Teach Your Dog to Walk Backwards - Robert Cabral Dog Training 

Excellent trainer

I was already seeing him dissappear in the bushes, like Homer Simpson.

Robert : I taught him to go back by doing this indoor.. Please let me know what you think.. To begin with : I arranged wooden box by the wall with enough gap between the wall and the box for the dog to pass through one way.. (One can use chairs or any prop at home to make a narrow space by the wall ) Step 1 : I stand at the other end, I lure him to come through it and treat him. Once he is in I repeat this process till he is comfortable to walk through the narrow space. Step 2: Once he is in the spot where I want him, I walk forward towards him in that narrow space which makes him to go no where but backwards.. Continued the process and then added the cue "BACK" He learnt it and does it now in open space too.. Please note : Make sure there is enough space for him to walk back with no hurdles but shouldn't have so much space for him to turn around.. I found this easy compared to doing it in open space as doing it in open space i'll have to worry about dog turning side ways.. Hope this alternate method helps those who cant get it right in open space.... Thanks

Thank you for this. I was using another method and my pup and I were having a hard time. This video cleared things up and she's on her way to being a moon walker :)

Your dog training videos really show how much of a well trained dog goofy is.

Lol, I love seeing goofy going back it's awesome. Pups doing great also, thank you so much for doing these super videos Robert. Would be lost without ur help with my Mal. Keep em coming please.

i like you showed how it supposed to look like with a trained dog and how an untrained dog will (could?) react to being taught that for the first time

Outstanding video on training dog to walk backwards. Thank you!

Great vid.

You and your dogs are amazing. I love it when you explained it from the dog's perspective. I have tried many of your techniques and they worked like wonders. I especially love the come command exercises and how you made it so fun. I have tried that with my 3+ months old lab and he loved it. I am now trying the more advanced command, the back command, but got a little stuck. He always sit instead of walking backwards when I walk towards him. Could you help give me additional tips of how else I could get him to walk backwards?

Rob you are the man. Your insights are SO good. Simple but profound. Thank you and thank you for loving dogs

Thank you for always sharing...the balance of fun and learning is on point...we also named our BM after your dog Goofy.

watch the video again and come back. Great tip! this is a tricky one (for the handler) :)

Another winning video, thanks!

Thank you sir big help for my German Shepherd

Nice! Robert cabral big thumbs up to u

Great help! I was struggling with “back” with my puppy as she always sits back instead of stepping back. This video cleared out lots of mistakes I made, including the hand position, the reward feeding at release and the puppy neck angle. I dont need a bench and a wall to hold my puppy in position anymore and now I can tap her nose to tell her back!

I've been working for about a month on this with my dog. The first time it came into real use was yesterday at Cracker Barrel on Mother's Day. If you've ever been to one it's a circus show getting in and out through the Menagerie of crap they have for sale. We had to go down one aisle and be blocked by people and back up and try another one. There's not enough room to turn around. Thank you Robert for your tips and tricks my 10 month old Rottweiler service dog received several compliments on the way out on his good behavior.

Just awesome content as usual! Can't wait to try it out with my puppy!!

Thanks for the video and advice. This video is what I needed more fun and less corrections, that will come later.

Very good

This was so helpful as my dog keep lying down! THANK YOU!!!

Ty for uploading this one....Love from India 😍

Brilliant!

Thanks for a really good video!

After watching this I think the most important part is having a close and tight relationship with your dog. It can mean the difference between it taking a week or a month. Having a close and tight connection means your dog knows what it looks like when you're trying to teach them something, so when you're teaching them something new they pick it up super quickly. I'm a new dog owner and have only had my german shepherd for about 7 months, but this is just my take from my experience with her so far. we're on day 2 of walking backwards and she has the hand signal down :)

So cute

How beautiful!!!

I taught my dog 'back' by pressing forward toward him and named the command when he backed up. Now I stop and say 'back' if he begins to forge ahead during heel.And he does it, then I say 'heel' when he is in position.

Fantastic information. Thank you so much....

brilliant video Robert very well explained and demonstrated.

Amazing! Hope could teach my dog even the heel thing :(

For my next class, I have to show a trick that I've taught my dog. Curious to see if my pup will pull this off, or rather me!!?

I Love it

Thank u sir

Love your videos! Btw, is Ross, from FRIENDS, your son?

This Lab is too playful.. I like this kind of dog... Thanks for this vdo

Thanks for the tutorial and advices. My challenge is I must dress a dog have one year and two months for Security and attack and defend

I really liek Zac George's videos... However, his tip didnt work this time on my dog. Your tip worked instantly.

How long did it take for Dwayne to learn?

Any suggestion for a dog that takes 2 steps back and then sits? ive tried a few different methods including this one and thats the problem im having. Hell let me walk in to him instead of him keep moving back.

Can you do a video on how to teach a pivot? We’re working on rear end awareness but I can’t seem to get to pivot into heel position

Tried this with my dog today. It worked like a charm! Thank you, Robert! 💝

Hello Robert, I have a German Shepherd, he is 1 year old, he does not have so much focus on training, I should just train him in the moments when he is very hungry, how did you say Dwayne was at the beginning of training? Your videos are amazing, congratulations for your work.

Tried, he immediately lays down. I don't wanna confuse him. Recalls getting better.

My 12 month old lab did exactly what Duane did and sat as soon as I approached him. Is there a follow up to this video?

HELLO, CAN YOU DO A VIDEO ON WHEN TO START CORRECTING? :)

Do you ever do private lessons?

Rob what do you think about letting a pup (1 year and younger) sleep on couches and in owners beds? Thank you

When I do the back with food in my hand. I do it in the hallway. But when I put pressure on the muzzle he instantly sits. How do you deal with that.

I’ve been trying to teach my dog this for 2 months nothing is working teaching him other things is easier. Is he to young? He’s 6 months he learns like a champ great dog but this backwards he’s not comprehending.

At what age would you recommend teaching these tricks?

Hi, I just have a random question. If I wanna yeah my dog to stay, should I use a word like stay for him to know to stay. Or should I not use the word and just let him know that sit also means stay? Your videos are great and I’m loving them. Keep it up.

My name is Dwayne

Omg I was letting my pup eat a little while pushing him back. Duh! 🤦🏻 Well he still comes forward for the full treat. Dangit I gotta start all over. Lol

I can't get my pup to walk backwards straight. Any tips?

Is Dwayne a lab?

hai, sir, I want to know when any strangers coming to my home to bark and only my command to byte how can I teach this

Good video on how to teach a dog to jump on people......

Jees... u kept talking for 4 full min...man..

My husky will literally sit or stand until i actually walk into him and then he will flop over 🙄

“Have fun with the dog “ key of the video, thank you

Goofy always looks so happy to work! I love seeing my puppy grin like that. It doesn't happen often, but we're working on it.

Glad to hear your gaining recognition for you amazing videos. Which video is taking the world by storm?

Extremely happy I found your channel, been subbed a week and already learned so much and have changed my relationship with my dogs

Thx I taught my dog lulu to do this today it was so fun thx for the tutorial YOUR AN AWESOME TRAINER

Thank you! Love the emphasis on just having fun and enjoying your dog 🐾

my dog refuses to go backwards when i step towards him aaa edit from a week later: nvm he does it rly well now lol i was just impatient. adding lots of energy and practicing in a narrow hallway worked wonders!

A Dog Walking Backwards? It This God?

My dog keeps sitting and won’t walk backwards

I really enjoy your videos and your techniques on training. What type of treats do you recommend?

Hello, Robert. So I’ve been doing this training for about four days now, and I don’t know if I’m progressing. So I’m a bit confused with the rewarding system, do so let my dog eat the treats off my hand, or do I wait until I see satisfactory results ? I tried both methods, but will minimal progression. I kinda feel like I’m pressuring her to go back, and tips are welcome!

Thank you so much. I have been trying to teach my dog to this without knowing how. I asked the question before I found this video.

Been teaching this for a wile now but my dog barks in frustration because I am asking him to back away from the treat. Also he will only back up as far as I can throw the treat. I must be doing something wrong maybe you could do another video on how to gain distance. Excellent channel been following you for quite a while now and my dog is doing great. Thanks so much.

shhtay??? shhhtop😂

I shaped that behavior by putting two of my couches away from the wall so that my dog had no turnaround area. Then I would do what you're doing over and over again to shape the behavior! With my service dog this was really critical because there are many times when we are in stores that I need her to back up and go behind something to get out of the way of other people Etc. I found this Behavior to be actually very easy to teach.

Robert your an amazing trainer. Thank you for your help

No one: Literally no one: Not a single soul: Robert Cabral: I love teaching dogs to walk backwards

LOve your dog's name and I like how you respect the dog. I want to teach our dog tricks and also to distract his naughty behavior.

Very interested in how you would teach a dog not to chase a cat. Can you do a video on the subject? This can be any animal that tends to run away like a cat, rabbit, deer etc.

I teach this the same way and I like to teach tricks to build muscle but also to make the dog aware of all its body. Thanks Robert : )

Hello robert. What is dwayne amater's breed?

I’m so excited to teach this to my Shepherd 🤩

wie immer top video!

ROBERT!!! Please see this !! I really really think that this format of video using a very experienced dog and then using a less experienced dog to show how the dog should be learning!

As usual, amazing video. I have to try that with my German Shepherd Delta.

This is great straightforward video-looking forward to the sequel-Crawling Backwards

I laughed everytime he said Dwayneanator.

Good morning sir. I have a 5 month old Cane Corso that is perfect with his commands such as: come sit stay lay and leave it. But if I take the leach off he almost acts like I have thought him nothing. Could give me some ideals are advise.? Thank you.

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How do you got from that to just hand signal and command? Is it just a case of repetition?

I love it, but I just do not understand one thing? You repeat « back » very often, even with your trained dog. Does « back » mean one step back?

I have been trying to train my pup to walk back for 5 weeks. He does. When I walk toward him I constantly use verbal cue back. However when I just say verbal cue he does not(never) responds I don't know what to do or how to add hand signal since I was just walking toward him saying "back". That works. How do I get him to learn and use verbal cue back only? Hope this makes sense.

Would like to know how long it took to teach the shepherd and what age he was started. I'm trying with ours but he's very headstrong and young (6 months 1 week) I have tought him several other commands but need to expand our repertoire. Many thanks

This is the same way teach the dog to walk backwards. This is actually fairly easy for most dogs, just be patient. Usually one of the easiest/fun behaviors to teach!!

Would it be OK after my dog knows how to back up I don’t keep saying back back back back back or is that necessary should I just say back once? But I do notice you keep saying backpack and then once you’re quiet the dog stops

Helpful video. Thank you!

Having a lot of trouble with this. As long as he is eating its all good - he backs up. But once I try to take the food away, after 2-3 successful attempts he just lays down in frustration and won't back up - he just totally ignores the treat, too. I'm not sure why I can't progress. I keep going back to stage one. Seems like I am teaching him that he only needs to back up when he is being fed.

Very nice! ❤❤❤❤❤

I been doing this for 2 months and my dog is 5 months he only walks back when I am in front of him , and luring. Can't seem to get him to do it alone without me walking foward . This is very difficult, his a great dane .