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Show Note: These exercises should be practiced on the leash until they are fully mastered, so that the dog js under control. During the free exercises, the trainer walks ahead at times and after some time calls to the dog: " Heel!" Example: The trainer walks with the dog: " Heell" Upon the command: " Down!", the dog lies down and the leader walks ahead. Upon the command: " Heel!", the dog hurries willingly again to the left side of the leader. To come. Auditory signal: " Here!" Whether the dog is standing, sitting or lying down, upon the auditory signal: " Here!", he must willingly leap toward his standing master and sit down exactly in front of him. The auditory signal: " Heel!", brings him again into the basic position. Attention should be paid to seeing that the dog sits exactly in front of the leader. Deviations are consequently to be stopped. If for any reason the dog does not rush up gladly and quickly, then the leader has to stimulate him by moving away from the dog at a trot. This convinces the dog that he is losing his master and he will then quickly run after him. Staying. By staying it is understood that the dog lies down at a certain place for a longer period of time and waits there for his master, who has gone away. Thus, the dog must always be led to this place, where he receives the command: " Down - wait." It is just as important that the dog be taken away again by the trainer, so that the dog learns that he is only allowed to leave this place when he is taken away by the trainer. Attention is called to the fact that this is a difficult exercise because being an animal that runs in a pack, the dog does not like to be alone. He suffers mental anguish when his beloved master goes away and he is not allowed to follow him. " Staying1' is at first practiced only for short periods of time, at short distances, and within view of the trainer. As time goes on, - 19 - |