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Walking Backward
Teach a walk-back as a trick, with no
pressure; that is, don't teach it by stepping into the dog because that produces a raised head and movement
coming from the shoulders. We are
looking for a nice low head that frees
the hindquarters, with the movement
coming from the rear, not the front.
I free shape it, as I like the understanding shaping brings, and it also
gets the dog to move backward in the
way I'm aiming for. I always sit on the
floor when I'm shaping-my usual signal to offer behavior.
1.	 Offer food in a closed fist. At first,
you'll generally get pawing and
chewing, ignore that (if the chewing
hurts, wear gloves). You are looking for the slightest movement away
from your hand. Remember, we
build behavior in tiny slices, making each stage rewarding.
	 Place of reward is very important
here. Make absolutely sure that you

move your hand toward your dog
to reward. If you allow your dog
to come forward for reward, you'll
make learning difficult for him.
	 After 10 or so rewards, most dogs
have the idea.
2.	 Once you have head movement,
you hopefully have a little paw
movement too. Now your criterion
is those paws. Any backward movement of the paws gets clicked. If
possible, roll the rewards between
the dog's legs so that the backward
movement is encouraged.
	 If you get a sit, try lowering your rewards toward the floor. Keeping the
dog's heads low makes sitting less
likely.
3.	 Keep going until you have the clear
step back that shows your dog is deliberately stepping backward.
4.	 Once your dog can walk backward,
try walking backward up a slope or
a hill, then try walking backward up
a set of stairs, etc.

If you have problems free shaping, another approach is to build a two-on/
two-off on a mat or piece of vet bed. It
needs to be something salient. I have
used a piece of tarp previously as that
was not only an obvious target, but
also made a noise. You want your dog
to notice his feet touching the object.
Once you have a solid behavior, move
your dog 1 in. forward and see if he
steps back into position. If he does, reward heavily and slowly and steadily build distance until he's walking
backward a good five or six steps. Try
not to pressure your dog into moving
backward as that generally raises the
head and jams the shoulders.
Rear Paw Targeting
Add a mat behind the walking backward, and then put a small book or directory under it until you see the dog
reach back with those back feet. I don't
use a rear target that's any higher than
the dog's hock height.

Zip is walking back to a target.
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