Here is Modoc's pivot into heel, pivot to front, and some baby steps in heel!
I skipped doing the luring into heel. And we are going to work more on pivoting counterclockwise.
I started seeing a bit more head dipping as we've continued work, but it's happening minimally. More often than not, she starts walking ahead of me with head held high before I start moving🤦♀️ we're having fun haha❤️
I will also try to get some videos of us working on some of this stuff outside in new environments!
Looking forward to your feedback!
Yes I will submit for Level 5 and I'm just about to update the payment info today!
Okay, here is our heel/stop/heel
I didn't do multiple reps of feeding in the stop in between heeling, but I will work on that next. She does some head dipping at the beginning, which is always when she does it, and then keeps her head up the rest of the time.
At a certain point my hand got stuck in my treat pouch and I pulled it off my waistband. I miss a few opportunities to reward... The last rep I think looks pretty good!
Here are some baby steps in heel!
We are still getting some head dipping, and I've started putting the food at the side of her head (does that count as reverse luring?), which she's not totally accustomed to leaving alone just yet... But it is helping to keep her head still!
Let me know what you think!
So a couple things...
I started with just getting her to go to the front foot target. I placed a small board underneath it to give it a distinctiveness for now. I worked on sit and stand while facing her first.
Then, I thought it would be a good idea to have her try the sit and stand in heel position, and I made her think too hard... I was clicking for keeping front feet planted and so her head and back half do wonky things lol
I realize it isn't the best angle to see her head while standing in heel position. Her head still moves around quite a bit...