Bob Levy Posted April 4, 2000 Report Share Posted April 4, 2000 I have a two year old bitch,who while heeling is bumping my left leg. While being close is fine, but I am losing points in trials. I would appreciate some soung advise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomi Jo Posted April 5, 2000 Report Share Posted April 5, 2000 Hi Bob, I'm no expert but I what I did was simply nudge the dog with my leg if he got too close and told him "off". I also turn tight cirles to the left to get the dog use to moving in that direction. At first I was constantly running into him and nudging him with my leg but he is getting a lot better. There were a lot of times I would accidently step on his foot he was so close to me. The poor guy hasn't been stepped on in a while now though. Hope this helps some! Tomi Albion, IN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted June 10, 2000 Report Share Posted June 10, 2000 What my mom did in this situation was she tied a grooming brush to her leg and the pup laid off of her side. I worked. She was a great obedience dog all that she liked to be to close. (she adored my mother) -Lindsey and Gemma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEL Posted June 10, 2000 Report Share Posted June 10, 2000 Bob, you can also try heeling in a straight line but at the same time gradually veering to the left and crowding her. (should be subtle!) It may take longer than finding a correction for crowding you, but you will be teaching her that her owner can't walk a straight line, so she'd better leave him a little space Then when you do walk a straight line, you will find that you are no longer being crowded, and all without making an "issue" of it. (my old BC was a WONDERFUL dog - got her U.D. in her first 3 tries, 1 first and 2 seconds....but she was very sensitive about being told that she was wrong about something that she thought was right. This worked nicely for us, because I did not handle it as a correction..she learned to adjust to how she expected me to walk, and it was always a surprise to her to find that her owner actually could walk a straight line!)Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkupshaw Posted June 15, 2000 Report Share Posted June 15, 2000 Hi, Had the same problem - but only with my Husband. My BC would be fine with me, but would rest her head on my husand's knee. We simply held the leash out & drove home the word "heel" until she was in the correct position. Of course praise for being in the correct position. Worked like a charm. Juli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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