Heeling In A Bottle: 101 WAYS TO TRAIN HEELING WITH MANEUVERS AND CONE DRILLS Paperback – November 10, 2023

Heeling In A Bottle: 101 Ways To Train Heeling And Fronts With Maneuvers And Cone Drills.“You can compare maneuvering skills with having an awkward, slow, wide turning semi-truck at the end of your leash or a fast, agile, sharp turning sports car. Which will drive better in the competition ring?Heeling In A Bottle is a book of maneuvers, adjustments and fun cone drills that pertain to the seven parts of heeling, figure eights and fronts. Heeling In A Bottle was designed to be fun, motivating, improve heeling with maneuvering skills and will give you 101 new ideas to train heeling and fronts.The goal of Heeling In A Bottle is for the dogs to build mobility, learn to adjust the hindquarters, bend the spine and gain balance all while teaching the dog heeling elementThe 50 maneuvers and adjustments are divided into six groups. Here is the group breakdown and their training uses for heeling elements and fronts:Find Heel adjustments (6) - Training the dog to find heel position from different angles.Heel Position adjustments (6) - Training a “position” command to verbally adjust an incorrect sit in an exercise setup, halt, finish, and pivot.Circle maneuvers (12) - Training speed changes for the slow, normal, and fast pace, and figure eights.Pivot/Turn maneuvers (12) - Training pivots, left, right, and about turns.Lateral Heeling adjustments (6) - Training lateral and hindquarter movement.Front adjustments (8) - Training the dog to find the front position from different angles.The 51 cone drills are paired with each of the maneuvers and adjustments to farther train and reinforce your maneuvering skills. Every cone drill pattern can be created with just 12 cones or less.The easy to read instructions and 101 diagrams for each maneuver and cone drill will aid the beginning handler while still challenging the experienced competitor in a large 8.5 x 11 book.Heeling In A Bottle is great for:Competitive Obedience RallyObedience and heeling instructors looking for innovative training ideas.Anyone who wants a fun activity for their dog.It is a wonderful addition to your training regimen and will provide you and your dog endless hours of fun heeling and front drills. Enjoy! Read more