Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Teaching Heel

In order to teach heel, you must first teach your pup to focus only on you. Get it so that your pup will look at your eyes for ten seconds. This can be done by simply saying "look here" or waving a hat or some other thing to attract your pup's attention, then look into their eyes and hold it. Now tell them to look at you, and say "heel" and begin to walk away. Your pup, following your eyes, will walk with you. If all fails, you can also use a treat or toy and hold it just above your pup's reach and tell him to heel. The heel trick may take a while for you pup to catch on to, so be patient, but you will be well rewarded for your work.

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