Using movement to motivate your dog is a fundamental training technique. Some owners are noticeably better at dog training than others, and it usually comes down to two things: the method and how well that method is applied. A solid relationship of trust with your dog matters more than either. At Royvon, we use progressive, reward-based methods, and one of the most effective tools within that is movement. Most dogs are genuinely stimulated by it, their origins involve movement of some kind, hunting, running, working, so using body movement to keep a dog engaged tends to work very well. Types of movement worth trying include ducking and diving, picking up speed suddenly, changing direction sharply, running away from your dog, and hiding briefly. Movement rarely works best in isolation. Our trainers typically motivate dogs with several things happening at once: movement alongside another stimulus. Different dogs respond to different combinations of movement, and it takes some trial and error to find what motivates yours. The important thing is using movement strategically, alongside other stimuli or as a reward for good behaviour.