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Old 17-11-2009, 11:22 PM
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Re: How long to teach heel?

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Originally Posted by hutch6 View Post
Sorry I must have missed something but I thought I wrote that word for word of what you just said. I didn't put heel in "" because some use "Here" - I use that - but I used the word heel so the OP would know what I was on about. I know they don't work them to the obedience "heel". Crossed wires I think.
They have a "with me" command or even "close" but that is NOT a heel command, as we would want or wish for in pet dogs.... kind of what I tried to explain in my earlier post

Just means: Sheepdog, come back here, in my general vicinity - I don't need you stuck to my leg, but get back...lol

Maybe now you understand why working dogs of any breed have a difficulty in staying "stuck to heel" in pet situations...?
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