He must resist the urge to move his feet to turn toward you because if he does move, you will snatch your treat upward. If your dog holds still, then feed your dog with his head straight forward to emphasize being balanced. Gradually increase the angle that the treat is presented, so your dog has to work harder at keeping his feet still. Remember to feed your dog with his head straight forward after he has resisted the urge to move. Here I started pulling away the treat since the dog has no weight on the right foot (outside foot) and has moved that foot. Remember: Your dog is to keep equal weight on each front paw during the entire exercise. Another challenge is to now hold a handful of treats in front of your dog as if to offer him a cookie. Other training exercises to test your dog’s comprehension are treats put directly in front of your dog. Be ready to cover them with your hand or your foot should your dog move. A behavior is not finished when a marker/click is sounded. It only ends when the reinforcer is actually delivered to the dog. The dog is still learning until that reinforcer is delivered to him—in this case, when the food is placed into his mouth. Until the exact second your dog receives the treat, every behavior your dog does between the time you mark/click a specific behavior (or your actions indicate he is about to get a reinforcer) is being reinforced. I do not accept the dog’s hunching over. I cover the treats when the dog hunches over and wait until he sits up straight to bring a treat into him. 50 Clean Run | July 09