Techniques
Teaching a dog to be able to work on both sides of the handler's body, not just the left side as in standard obedience heeling, is the first step to doing freestyle. The trainer first breaks the routine into pieces with only two or three moves linked together, and as they progress these pieces are linked together.
There are two types of musical canine freestyle, freestyle heeling (also known as heelwork to music) and musical freestyle.
Read more about this topic: Musical Canine Freestyle
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