There are no set Freestyle Cues for any move; it is totally up to you! If you need inspiration, you can check out this list. See something that is missing? Go to the Form and add your cues!
Downloadable PDF File: Freestyle Cues
Form to add your Cues: https://paws2dance.com/freestyle-cues/
| POSITIONS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dog gets into heel position on Left side | Heel, Get In, left-side, left, Ready | |
| Dog gets into heel position on Right side | Right side, Right, Ici | |
| Dog in Reverse heel position on Left side | port, Leg, reverse-ready, Reverse, Face | |
| Dog in Reverse Heel position on Right side | reverse, star, Gel, Right-reverse, | |
| Dog stands in front of Handler, facing them | Front, Centre | |
| Dog stands in front of Handler, facing away | Away, Point, Look-away | |
| Dog in front of Handler, perpendicular (across body) | cross, front-side | |
| Dog stands behind Handler, facing them | Behind, back-side | |
| Dog stands behind Handler, facing away | side away | |
| Dog behind Handler, perpendicular (across body) | rear pass (facing left) and shift (facing right), back ready | |
| Dog goes into a Down position | Down, Flat, Settle, Couch é | |
| Dog sits | Sit, Assey | |
| Dog stands | Stand, Enleve | |
| Dog stands between Handler’s legs | Place, Between, Peek, Middle, Legs | |
| Dog bows | Bow, Head down, Duck, Curtsey, Ta-Daaa | |
| CIRCULAR MOVES | ||
| Circle around Handler Clockwise | Around, Circle, Go ’round | |
| Circle around Handler Counter-Clockwise | Around, Circle, other way | |
| Spin in place Clockwise | Spin, turn, twist | |
| Spin in place Counter-Clockwise | Spin, Twist | |
| Circle Backwards around Handler Clockwise | Back-Around, Circle-back, Tooc, Scoot, Reel-Back | |
| Circle Backwards around Handler Counter-Clockwise | Back-Around, Pivot, Scoot, Circle-back, | |
| Dog circles forward around a Prop | Circle, Around, Go-around | |
| Dog circles backward around a Prop | Back, Pivot, Circle-back, Back-around | |
| WEAVING MOVES | ||
| Weave forward through Handler’s legs | Weave, Go thru, Through, Under | |
| Weave backward through Handler’s legs | Back thru, Exit, scoot, skittle, Back-under, Through-back | |
| Do a forward Figure 8 through Handlers legs | Weave, Through, Through-through | |
| Do a Backward Figure 8 through Handlers legs | Back weave, exit, back-under, through-back | |
| FLOOR MOVES | ||
| Crawl forward beside Handler | Crawl, Heel/crawl | |
| Crawl backward beside Handler | Crawl, Scoot, Crawl-back, | |
| Crawl towards Handler from a distance | Crawl, Crawl-Front, Crawl-here | |
| Crawl forwards around Handler | Crawl, crawl-circle, circle-crawl, crawl around | |
| Crawl backwards around Handler | crawl circle-back, scoot around | |
| Roll over (to dog’s left) | Over, Roll Over, Roll, Flip | |
| Roll over (to dog’s right) | Over, Roll-over, flip-over, other-way, roul é | |
| Dog lays on it’s side | Down and flat, Bang, Bang-bang, side, sleep, Flat | |
| Dog does a Crawling forward weave between Handlers legs | crawl through | |
| Dog does a Crawling backward weave between Handlers legs | Crawl-exit, crawl-back | |
| PAW MOVES | ||
| Dog touches Handlers hand with paw | Paw, Right or Left, Touch, shake | |
| Dog lifts Left paw | Left paw, Left, Paw, Foot, Touch | |
| Dog lifts Right paw | Right paw, Right, Foot, Paw, Tap | |
| Dog crosses Right Paw over Left | Criss | |
| Dog crosses Left Paw over Right | Cross | |
| Dog puts paw over his nose | shy, Bad-dog | |
| REAR LEG WORK | ||
| Dog goes up on back legs | Up, High, Up-up | |
| Dog walks forward around Handler | Circle, Up circle, walk-around | |
| Dog walks backward around Handler | Back around, Up-circle-back, Walk-back | |
| Dog stands behind Handler, ‘turning’ them | Twist, Pup-pup | |
| Dog touches back of legs with paws | left or right, Touch, Feet-up | |
| Dog goes up on back legs, and leans into Handler | Reverse, Tuck-in | |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| Dog maintains heel position as Handler steps away (sidepass away) | Close, Heel, This way, In, get-in | |
| Dog maintains heel position as Handler steps towards (sidepass away) | Close, Hell, That-way, Left-away, Right-away, Out, get-in | |
| Dog maintains Front position as Handler steps sideways | front, centre-side, centre-lean | |
| Dog maintains Rear position as Handler steps sideways | behind, behind-side, behind-lean, move | |
| Dog sits up on haunches | Sit up, Beg, Pretty, Cute, Sit-pretty | |
| Dog puts paws on Handler’s shoulders | Both, Hug | |
| Dog backs up beside Handler | Heel, Left-back, Right-back, Heel-back, Back | |
| Dog backs up away from Handler | Back, Back away, Back-Back, Beep-beep, Away |