Teach Your Dog To Walk Backwards on Command. Advanced Obedience Ep4

In today's video, we'll be teaching our dogs to walk backwards on command.
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I teach all my dogs this command. Not only is it a fun trick to showoff to your friends and family, but it always helps with some of our more advanced exercises, like the left about turn and our flip finishes. French ring dog trainers also use this for the defense of handler exercise.
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[@servicedogonabudget180]

This is a great channel for service dog trainees

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you! 😁🙏

[@brandigirl713]

One of my dogs recently had a spine injury and we are going through physio and chiropractic care. This video was so helpful as we’re getting to the stage of reteaching her hind end awareness. Thank you!

[@lilbudgies894]

Another great video. This is now my favourite channel. I love how Nate is just smiling not realising and the pups wagging the tail. I'm smiling watching it.

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks so much! How can you not be happy when you get to play and train with dogs all day? :)

[@sivadasen65]

Hi, brother, I'm from India, Kerala. I was a principal, recently retired from service. Only very recently I came across your marvelous channel. It is very useful. Not like most of the other channels. You are training the really untrained dogs. Thank you very much brother. Keep it up.

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, I appreciate that and I'm happy the videos are proving to be helpful. Cheers! :)

[@travelspastand2357]

Thanks!

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you so much. :)

[@melmcrae1137]

Arih is so smart!!!!

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! I think so too. :)

[@Sunny-Brook-69]

I have a four month old and I am trying to train him and am really rusty. You are AWESOME! Thank you for these videos. I want my dog to be my service dog. I am a disabled former fire fighter who broke my back off duty.

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you and you’ll do great with your new puppy! 🐶

[@pothszabina]

I really like that you show these excercises with several dogs. Some are more nergetic, some are calmer. Great videos :)

[@SuperManning11]

What a joy to watch Nate training his dogs-they are all amazing and all having so much fun, especially Nate! Thanks for these videos!

[@carolemuenzer5490]

What an awesome little puppy

[@armandhammer2235]

We hit 20 feet in REVERSE. Thanks Nate

[@NateSchoemer]

Excellent! Nicely done!

[@susanhughes4069]

I’ve made some attempts at this. Puppy is learning the hand signals quickly but not quite keen to walk backwards much yet - perseverance it is. Amazing tutorials as always Nate 😁

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, Susan! :)

[@jannellmeagher638]

Excellent! I own a Shepherd Ali and started doing this. Thank you.

[@Religious.debates1]

Nate i wanna show you my work with my dog after watching all of ur videos and learning everything.

[@thebyrd7850]

Hero is very graceful, seems like an alpha because he's always trying to take the initiative. He is so very beautiful. Arih, moves with economy--she wastes no extra movement. She's to the point, fast and efficient...as well as a little sassy. 😎 She's also a very intelligent beautiful girl. I just love to watch these two dogs move their elegant bodies and work. Charlie is a super fun sweet dog to watch, he seems so eager to train because he loves it. Just watching Charlie puts me in a good mood. You're TOPS with your dear canine co-workers and companions, Mr. Shoemer. I really enjoy your content. Well done. Cheers.

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that and Arih can be a little sassy! Lol! They are so much fun! 🙏😁

[@thebyrd7850]

@@NateSchoemer 💯☺️

[@claudiasauder9514]

Curious, why you use “free” instead of “yes”?

[@TheBooze13]

That lab was so excited it was cracking me up lol

[@NateSchoemer]

Hahaha! Yeah, he's a goof ball! :)

[@afroange]

love it

[@myronallen3010]

I love the leash work, with the pressure. Well done. I'm going to use that.

[@authenticaussie7822]

Thanks for the videos Nat, you’re a legend

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you Jamie, I really appreciate that. I'm not sure I'm a legend, but I'll keep trying to get better and to put out quality training videos for you guys. :)

[@LittleMee33Playlist]

I just can't get over the name Derby... 17 years I've been training dogs and that's one I haven't heard! Such a cute name for a golden😍 Your technique is great! I do backwards the same way

[@charlottesokol7074]

Thank you

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you! :)

[@JapaOsaka]

Incredible

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, I appreciate that!

[@BijayKumar-qy5mk]

I followed so mny trainers bt ur damn good so far, i mean so easy to train technic,,, no one shows it on video,, good job man, am impressed

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you, I really appreciate that! :)

[@haydenkirk7387]

Hey Nate! Great video as always! I would love to see a forced fetch video, a crawl video and an orbit video!! Thanks again 😊👍

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks, I really appreciate that! I'm currently training Harley (the service dog) How to retrieve and I will be posting a video on it. Also, both the crawl and the orbit are part of my trick dog series, which I'll be releasing in the future.

[@haydenkirk7387]

@@NateSchoemer I'm looking forward to them!! I got my GSD puppy 2 days ago 😃 your videos have been super helpful!!

[@ziyadtarek2717]

That was really useful thank you very much!

[@NateSchoemer]

My pleasure and thank you for watching! :)

[@truegrizzlesfan2292]

As I continue to work on focused heel. i am about add the backwards command. Seems fun.

[@NateSchoemer]

Awesome! Definitely worth adding. Let me know how it goes. Cheers!

[@truegrizzlesfan2292]

​@@NateSchoemerthanks will do.

[@ravitejaraviteja8897]

Very nice 👍👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂 Happy

[@Andres_OnTheRise]

Note: don't drop the food. 😂 got it!!. Lol

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol! It happens.

[@mari1tausend]

One of the excersices by the physiotherapist is walking backwards (for the rear end awareness). But Lupi doesnt know how to walk backwards yet. So this is a great tutorial for us. :-)

[@khaliducsi]

thanks alot you are great I wish you are in our city

[@JapaOsaka]

Congratulations

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks for watching and supporting the channel. :)

[@JapaOsaka]

Awesome

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! :)

[@erlineandrews]

"Dog, thats heel." lol

[@JapaOsaka]

I love it

[@NateSchoemer]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you're enjoying the videos. :)

[@CaZeek]

Hey Nate- cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate your vids, so thank you so much! Couple of generally applicable questions for naming the command. I know your method is get dog to understand/perform the behavior well THEN name command by saying it once prior to prompting the behavior. (1) Is there a downside to saying the command once right away (before the dog is comfortable with the behavior) or is it just a matter of it being pointless bc the dog is unaware of what you'd be telling him to do yet? Or do you see it as "diluting" the command because the dog will likely not succeed early on? (2) Some trainers recommend repeating the command WHILE the dog is first learning it to more quickly build association. This seemed to work for us to teach our puppy "pee pee", "poo poo", and "drink" which he now does pretty successfully on command. We just repeated "drink..... drink.... drink..." while he drank, and now he drinks when we say "drink". What are your thoughts on repeating the command word (only while FIRST teaching/introducing) during other duration-type behaviors like HEEL, CENTER, WALK BACKWARDS, etc? Building association or confusing the dog into thinking the command must be continually repeated for him to continue executing the command... or something else? Hope that was clear- thank you for taking the time and again for all your lessons!

[@pennyfullerton7520]

Hey Nate, great video as always! I was teaching my clients this on the weekend! Is hero your dog? Does Charlie's tail ever stop wagging? 🤣

[@NateSchoemer]

Lol! Thanks! Hero was a dog that I trained for a little while, but he moved on to be a french ring dog. And no, Charlie never stops wagging his tail. Haha!

[@pennyfullerton7520]

@@NateSchoemer oh wow, awesome! How is hero going in French ring? What breed is Charlie? Would it be okay if I send you an email about a client's dog to get your opinion on how to move forward with her?

[@joernsteinwachstt]

I'm always afraid of stepping on my dogs paws while doing such exercises😅

[@rena764]

Nate I was very successful with "Middle." My command is "Through." I also implemented "Walk" as she is between my legs in the sit position. When I command "Walk" she "Walks" between my legs. Piece of cake Thanks to you. So now going to Walking Backwards. Question Nate. What treats do you give ? Is it the dog's kibbles or something else ? What do you recommend as a reward treat ? I notice you are giving a lot. What are they ?

[@NateSchoemer]

The vital essentials freeze-dried dog food is what I use when I'm training my dogs. Since they are already trained, I don't have to use as many treats. However, with a puppy or a new dog in training, I will often start with Stella and Chewy's freeze-dried coated kibble. It's great food and most dogs love it! You can see most of the products that I use with my dogs here: www.nateschoemer.com/store I hope this helps! )

[@rena764]

Thank You Mr. Nate

[@carolemuenzer5490]

Where is this location? It looks like California, it’s beautiful

[@LLewis-vu9qf]

I've been able to train my Pomeranian to walk backwards using the 'walk forward into the dog' technique. He does reasonably well but on cue will walk only a certain distance then plants himself in a Sit and refuses to go back any further. Frustrating. Do I need to start retraining, walking into him for a longer distance? My goal is to have him move Back on cue until I tell him to stop. My Pomeranian is 3.5 years old.

[@NateSchoemer]

Yes. He may think that he only has to walk a certain distance based on what you showed him when teaching the command. You can try adding a stop command while working on the backwards walk. Meaning, give him the backwards walk command and then walk towards him the same way you did when you were teaching the behavior, then before you stop the cue, give a stop command. with enough repetitions, your dog will learn to stop walking backwards only when you give him the command to stop.

[@sangtrandinh5639]

hi, my dog just took a few steps back and won't back down. How to make the dog move as far away as you want?

[@elleroberts765]

Awesome video. But is anyone else paranoid the dogs are going to fall off the deck?!

[@okamigekido]

What do I do if every time I do this my dog doesn’t even walk back? He just sits down and then tries to jump all over me 😭

[@hito94]

My dog is loosing interest in his kibble. How do I train him? With treats?

[@NateSchoemer]

I like to use Stella and chewy freeze dried coated kibble or freeze-dried dog food for training. Make your dog work for every bite to increase food drive. :)

[@kayleenelsen1280]

I have 2 questions. 1: My dog mouths a lot at the hand with the treat while backing up. When he backs up, I mark and reward by letting him have the treat, but he is mouthing the whole time. He knows leave it, but then he faces away from the hand which makes the backing up more difficult. I am concerned that he will think that mouthing at the hand=treat. Any tips? 2: I would love for this command to be a physical one (hand signal) and for my pup to back up 4-5 steps when the signal is given without actually walking towards them. How would you suggest phasing out the walking towards them so they back up away from you when you give the signal...and could you use this to have them back away from objects? Thank you! As always, love the videos!

[@NateSchoemer]

1. I would have to see a video to really know what you're doing right and wrong. 2. Once we have our dog performing the action with our physical cue, it is then time to give the behavior a command. The command can be physical or verbal. In order for your dog to learn the command, you must say or perform the command ONCE and then show your dog the physical cue. Don’t make the mistake or repeating the command or saying something like “good sit” after the dog is already sitting, which can send mixed signals to a dog that is already sitting. First be warned: A common mistake that people make is when they decide to link the behavior to a command, they will deliver the command while they are giving the dog the physical cue. If you pair (overshadow) your physical cue with your command as stated earlier, the physical will override the command and become the only cue for the behavior. An example of this could be as simple as saying “Good boy” (or the marker that trainers would prefer, “yes”) simultaneously to feeding the dog the reward. By mixing these two actions together, the verbal marker will not have any relevance in the dog’s mind. If we want the dog to learn the command, then it is important to make sure that the command (verbal or physical) precedes the physical cue by a split second. It must be predictable to the dog. So, the process becomes: command, motivate, mark, and reward, in that order. • First say sit (command). • Then you lift your hand with the treat (motivate). • Once the dog's butt hits the ground, you either give the reward within the first second or you mark and then reward. • You will continue to use the physical cues until the dog beats you to it. Meaning, if you say sit and before you lift your hand-the dog is already sitting. This process is the same even if you want to teach a service dog to perform a specific command based on an involuntary human behavior conducted by the person with the disability. For example, you’re 51 training a service dog to nudge his handler when his handler reaches high levels of stress, such as with a veteran suffering from PTSD. First you would need to figure out what the veteran’s involuntary behavior is. For this example, we will say that the veteran looks up and starts to breathe heavily. Once we know this, then that will become the command for the behavior. The next step would be to present a physical cue that can get the dog to nudge your leg (which will be transitioned to the veteran later), let’s say tapping your own leg works for this dog. Now the process would go as follows: • First look up and breathe heavily (the command). • Then you would tap on your leg to get the dog to nudge your leg (motivate). • Once the dog nudges you, you either give the reward within the first second or you mark and then reward. • You will continue to use the physical cues until the dog beats you to it. Meaning, you look up and breathe heavily and before you tap your leg-the dog is already nudging you.

[@xsavagexxx]

How do you teach a dog to back up with leash pressure that is stubborn? refuses to move after they are sitting, or act like its the end of the world to have to move.

[@NateSchoemer]

First, try to get the dog to walk backward with the food lure. Then use that to help the dog to understand the leash pressure cue. Start with the pressure, then use the lure to get the dog to walk backward. Once the dog walks backward, release the pressure and reward the dog. You can also try keeping your foot under your dog's belly to prevent him from sitting down.

[@helenlauber7622]

I can't get my pup to utilizing verbal command. I don't understand why you don't have to use verbal when other commands get verbal cues

[@NateSchoemer]

I'm not sure I understand your question, but thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! :)

[@TheBluehood23]

Love you positive reinforcement training ❤️ ♥️

[@cydnilisette]

What breed is Charlie? The pretty red dog with the bandana?

[@NateSchoemer]

He is a Fox Red British Lab. :)

[@cydnilisette]

@@NateSchoemer oh, I'd never heard of them. I knew he had to be a retriever, but the color is so unique. We have chocolates, both are service dogs. Thank you for all of your wonderful lessons!

[@johnmurphy2655]

Hey Nate, maybe a bit of a stupid question maybe, but I am at the point that my dog will go back when my hands are closed in between my legs and I am just wondering what physical command do you then shape it to when its finished or almost finished as I don’t want to have to keep doing this one (both hands closed in between legs) and how do I transition to it ? Thanks again for all your great content I have learned so much from you

[@NateSchoemer]

Say the command before you present the physical cue. After enough repetitions, your dog will walk backwards on command. Just be aware that this one takes most dogs a while before they will do it on the command alone. Cheers!

[@johnmurphy2655]

@@NateSchoemer Thanks Nate, and if i want a physical cue and want to change it, will I just say the verbal then do the new physical and over time will she respond to the new physical without verbal also?

[@elaydalawoffice8398]

What treat is best for puppy training?

[@NateSchoemer]

If you're curious about what food, treats, or training products that I use, you can see them listed here: www.nateschoemer.com/store :) Thanks!

[@elaydalawoffice8398]

@@NateSchoemer thanks!

[@justagirlandherdogs615]

What training vest is that and what treats do you use

[@NateSchoemer]

I'm not sure what brand the vest it as I had to remove the tags when I was filming rescue dog to super dog for animal planet. However, I bought it at a place here in LA called blue collar working dog. For training treats I usually use a high quality kibble such as orijen, freeze dried dog food, or sliced hot dogs. :)

[@Aviz_P]

Dog breed??

[@NateSchoemer]

Golden Retriever, Malinois, and Fox Red British Lab.

[@hugster63]

Hi Nate, great video as always. Would wrapping the leash as a belly band help or would the leash be then too far back? My puppy is coming in 6 days, so being prepared, thanks in advance

[@NateSchoemer]

Thanks! I prefer to teach it how it's explained in this video. Although, I do teach dogs to wear a belly band, so I can use that for the stand command as well as the stand in motion exercise.

[@pennyfullerton7520]

@@NateSchoemer what do you use a belly band for, Nate?

[@Aviz_P]

Dog breed??

[@NateSchoemer]

Golden Retriever, Malinois, and Fox Red British Lab.

[@TheHiphopplay]

Nate, you have gr8 videos. Thanks a lot , i have a 4 months Pomsky, have learned so much from your videos I need some advice , My dog is very loving and friendly , the only issue i have is if he picks up something or has something in his mouth he bites if we take it out. I brush open his mouth he is fine , While playing fetch he just growls but when taking him out side or he picks something in the house which he wants when we are not watching and if we try taking it he bits . Its getting a bit serious could you advice plz

[@NateSchoemer]

Hi Vibha! Thanks for the questions. I would suggest starting with teaching your dog the out command. You may need to use the third option of leash pressure demonstrated in the video. When your dog picks up something you don't want him to have, say no or the drop it commands and then implement the leash pressure. This will help keep your hands safe. Once he drops the item, mark, and reward with a treat that he enjoys. Here is the drop it video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5O5e313atysZ7M I hope this helps! :)

[@klet7333]

Can you please help me teach my dog difference between lay and walk backwards. Your channel is the best. So thankful I found you while my puppy is young!!! Many many thanks!!!! I can’t get enough of your wisdom and insight

[@NateSchoemer]

If you need to, keep your foot or hand under your dog to prevent her from laying down when you try to get her to walk backwards.

[@klet7333]

@@NateSchoemer Thank you for responding, that s a great idea. thank you. I will try that!!! I am learning so much from your videos and so thankful I discovered your channel at the same time I got my new puppy!!! A million thanks !

[@keycus]

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[@warzanbanaybanay3751]

Good job brother 👏