Shadow~Wolf wrote:Please help!
We're stuck on pivoting. I have watched so so many tutorials on how to train rear end awareness and pivoting. Lucky can put his front paws on a step or stool and then i try to lure him so that he'll move his back legs. He gets confused and steps off and doesn't move at all. He only moves his head/nose and his front paws... :c
How my trainers teach it is get the dog to "step up" on the stool with front feet, stand beside your dog so your legs are even with the body (you are standing behind the stool). Hold a treat in front of the dogs nose and and as you "lure" the dogs front end to follow the treat "push his/her's body/back feet with your legs in the opposite direction. At every back foot movement reward your dog with a "yes/good boy/(or whatever word you use for verbal reward)". Maybe start with getting your dog to only pivot 1/4 way around with small breaks and slowly (or fast) increase the distance around the stool. Just remember to food reward, or play reward at the end of back foot movement.
So an example (if my description is not fully understood): I would ask my dog to step up, holding a treat just in front of her nose I would bring my hand toward me and push her back feet away from me with my legs. If my dog was a little unsure I would only ask her to pivot 1/4 way around the stool before stopping for a little break then start again. I would verbal reward each small back foot pivot movement and reward big when I ask for a finish. If she steps off the stool I would just ask her to step up and try again, but maybe reward sooner, so 1/8 way around the stool. (hopefully you understand all that).
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