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Actually, they don't know they have back legs. Actually, they don't know any of this exists. First of all, when training a Belgian Malinois, you must look the part. That means hat, beard, and sunglasses, or she will not respect you. And pockets. This is where I store all of her respect that she gives me. How to teach her that she's, we're gonna teach her to pirouette. She's gonna respect that because it's French. Malinois. Respect. French. This is a yoga block I got years ago, which I have definitely used a lot. To teach her that she has, we're going to lure her onto the block. Mark yes. And feed when she puts one or both feet on the block. We're then going to feed several times to teach her to stay on the block. Whoops. And then use a release cue to let her know she can get off free. Toss the treat. We're gonna practice this a whole bunch. Yes, until it is nice and snappy. Free. Now we teach her that she has back legs. I'm going to lure her head to one side. Yes. And mark any movement in her back feet at all. Yes. Make sure to do both sides. Yes. Or you'll end up with a wonky dog. Yes. No one wants a wonky dog. Gradually build how many steps you can do before you mark and reward. Yes. And reward. Yes. Until it looks like this. Until it looks like this. Just by teaching this, look how much of orbit we have already taught. Oh, no, my slip. Slip. Now banish the yoga block to the place where all your unused exercise equipment lives. We're going to take treats in both hands. Lure her to one side. Tilt that head. Meet that nose with this hand. Meet it again. Yes. And feed. If your dog's really, really struggling with this, you can feed. Feed. And feed. We're gonna practice this until it becomes smooth. Yes. Gradually, over time, we start to fade that lure. Yes. The hand movements are going to become smaller and less exaggerated. Next, I'm going to fade out my right hand entirely. Yes. Now I'm going to fade the lure. Empty hand. Yes. I always mark and feed with this hand. This is where I want her to be when she finishes. This first hand is now a gesture. Yes. Finally, we name the behavior. Don't pick a boring English word like orbit. Instead, pick something that's French. They respect French. Orbite. They respect French. Orbite. Good.