| MrsB...
Are you planning to compete in obedience with Hammer Head?
If you are; I suggest forgetting the "watch me" command and instead condition him that heel is not only being in the correct position but being there with attention. He shouldn't take his eyes off of you throughout the heeling pattern.....at all.
Food is the way to get it done. :)
Remember; if you're competing; you have to concern yourself with "double commands" so it's kind of counterproductive to not teach the attention heel as the "correct" heel from the beginning.
"Heel" is a position; not an action and attention is part of that position. Just condition it to be :)
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