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...to start reading this article from the beginning please click on here....Ask for left shoulder on the first pole, right shoulder on the second, left shoulder on the third, right shoulder on the fourth, etc. You can name the entire sequence “weave”, then use this name for competition runs. Retrieve After naming “mouth” and muzzle parts, proceed to naming “mouth open”, “hold”, then “deliver” (to a two finger target). Start teaching retrieves using a finger. Progress to simple objects like a dowel, spoon, etc. The dog can then generalize this to other objects. Cheating on sits and downs For the “almost-sit” or the “almost-down”. Scenario: E.g. One dog used to cheat by lifitng his testicles. He learned about his testicles, and that they must touch the ground in a sit. Scenario: A dog who cheats on the down by keeping its chest or elbows up. Name the chest and/or elbows. Name the floor as the target. Then ask to touch the chest and/or elbows to the floor. Down-Stay Teach the “chin on floor” and “tail on floor”. Build duration with IB cycles. Sit and Down Teaching the sit to a dog who does not want to sit. Scenario: There are some dogs who don’t care about food. You may tell the dog u are going to move your hands down the leash to its collar. Then, that u are going to put ur hand in its collar. Held ur hand in the collar for a nanosecond, bridging....to continue reading this article please click on here...