help in retraining their dogs using this method, I may suggest SNAPSHOT the dog be encouraged to come to a stand on the ground at the bottom of the contact rather than a down. I've suggested and had success with this stand-at-the-bottom method for a Viszla and a Rhodesian Ridgeback, for example. MF: Are you teaching four-on-the-floor to your novice students? AC: I work with the individual dogs and handlers to determine which contact behavior is best for them. I show students how to train both the nose touch to the target and the four-on-the- floor method. I do some seminars on four-on-the-floor because it offers the benefits of speed, accuracy, comfort, and adaptability for many dogs. It's fast like a running contact and enables the dog to run