I know that Lucy has been picking all of her new tricks up very quickly, but I have always had troubles with getting her to lay down on command. The end of the quarter is here and my time is opening up, plus we are already in training mode and she has been very willing to learn. I have tried several strategies to get her to lay down and none of them have worked so far. I've tried having her up on a table and lowering treat, but she jumps off the table every time. I've tried having her in a sit position, and leading her head down with a treat, but she always jumps up. The only one that has simi worked, but had no lasting effects (not sure if it was me or her) was having me sit on the floor, legs straight out and bent at the knee to create an arch, then leading her under my leg forcing her to get into the lay down position then treating. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to get her to learn "Lay Down"? |