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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The training of a dog to heel.
  • noun A series of exercises or maneuvers performed by a dog while heeling.
  • noun In flamenco dancing, a stylized tapping of the heels in time with the music.

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  • Heelwork to Music is regarded as an innovation in the world of dog training and involves competitors designing a heelwork routine to accompany a piece of music which lasts for four minutes.

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  • It is a hive of activity from the breeding competitions - which to a novice can look like an elaborate game of spot the difference - to exercises in agility and obedience, and heelwork to music.

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  • Drag to Playlist ninos heelwork part I nino + ich arbeiten ein bisschen an seiner fußarbeit. so richtig in angriff genommen haben wir es ab heute: D weswegen wir "arbeit" vielleicht lieber noch in anführungsstriche setzten sollten;)

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