Chapter 4
🐾 Connect the “S” and the “T”
Now we start connecting the small hop with the actual Stand.
Stay slightly to the side of your dog and keep the food visible in your open hand.
The sequence is:
➡️ Say “S”
➡️ Move the hand straight up
➡️ The dog makes the small hop
➡️ Do not reward yet
➡️ Say “T” and guide the hand straight back down
➡️ Reward once the dog is standing
So we are now creating the full movement:
S → hop → T → Stand → reward
📏 Keep the hand movement straight
This detail is very important.
Do not move the hand diagonally forward on the “S” and then diagonally back down on the “T”.
Otherwise, the dog may start making more of a forward long jump, which we do not want.
Instead:
✅ straight up on “S”
✅ straight down on “T”
It is completely fine if the dog needs to reposition the back legs slightly when landing.
🧩 Stay in a stationary setup for now
For this step, you can continue working from the side position.
You are not adding backward walking or other movement yet.
For now, the goal is simply to make the connection clear:
“S” means jump up — “T” means come down into the Stand.
💡 Keep the movement clean and vertical before adding motion later.