As you repeat the exercise the following several days, discontinue using the voice command and leash to lift him. Reach toward your dog and say, 'Sit', lifting him with the leash in your left hand. As he learns the hand signal, increase the distance to about 50 feet.įigure 37- With your dog in the down position at the end of the leash to your front, give the hand signal to sit (quickly bringing your left hand upward from your waist). You may at first need to give a voice command along with the hand signal. Figure 36- Lower it as soon as your dog starts to go down. The sudden raising of your hand is the signal to drop. S1SSI&K Figure 35- Teach your dog to drop on your signal by leaving him in the standing position at a distance of about 25 feet. At first you may need to use the voice command a few times to help him recognize the signal. Figure 34- Then bring the left hand across his face as a signal to stay.

Figure 33- Teach the stand signal when heeling by bringing the right hand down in front of his nose. If your dog fails to get the idea of the hand signal, place him on leash so you can give a corrective jerk forward with the right hand. Step off with your left foot and heel at a brisk pace.

Place your dog in the heel position, give him the heel signal (the left hand held open, passed smartly above and forward beside your dog's head). The judge will then signal you to 'Drop your dog', 'Sit your dog', 'Call your dog', and 'Finish', in that order.īegin teaching these exercises with the signal to heel. You should then signal your dog to stand and stay and walk to the far end of the ring (about 50 feet). While heeling, the judge will order, 'Stand your dog' and then 'Leave your dog'. In the process of heeling, the judge will maneuver you to one end of the ring. Special emphasis will be placed on how you and your dog work as a team. The judge will order a Left Turn, Right Turn, About Turn and Halt, slow, normal and fast. The exercise begins with heeling off leash. The signal exercise is done entirely from hand signals.

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