We broke our raccoon tail tug. It's now in two parts... on the bright side, now I have a small, hand-sized tail tuft that I can toss to Lotte as a reward without having to break her position.
I need to remember to use a clear command to separate heeling work from casual walks. Consistency and whatnot. I also think it's time to start working on introducing the heel position and command. Lotte can heel for several paces during Find Heel, but now we're starting to get sloppy.
So, a couple of goals:
1) Introduce heel position/command (stationary) - before starting straight line heeling.
2) Slow down on Find Heel. Go out to a field/parking lot/whatever, and reward just for hitting position before resetting behavior. Stop trying to push for maintained heeling.
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