Heelwork to music or HTM for short is a fairly new canine competitive activity.
Heelwork to music can be separated into Heelwork to music or freestyle.
HTM is similar to obedience heelwork except there is more flexibility for the dog. You can incorporate movement backwards and sideways, spin and leg weaving.
The dog doesn’t need to be in the heelwork position all of the time. In freestyle the heelwork is kept to a minimum to join tasks together and almost anything goes! Props and costumes can enhance the routine.
Almost any breed can enjoy HTM. There are a large number of moves but you do not have to teach all of them to your dog. You can choose moves that your dog naturally finds easy and enjoys doing like jump or beg and can leave out tasks that your dog doesn’t enjoy.
At Little Orchard all of the training courses incorporate having fun with your dog and achieving a clearer understanding of how to teach your dogs. We run a 10 week starters HTM club that is open to anyone who is working towards the silver good citizens dog scheme.
It involves:
We also hold an advanced group that is open to handlers that have started teaching moves and want to work towards routines, demonstrations and assessments.
If you are interested please contact us
A Good research website for people interested in heelwork to music: www.paws-n-music.co.uk
