On the eve of our third training class...

Ugh. For about a nanosecond I was proud of Tug tonight. He'd followed me into the kitchen when I got home so I scooped up some kibble from his bowl to feed as "treats." He looked at me, started to sit but- even as I went to say the word "stand"- he paused and waited for a moment to see what I wanted. When I said "stand" he straightened out his back legs and just stood. Eureka! Like I said- for a nanosecond. I've only been doing this in the kitchen when he's followed me in there and I suddenly realized he was only associating the word with the place. Ugh. It is cool that he understands that word has some significance but I need him to understand it's about his leg positions- not where he's standing...I'll end up a good trainer someday, but it may be too late for poor Tug. I have confused him horribly. (Of course he got his treats! He did do what I asked, after all.)