Animal training method, apparatus, and system for achieving heeling behavior
An animal training system used to train an animal includes a movement controlling device and a wearable device. The movement controlling device includes a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is coupled to a first connecting member. The second segment is coupled to a second connecting member. The wearable device includes a first attachment point and a second attachment point. The first attachment point is located at a midline position of the wearable device. The first segment is configured to detachably couple to the first attachment point via the first connecting member. The second segment is configured to detachably couple to the second attachment point via the second connecting member.
1 . A movement controlling device for controlling an animal, the movement controlling device comprising a first segment, a second segment, a third segment, and a fourth segment, wherein the first segment is coupled to a first connecting member configured to couple to a first attachment point, wherein the second segment is coupled to a second connecting member configured to couple to a second attachment point, wherein the third segment is coupled to a third connecting member configured to couple to a third attachment point, wherein the second segment and the third segment are configured to couple to the fourth segment, via a joining member;
wherein at least one of the first segment, the second segment, or the third segment comprises a connecting member,
the connecting member configured to removably couple to an attachment point on a wearable device within a bounded travel region, the bounded travel region being positioned between a plurality of securing structures positioned on the wearable device at discrete locations, and
wherein the connecting member, in response to being coupled to the attachment point, is slidable within the bounded travel region.
2 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first attachment point, the second attachment point, or the third attachment point is decoupled from the wearable device.
3 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment comprises a shock absorption mechanism.
4 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein a length of the second segment may fixed or adjustable.
5 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein the first segment couples to the fourth segment via a fourth connecting member, wherein a length of a portion of the first segment is adjustable.
6 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , further comprising a handle affixed to one of the first segment, the second segment, or the third segment.
7 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein each of the first segment, the second segment, the third segment, and the fourth segment are separated from each other.
8 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 7 , wherein the joining member separates the second segment, the third segment, and the fourth segment.
9 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein the second segment and the third segment are coupled via the joining member at a supplementary angle, and wherein one of the second segment or the third segment are coupled to the fourth segment via the joining member at a complimentary angle.
10 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first connecting member, the second connecting member, or the third connecting member comprises at least one of: a male or female buckle, snap hook, quick link, eye bolt, swivel hook, bolt snap, or carabiner clip.
11 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein the joining member comprises a ring or an eye swivel.
12 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of securing structures comprise at least one of a rivet, an adhesive bond, a weld, a clip, or a mechanical fastener.
13 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein, in response to the connecting member being coupled to the attachment point, the plurality of securing structures define a discrete travel path for the connecting member coupled to the attachment point to be constrained within the bounded travel region.
14 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 13 , wherein movement of the connecting member coupled to the attachment point along the discrete travel path repositions one of the first segment, the second segment, or the third segment independently of movement of other remaining segments.
15 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first segment, the second segment, or the third segment comprises a strap comprising a fixed-length.
16 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein the wearable device comprises a strap and an overlay affixed at discrete locations such that the overlay, the strap, and the plurality of securing structures define the bounded travel region.
17 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of securing structures are affixed within the overlay and the strap and define opposing ends of the bounded travel region.
18 . The movement controlling device for controlling an animal of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first segment, the second segment, the third segment, or the fourth segment is removably attachable to the wearable device at a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of locations comprising a corresponding attachment point.