Very good so now we can talk at a whole different level and confuse the stuffing out of everyone... No just kidding. Come on that was funny.
It is all the same for dogs and children so if you got a handle on it for kids then use it on the dogs. So when you say " I don't know much about the specifics of dog training" you do too you just did not know you did.
All you have to do is bust the thing you want the dog into easy pieces.
So again with kids.. I wanted my five year old to tie his shoes... and he was getting taught the whole and could not do it. So I sat him down and taught him one step at a time in clicker... so do the first knot until you can do it once right... he did and we stopped and the reward was go outside to play.
Next day we did knot and then bunny ear one.... till it was right outside to play.
Next day is two bunny ears... outside to play and so not till the little guy could tie his shoe.
Now for dogs you want a spin
step one dog sits...
step two dog looks left.. click treat
step three dog looks left and you do not treat
step four dog gos MOM look and the head goes left more click treat
step five head turn left to last turn no click
step six Mom you missed it and the head and body move left click treat.
all the way around until you have a spin.
You want to stop a behavior it two ways you teach a behavior that makes the one you do not want unable to happen so sit to greet not jump or wait for barging a door.
Or you teach a go away as someone comes in the house for a treat.
The second is to put the behavior you do not want on cue and then never use the cue.
Follow
JL
PS cool I just wrote my first training plan for dogs and that not easy to do.
You do a plan and set your criteria for rewards and follow it so you know if you are getting what you want done... it not as easy as it looks.
Now I tired and having trouble following the train of thought so I am going to stop for now or I may say it wrong and mess up all our good sharing cause I get fingre tide. Thanks this has been a blast.
It nice to talk at a level I am at or just above me helps me learn and grow.