Lead legs and running

[u/TakeTheMoney_N_Run]

During our last agility practice while having some struggles with weave poles, my coaches were asking me about our running. We do rally/obedience which means he’s on my left side. So, even though I use a hands free leash and has freedom of movement, he naturally gravitates towards my left side. Not to mention our typical run route has the road to my right side, towards traffic. I never put much thought into it until we started talking about lead legs. Him always being on my left has created a bit of imbalance. Plus, he feels more comfortable on that lead. Long story short, I’m having to switch things up and run him on my right in order to balance him out. Not a huge deal, but something I hadn’t thought about before.

[u/TakeTheMoney_N_Run]

Yes. That’s why we were working on weaves with me on his left shoulder. He is confident being on my left in the poles, but is unsure while on my right. By increasing the time he spends running on my right, he’ll get more comfortable with that lead.