Thanks everyone for their input. He gets a lot of exercise, but no matter how much I run him it never seems to be enough for him. I also tried having his obedience sessions after he's been exercised, but still the same thing happens.
Now as far as clicker training, I have never done it and don't even know where to begin <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Do I just get right down to it? Give the "sit" command click, then treat? What if by the time i give the treat he has already gone from the sit to a down to a shake a paw??? Do I still give him the treat?
I would also like to know how to get him to focus while heeling.
As I understand it, a lot of people start out by conditioning the clicker first. You just click, then give the dog the treat, no matter what he's doing. The goal isn't to reward specific behaviors, but to teach the dog that the click is followed by a treat. Once the dog starts to expect a treat when he hears the click (you should be able to tell by observing his behavior), then integrate it into your training.
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What if by the time i give the treat he has already gone from the sit to a down to a shake a paw??? Do I still give him the treat?
Yes. As Lee already said:
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...a clicker is instantaneous and it's extremely easy to click at the exact right moment. So "mark" that sit behavior with the clicker, then feed the treat after. It doesn't matter what he does AFTER you have clicked the sit - still feed the treat.
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