[Ashley V]

Chip was easy to train with everything - all we had to do was from a sit position hold the treat in front of his nose and bring it to the ground. He followed it with his nose. Smokey was another story... I learned this trick by watching others have to do it at Chip's puppy class. Squat down on the ground as low as you can and hold one leg straight out to the side. Have your dog sit directly in front of your leg that is straight. Hold the treat to the ground behind your leg, but in front of where your dog is sitting and she should try to crawl underneath to get it. When she does do the whole praise thing and repeat, repeat, repeat until you don't have to use your leg anymore. When I did that, Smokey learned in like 15 minutes after months (no exaggeration) of trying to teach him down. I'll try tomorrow to maybe get some pictures of me doing it with Smokey so maybe you can see it visually if you want.