Field notes · Dog training in Angier & Raleigh, NC
Should my dog heel for the whole walk?
No. A walk that is one long drill makes his life smaller and creates problems of its own. Short bursts of work, then let him be a dog again.
In the trainer's words
Don't heel grind with the dogs. It just makes the dog's life a lot less fulfilling.Kelton, Head Trainer, Angier K9 Consultants
Seen with 3 dogs: Bun, Finn, Reaper
4 recorded moments, each one linked to the exact second it happens in a full training session published unedited. Trainers call this don't heel grind.
9:39
Don't heel grind
10:02
It makes a dog's life less fulfilling
5:27
A walk is a sensory experience for Finn. Let him have it
18:01
I'm not going to drill you non-stop
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