For those of you wondering what your pup is supposed to do on the platform, here is a video of my younger Flat Coated Retriever demoing this. While he is playing the game of spinning, he is building core strength, balanced hips, and setting him up for a lovely competitive heeling pattern

Rieger pivoting both directions

Then we add the human back into the equation:

Here is my older boy Chase showing off one of his favorite things to do – play pivot:

Chase- showing off

Then we lose the platform and – you guessed it, he matches me in heeling no matter what maneuver I do.