I made this for my friend ram, we were having some discussions about the importance of footwork in competition heeling, but's a lot easier to describe things.... The about turn footwork - obedience heeling the about turn is done in all obedience heeling exercises and is problematic for many dogs and handlers. as the about turn is executed dogs often loose focus and lag or swing wide.. Ive been watching various top trainers and working my dog aswell.. and in obedience my dog has very good footwork with her front legs working very nicely. i just wondered whether there was a technique used or does this just come natural to the dogs movement..
I have been teaching obedience handling to students for a long time. in the past, some of my students had no issue incorporating – even completely changing their specific footwork into their handling.. When my obedience club used to do traditional training we were taught to do turns by pivoting on the toes of the foot we were turning into. so left turns were pivot left on left foot. right pivot for right turns.. Successful obedience showing is the result of many hours of solid work with your dog. but there are a few things you can quickly fix that will help you get better scores. these include improving footwork; fixing handler errors; and decreasing your own nervousness in the ring..
