Mickie....time for your homework

Please note I have updated the Week 1 material for your reading/watching/understanding of HOW the LL works and WHY it works so well. 

Also, note the new article Link to Week 2 Article on HOW/WHY this works.  The Week 2 material is uploaded and there IS homework for you to do. Of all the weeks I teach, Week 2 is the hardest as there is so much new material and it's mighty confusing. But your best friend to teach YOU the mechanics is 'Fido' your invisible dog. Simply use a leash (or pretend), command, "Fido, Heel" and start practicing the 3 turns and the all-important Halt mechanics (to teach the dog to Auto Sit when you stop). Working WITH Fido and without your dog will help you to train your muscles with the correct mechanics so, when the time comes, Maggie can 'read' your correct mechanics and respond appropriately.  

*IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT YOU TRAIN YOUR MUSCLES*

So practice, practice and practice, here, there and everywhere. If you think about it, in any given day, you take hundreds of steps and make endless turns. Might as well make those steps correct for heeling Maggie and memorize the turn footwork with every turn. NO worries, we ALL had to do the same thing so we could train our muscles with correct mechanics. And it is FAR easier to work with a perfect 'Fido' than work with an untrained Maggie.  

As you can see in this morning's video, it was work to get Maggie to understand.

 

 

 So, get started now learning your mechanics with Fido and when the time comes to work Maggie, for real, your muscle memory will be already stored within your body. Take videos, breath, laugh at yourself working 'Fido' and have fun doing this homework. 

Roxanne