09/22/2026
Check out these highlighted details for your heel commands and feel free to share!
🐾 My focus is to keep the dog’s head in line with my hip
🐾 Work on having your dog stay in the correct walking position when you stop
🐾 I like for my dogs to wait for my next command once we stop walking. In this video I chose to direct Takoda to lie down after we stopped. Some prefer dogs to automatically sit when they stop walking and that's great too, but it’s completely a personal preference situation!
🐾 Praising whenever the dog checks in with me and when the dog completes the commands. Praising while in heel helps the dog stay in position and builds our connection— plus I simply love praising my dog! 🥰They're happy, I'm happy... teamwork!
🐾 Use a release command to allow your dog to leave heel and to avoid confusion on when they should walk with you and when they can explore
🐾 Lastly, make it great on leash before working on taking them off leash!
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