Key to complex tricks- rear end awareness

This video goes over the steps of how to using LURING to train the Rear End Awareness exercise. This is an exercise that is not only good for bodily awareness, and building muscles, but also a foundation behavior for teaching some very complex tricks. The behavior can be free shaped as well, however I like to lure this behavior as I like to retain the hand signal that evolves from the luring action as the cue, to use later when teaching other behaviors that involve back foot movements. Its almost as though you magnetize the dog to line up with your hand… and I believe it is quite easy to make side stepping behaviors secondary reinforcers. I use a clicker in this video but if you do not have one you can say “yes” in the place of a click.
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Posted by John Hocking - 11/14/2011 at 4:30 am

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25 Responses to “Key to complex tricks- rear end awareness”

MrFluffehz says:

11/14/2011 at 5:07 am

Thanks! I should try these with my dogs! Tricks are so easy with you! Any other video wouldnt explain like you do. Keep the tricks coming!
RaeneDay says:

11/14/2011 at 5:42 am

Can you tell me how to teach backing under, like under a chair where their head sticks out? Thanks so much.
teendreamer19 says:

11/14/2011 at 6:27 am

1) i am teching my dog this and i need a word foor the behavior eni aidias??
2)Amily plese come to israel!!! i love your work!!!!
josski32 says:

11/14/2011 at 6:28 am

It’s a good idea to switch the object your dog is rotating before you get rid of it altogether. For instance, use a book then once you thing your dog is good at rotating with a book, use their dog bowl upside down or a frisbee before having no book. This way the dog doesn’t get caught up with any one object and is more likely to be able to do this with no object.

Otherwise, great tutorial Emily!
KatLuff says:

11/14/2011 at 7:05 am

This is great. I’ve been looking for ways to build up strength and rear-end awareness in my senior dog, and all the other suggestions I’ve found involved spending a lot of money to get a bunch of DVDs or equipment I’d have to send away to another country to get (TTouch DVDs, cavalettis, exercise balls, etc.) I’ll have to start this with him tomorrow.
lpsFashionLover says:

11/14/2011 at 8:04 am

Instead of using a clicker could you say good job? Pls reply!
OldieAska says:

11/14/2011 at 9:03 am

Great video!
Just one question, should I click even though she steps of the book ?
Thank you for all your vids Emily! , I’ve trained my dog since she was 9 weeks from your videos, she’s amazing!
Keep up the good work !!
shintehgreat says:

11/14/2011 at 9:33 am

my dog usually tends to sit or go down after he put his paws on the book.. D: what now?
crazycopper345 says:

11/14/2011 at 10:22 am

thx so much for this tutorial! I would love to train my dog this trick! since you can add on to this trick! Very nice!!!! love this tutorial! thx =D
Pookmovie says:

11/14/2011 at 11:09 am

I’ve heard of the ‘seminariet’ you’ll have in sweden.
I think it’s very interesting, and i’ll sign up for it
blazingkitten says:

11/14/2011 at 12:08 pm

This was extremely helpful thank you so much.
evapleska says:

11/14/2011 at 12:52 pm

D: when i try to teach my dog a trick he sitts down WHAT DO I DO!!???
galtzur21 says:

11/14/2011 at 1:28 pm

u again lol, ivy sent me. lol you r great:) thx for all the help, check my new trick vid

you got 2 be even more amazing then in your first vids.
galtzur21 says:

11/14/2011 at 1:39 pm

u again lol, ivy sent me. lol you r great:) thx for all the help, check my new trick vid
PaulaFlanin says:

11/14/2011 at 2:34 pm

Hello! Have you tried with your dogs to do the spin Tug does at 2:50 w/o the book? I’m just trying to teach my dog to do that but he confusses it with spining around… any sugestions, ideas, advice…?
Thanks!!
claudiahoyle says:

11/14/2011 at 2:53 pm

@kikopup thank you you are a star even finding time to answer me. I am trying to get some of those sensation harnesses because I tried the easy walker but it ends up pinching the dogs under their “arms” something I really do not want. Take care you’re a star! Keep inspiring us!
delilah443 says:

11/14/2011 at 3:49 pm

Okay, I will try that. I will keep at it until I find something that works.
kyrasundance says:

11/14/2011 at 4:08 pm

Great video. You explain every part of this skill very well, thanks.
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 4:47 pm

@JakeVomRivergreen i feel lucky that I can walk my dogs without freezing my butt off all year round
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 4:55 pm

@LeoxPomeranian thanks for watching : )
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 5:52 pm

@tehrenberg thanks T
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 6:31 pm

@MyFavoritePupJasmine thanks!
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 6:34 pm

@delilah443 you can use something with a carpeted surface some dogs just dont like shiny surfaces. covering a book in duct tape makes it have more traction
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 7:24 pm

@snuggliepuppy yes and you and your pup can do some simply mind blowing tricks!
kikopup says:

11/14/2011 at 7:27 pm

@browndevil04 congrats! it doesn’t take only one session for all dogs some dogs seem to have two left back feet