You really have to break the exercise down into small pieces.
First, the dog has to be comfortable at your side. I would practice position changes at your side for awhile to get the dog good and comfortable with the right "spot" at your side.
Then, I would lure the dog around your back until it understands coming completely around. Once the dog is coming around completely, without the lure, then you can add the sit back in.
As the dog comes around, just as it passes direction behind you, give the sit command. That usually times it perfect so the command "hits" the dog at the same time it is in the correct spot.
You can also lure the dog into the sit as he comes around.
Something is missing in this somewhere.
I take it you're working on a competition heel, right?
What do you mean you've dropped the leash 50 times and he doesn't get it? He forges, moves off your leg, lags behind?
Then a nope and he trys again? He loses concentation? Or does he just wanders to do as he wishes?
I wish I was at that stage of a competition heel but not their yet.
Doesn't wander just if he is in front of me and I say fuss with the prey item he doesn't go around and sit just makes a half circle thing and sits but not at my side. We are not lined up the same way and he is still facing me but at my side. If that makes sense.
You really have to break the exercise down into small pieces.
First, the dog has to be comfortable at your side. I would practice position changes at your side for awhile to get the dog good and comfortable with the right "spot" at your side.
Then, I would lure the dog around your back until it understands coming completely around. Once the dog is coming around completely, without the lure, then you can add the sit back in.
As the dog comes around, just as it passes direction behind you, give the sit command. That usually times it perfect so the command "hits" the dog at the same time it is in the correct spot.
You can also lure the dog into the sit as he comes around.
You really have to break the exercise down into small pieces.
First, the dog has to be comfortable at your side. I would practice position changes at your side for awhile to get the dog good and comfortable with the right "spot" at your side.
You mean having him turn and those kinds of things or what do you mean by position changes? Just want to make sure I'm doing it right.
Have him at your side in the correct finish position (sitting with his shoulders at your knee).
Then practice having him down, stand and sit (mix it up a bunch) in that same basic position.
Get him really comfortable and familiar with that spot next to your body.
You'll know he's ready to move forward when he performs all the position changes (Sit, down and stand) without moving out of position, shifting his hips away from you, turning his hind end out...
If he doesn't know stand yet, just use sit and down.
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