Video for teaching a dog how to use it's rear legs for pivots and obedience manuevers? - Page 1

Hi Everyone,

I've been searching for a video on how to teach a dog to use it's hind legs for obedience pivots and sideways slides. I've asked various people about how to teach this and the most common answer (shortened version) I get is, use a bucket or pad for a target for the front feet then "push" the rear legs using my body. I've tried this and haven't been successful. I know I'm doing something wrong, so I want to see it demonstrated. So far I've not been able to find a visual demonstration that starts at puppy level.
Can anyone help me?

Thanks
Cheri
 

You might have some luck working backwards, ie, first familiarizing them with using their back legs for anything in general...they typically just follow along unless you teach them exercises that force them to carefully consider placement and make them more aware. For that stuff, I use children's playground equipment, ladders, etc. 

My husband opted for something a bit different - he taught Bosco to weave between his legs. It really helped Bosco gain the rear-end awareness that is helpful for left hand quarter turns; previously, Bosco had no idea that there was a body attached to his head. :)

↵I use a perch.  Just a small square or round item to put front feet on.  I start by facing the dog take a step with right foot toward their back feet they will move keep rotating in that fashion in both directions.  Then I move into (heel position) hold treat and step towards dog they will begin to move back feet around away from you you just keep stepping in to them.  Here is a link to a video that my instructor put up
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43D8V1oha7g this is on perch training should give you idea how to start.
 
  Lyn  

Here's a couple of videos using an inverted round rubber feeding pan  Sylvia Trkman has a Heeling as a Trick DVD that's pretty good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVh9c0V7dqU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6wOW59Lu7s

the same idea only with a taller can

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDx6PSVBYA


 

On YouTube, search "Celeste Meade Brick".  She uses a "brick" as a "perch" and has two good/long videos from a training seminar.

These videos show how I've done it from beginning to "end" (is it ever really ended LOL)

Teaching object with Kilo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUAEj7Qn3G4

About 2 minutes in I'm teaching the object, since Kilo was small enough to get all the way up on it he actually started to teach himself how to turn his body to face me while staying on it, which might work for your dog as a beginning step
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-k0DbrkcrQ

2:30 I start working the pivots with Ares, the key is to have the food in one hand in front of the dog, and then use your body pressure towards their hip to get them to move their back end away and around the object.  Clockwise pivot you would be on the dogs right side, with the food in your right hand in front of the dogs nose (to keep their front end on the object) and you would be moving into their right hip area to get them to step left.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I56liA1eHNU

working on using the place for tucking in for heeling with Ares
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-5eMWD1heQ&feature=youtu.be