Key to complex tricks- rear end awareness

This video goes over the steps of how to using LURING to train the Rear End Awareness exercise. This is an exercise that is not only good for bodily awareness, and building muscles, but also a foundation behavior for teaching some very complex tricks. The behavior can be free shaped as well, however I like to lure this behavior as I like to retain the hand signal that evolves from the luring action as the cue, to use later when teaching other behaviors that involve back foot movements. Its almost as though you magnetize the dog to line up with your hand... and I believe it is quite easy to make side stepping behaviors secondary reinforcers.

I use a clicker in this video but if you do not have one you can say "yes" in the place of a click.

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[LeoxPomeranian]

I LOVE the way you explain each step, you explain them very well! I also love how you bring up some problems that people may have while practicing, so very helpful. Thanks so much Emily!

[kikopup]

@LeoxPomeranian thanks for watching : )

[tehrenberg]

Wonderful tutorial. . . looove the new 'Wheel of Fortune" step feature, very cool

[kikopup]

@tehrenberg :) thanks T

[JakeVomRivergreen]

Excellent tutorial Em! I have been wanting to teach Jake how to side step and was unsure on how to do it. Its a balmy 6c here today, unusal for this time of year in Canada, we're going outside now to start working on this new behaviour.: )

[kikopup]

@JakeVomRivergreen i feel lucky that I can walk my dogs without freezing my butt off all year round

[PaulaFlanin]

Hello! Have you tried with your dogs to do the spin Tug does at 2:50 w/o the book? I'm just trying to teach my dog to do that but he confusses it with spining around... any sugestions, ideas, advice...?

Thanks!!

[Jimmyjumpnjive]

Gonna try this with my ridgeback

[Dehzee]

LOVE THIS VID!

[k9fella1]

While doing this, I used a concept I learned in horse training that I guess I kind of forget dogs use. They are so good at reading our eyes and body language, that if you look at the hips, you can get the step off in the opposite direction. Don't know if you mentioned that or not in the vid. I have been training since 1995, training other folks in a bunch of aspects of police and pet dog training. Very pleasant to learn something new!!! Thanks so much for the videos!!

[k9fella1]

This is the first video of yours I have watched. Wonderful to see you work with a dog.

[alexehilary]

hi! I do not understand english, how to teach the dog to move to the side ( 4m29s )

[MrFluffehz]

Thanks! I should try these with my dogs! Tricks are so easy with you! Any other video wouldnt explain like you do. Keep the tricks coming! :)

[RaeneDay]

Can you tell me how to teach backing under, like under a chair where their head sticks out? Thanks so much.

[teendreamer19]

1) i am teching my dog this and i need a word foor the behavior eni aidias??

2)Amily plese come to israel!!! i love your work!!!!

[josski32]

It's a good idea to switch the object your dog is rotating before you get rid of it altogether. For instance, use a book then once you thing your dog is good at rotating with a book, use their dog bowl upside down or a frisbee before having no book. This way the dog doesn't get caught up with any one object and is more likely to be able to do this with no object.

Otherwise, great tutorial Emily!

[KatLuff]

This is great. I've been looking for ways to build up strength and rear-end awareness in my senior dog, and all the other suggestions I've found involved spending a lot of money to get a bunch of DVDs or equipment I'd have to send away to another country to get (TTouch DVDs, cavalettis, exercise balls, etc.) I'll have to start this with him tomorrow.