My dog is trained to walk on my left or right. She even knows to switch when I say "other side".
Sometimes it is more convenient to have her on the right for a walk If I have to put myself between her and a weird person or something that makes her worried.
She was trained left at first for the sake of consistency. I added the right side position much later, well after she knew exactly what was expected on the left.
Another thing to consider in training is that it is easier to give an effective correction from the left side position when (and if) you get to that phase of training.
If you try to correct for pulling from the right on a short lead you will probably be correcting up, rather than back. IMO Its not fair training because you are not at that point directing the dog on what to do, just punishing him.
Edited by Lauren Jeffery (05/02/2011 08:08 AM)
Edit reason: no sleep last night
Ultimately, because that's the way it is, Soldier.
If you have any inkling that you may someday compete in any venue with the dog, it behooves you to train him to heel on the left.
Since you're an avid small-arms shooter, it only makes sense to do the same. I doubt you'd like your dog to run into traffic and get killed while you're drawing your Glock.
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If you have any inkling that you may someday compete in any venue with the dog, it behooves you to train him to heel on the left.
..except of course, if you're an agility competitor...learning these "crosses" is challenging for me as a beginner because I was a "left side" traditionalist up to now as well..
..I did not know the history of this practice so this was interesting!
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I know AKC and UKC require left side heeling...but I remember reading rules for obedience somewhere that allowed either side. I can't remember if it was DVG, ASCA or something.
Oh well, I like left side, I'm left handed...but I shoot with both hands.
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when heeling a dog why the left side?
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