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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide
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Sport Junior Dog Training Guide
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Have your dog on leash and at your side,
say “Heel,” and start walking. Then put
some distance between yourself and your
dog by making a 180 degree U-turn away
from him. If he does not come with you,
say “Heel” and nick as you turn. Guide
him into position by your side with the
leash and praise him. Keep walking.
Repeat this a few times then sometimes
turn and command but without the nick
(a “freebie”). At other times use both the
command and the nick.
Remember, one goal of all introductory
e-collar Lessons is to teach your dog to
understand the nick, as well as perform
the command, so you need to find op-
portunities to nick after the “Heel” com-
mand. Some dogs will give you more
opportunities and some will give you
fewer.
Let’s Recap Lesson One
• Start on leash.
• While heeling turn 180 degrees
away from dog
• If dog does not come with you,
say “Heel” and nick
• Guide with leash
• PRAISE as dog rejoins you
Repeat the procedure several times in
your first practice session then take a
break for some play. In later sessions
teach him to speed up and slow down as
you walk, and make both left and right
turns as well as U-turns. Keep sessions
short. Keep work on “Heel” interesting
need quite a bit higher intensity level
than they do for normal training.
Remember to praise your dog for a nice
response!
TRAINING THE
“HEEL” COMMAND
LESSON ONE
INTRODUCTION TO “HEEL”
When your dog heels, he should walk
quietly beside you. If you speed up, slow
down, or make a turn he should stay with
you. You can teach your dog to heel on
your left or your right. Some people like
to teach the dog that it’s okay to be on
either side as long as the dog stays there.
The choice is up to you. Most people
want their dogs to stay on their left side.
In this Lesson plan we will assume your
dog heels on the left.
The best time to start the Lesson on
“Heel” is after a couple of sessions on
the “Here” command.
