Chapter 1
🐾 What should the finished Stand from Motion look like?
Before we start training the individual steps, it is important to understand what the finished exercise should look like.
Only then can we train specifically toward that final picture.
The Stand from Motion begins with a clean off-leash heelwork sequence, also called the development. We will not go into that part in detail here.
After that comes the actual Stand.
🛑 The Stand itself
When you give the Stand signal, your dog should:
✅ accept the signal immediately
✅ stop reliably
✅ remain firmly in position
✅ avoid taking additional steps because of momentum
✅ avoid correcting the position after already standing
Especially the last two points can be challenging for many dogs.
🚶 What happens afterwards?
Once the dog is standing securely, you move away.
Depending on the trial level, this may be:
➡️ 15 steps
or
➡️ 30 steps
Afterwards, you either return to the dog or call the dog to you, depending on the trial level.
✨ Joy, expression & body tension
One thing is especially important to me:
The Stand should be performed with joy, expression, and good body tension.
Too much pressure or too many corrections can quickly take away exactly these qualities.
💡 The goal is not only a technically correct exercise, but a dog that performs it confidently and with a positive attitude.
🏃 Normal pace & running pace
Depending on the trial level, the Stand from Motion is performed either from a normal walking pace or from a running pace.
Stopping cleanly from a run is significantly more difficult, so we will build that up separately as well.
🐕 This is the complete picture we are working toward throughout the course.