[gemy]

And for folks that don't know training just one skill can take hundreds of hours, and some dogs just don't work out to be suited to it.

The assist from the floor. First you teach stand stay until you have a reliable one. Then you teach command either steady or hold. You start to lean your weight into dogs mid to upper back. Then stand command. The dog must lift with a steady rock solid back. Eventually you should b able to drape your whole front area over the dogs back and they lift your total weight up. With my young airhead as soon as she feels too much weight on her back she sinks her back and down to the floor I go. She doesn't like the pressure. And almost as bad she immediately moves away.... I have two more training tricks to try and then..... Well just might have to let go of the desire for her to be my pa dog

Of course that is skill specific training and dogs need CDx or better obedience.