Lead training

We're doing some waiting for offered behaviours with Charlie, so I was interested to see how Ian Dunbar's lead walking would work out. In the past I've not had much success with the be a tree method as it usually resulted in Grey sniffing the floor, going round me in a circle and generally finding something else to focus on. But as part of a structured and active training session it worked really well. The key is to keep the pace up and interested. Not long so he doesn't get bored or stressed.

Ian illustrates it in this video here:



It basically trains in a sit when you stop. Obviously, Ian is performing this on stage and not on a street with lots of doggy smells. But I tried it out with Grey this morning. Starting with one step, then two steps, three steps etc. it worked really well and it's similar to 300 peck heeling by adding a step each time. We went out on the quiet Sunday pavement, which is a fave training day of mine. We had a spin round the carpark and then back on the pavement.