Perch Training

The Drop on Recall has shown me the importance of a Down that is a Drop ... down with no forward movement.  Whether beside me, in front of me or at a distance.

There has been discussion on the TL list about Sit and the "drop back" sit ... which is the way Lily sits.  That has led me to think about using a target or a perch to retrain Lily's Sit, teaching her to keep her front paws in position and bringing her back end forward into a sit.

By using a perch target for the Sit I can also use it to strengthen her Down.  Marge has two good videos demonstrating this form of "perch" training.  Sheila uses it also.