Harness Instructions

Quick Sessions

Start in a quiet place to help your dog focus on his            sense of touch

Use treats and/or praise with the following:

1. Beginning Turns

• Start with your dog behind you
• Take the slack out of your leash
• Encourage your dog to follow you
• Walk to the right
• Pull the leash gently toward you (light tension on leash) Do not jerk or pop the leash!
• When your dog gets beside you, stop walking
• Put slack in leash (loose)
  Give your dog a treat and praise!
• Let him rest and repeat the session

2. Turn / Attention

• Start with your dog on your left
• Lay the leash against the left side of your dog’s neck and over the
  back of his neck - Like neck reining a horse
• Keep “slack out” of leash - Light tension on leash
• Encourage your dog forward
• Take 2 to 3 steps forward
• Stop walking
• Hold leash steady - he should turn toward you
  Give your dog a treat and praise!
• Let him rest and repeat the session

3. Sit

• Face your dog
• Pull gently upwards on your leash
• Use a treat to lure your dog into a sit
• When your dog sits, give him the treat and put “slack in” the leash
• Let your dog rest and repeat the session

4. Forward / Stop

• Do not start with a loose leash
• Take the “slack out” of your leash (This helps keep your dog close to you)
• Pull your leash gently upwards
• Walk forward 3 to 4 steps
• Stop walking
• Put “slack in” your leash when your dog stops
  Give your dog a treat and praise!
• Let him rest and repeat the session

5. Right Turn

• With your dog on your left, tug your leash away from your dog and to the right
• He should rotate to the right
  Do not pull backwards on the leash

6. Left Turn

• With your dog on your left, lay your leash against the right side of your dog’s neck
• Push your leash to the left - Like neck-reining a horse