How to teach directional training with this 1 genius trick. The goal is to send your dog forward, backward, left, and right on demand. Here’s how to do it in 3 steps: #1: Use a cone, and create the expectation that there’s ALWAYS a reward there. #2: Place a bowl behind the cones. #3: Sometimes, have food in the cone before you send your dog – and sometimes – reward it only after it reaches the cone. What does this do? It LURES the dog toward the cone, without creating a dependence on the food bo