So Far

I started clicker training Tibby on Wed.

I bought a clicker training book while Tibbs was at her orientation day at Woof Dah!

So far it has been going really well.

We started out with down, because:

1-Tibby had a really hard time with down in Beg. obedience.

2-The book suggests you start with down.

Now, she lies down whenever she sees the clicker OR she can't figure out what I'm asking her to do OR if I have a really tasty looking bit of food in my hand.

So far, so good.

But

How do I get her to give me other behaviors that I can click?

She just wants to lie down. Every. Single. Time.

I've tried adding a hand signal, but it isn't the standard obedience hand signal.  I just point at the floor with one finger.

The standard one doesn't make any sense to us.

One arm pointing straight at the ceiling?

Why?

Maybe a few of these questions will be cleared up when we start training again in 2 weeks.

With a new instructor.

I'm a little afraid that she will be anti-clicker, but I really LOVE the clicker.

Tibby has learned how to touch a target stick (still lying down, of course) with her nose. 

I'm hoping to start shaping that into more clickable motions.

Today we started practicing loose leash walking.

Lets just say I ran out of treats before Tibby really 'got it'.