of left, but I think now I’ll teach him to back up since that will take less room in a cramped space.
Awesome! This is great not only for walking…but I’ve been having trouble with backing up in obedience heel, this helps! Thanks Emily!
wow I can’t wait to try this with my pup, we just got ‘go forward’ on the leash down ( she was a little unsure what to do, but we’re getting there) now I have to teach her this so she’s not pulling when she decides that going forward is awesome. LOL
Thanks for another great video! The only way I could get Berri to back up was to shape it, he simply wouldn’t move back with a lure. Now that he knows the general movement I can try luring him to get him to back up while at heel (as opposed to directly in front of me only). What a great application though.
Thanks for the great tips! I followed one of your other loose leash walking videos, and it worked great. I noticed my dog already starting to automatically back up if the leash started to tighten. When he gets himself back in proper position now, he touches my knee with his nose. I hadn’t thought about putting it on a que.
Thank you SO much Emily !!
I got my dog to back up by walking towards her. But now we’re stuck, I can’t get her to back up without moving into her. 🙁
Thank you for your brilliant series of videos. I have two labradors who have recently arrived in Australia and were pulling on their leashes. Following your clicker training tips and slowly progressing to the back-up I have had two wonderful walks with my dogs Flynn and Pai this morning. It is really exciting to see how much they enjoy the walk and importantly the interaction with me. I am thrilled and highly motivated to continue with this wonderful method. Thank you for taking the time.
Lovely vid – really nice way of thinking laterally to avoid a problem 🙂 Definitely one to teach my pups, and one that can be used in so many circumstances.
I was really anxious to get my puppy , but after watching your videos, you helped me a lot! I can’t thank you enough for your helpful videos ! You’re great ! And your dogs are really well trained! 🙂
I like your videos. I think they are some of the best ones on youtube, for dog training. You speak clearly, you demonstrate everything clearly, and you show the right way to train the dog. Thanks.
I love your videos! I really enjoy training my dogs now that I have a coach to help me 🙂
Thank you so much for all of your help.
I really love how you interact with dogs, It looks so smooth and natural. I’m getting my own puppy in two months, and I’m totally going to teach her with your methods!
I’ve had problems with training other dogs since I didn’t know how to teach them right. Now thanks to you I won’t get frustrated anymore and dogs will also learn something :—)
Excellent. I have two dogs and my labrador is really good at heeling and did the back thing without being asked. Will now teach her the `back` cue and reward her accordingly! Collie will go back on cue but goes straight forward again. My son is dyslexic and highly creative. They often go together. You are living proof of that!
Im definitely going to try it with my 5 month old GSP. She is really smart and can sit, shake, down and more, but leash walking seems to be a problem, so this seems right up her ally.
I like how your videos are very clear and straight forward, thank you for your work.
You have helped me so much thank you, thank you, thank you! (I’m a first time dog owner and my bc is 4 months and she is a little challenging to walk 😂) ❤️
It is ironic a person so talented at teaching us all to better communicate with our loved pups might be critiqued for one of the many tools (grammar) that is specific to human speech. I had the same challenge growing up with speech recognition and pronunciation, so I get it (three years speech therapy). I think you are amazing!