Week 6 Working Outside and Walking Videos

 Circle Sit Stays Outside (which ended up being on leash 15 seconds as the right place to start here):


Leash Tension/Leash Slack Outside Strategy for teaching Winston to walk on looser leash eventually:

Let's Go Outside as Way to Have Winston take the tension off the leash:
Lured Heel Outside (do briefly on walks) for Winston to learn to take the tension off the leash:
Leash behind legs for Wiston to learn to take the tension off of the leash (only really useful if you can teach him to be on one side (pick a left or right for training him):









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