This is your 11th training lesson.  

Stand and Down

Have the dog the in the neutral position.

With the leash in the  left hand and the treat in the right (show the dog the food),  command the dog to "Stand" and when he responds, give him the  treat.

Quickly command the dog "Down" by placing another treat  about two inches behind his front paws.

Praise.

Repeat several  times, making sure that the dog's elbows hit the ground first. (push ups)

Down on a Recall

This recall is done back on the leash, so we can control the down.

From the sit/stay, or down/stay position leave your dog. Stand in  front facing the dog.

Do a Recall by running backward, hold the leash in  left hand, when he is 18-24 inches from you, stop, raise your  right hand to motion down, command "Down".

To correct, snap leash with the left hand, command "Down" as you place your right hand on the place where the leash and collar meet and gently push down and toward the dog.

Once your dog is down, command "Stay" and quickly walk out to the end of the leash.

Send out

By now we should have some distance added to this exercise and your dog should be running very fast to get to the target spot.

• Have him "Sit and Stay".
• Walk away and place food on a dish.
• Then  return to the heel position.
• Point with your left hand and finger  and command the dog to "Go".

After he eats the food off the dish, entice him to come to you with treats and kiss sounds and walk him a few feet further from the food dish then before.

Have the dog  "Sit and Stay", and start the process all over again.

If he fails  to obey, get him closer to the food dish.

Repeat this process three or four times.

Send out to Sit Position

After doing 4-5 review exercises of our Send Out with treats at our destination. Go through the motions where you go to place the treat, but this time place NO treat.

Return to the dog.

With your dog sitting at your left side, command your dog to  "Go".

When you dog gets to the destination and finds no treat, command your dog to 'Sit'. You may need to move closer to them to get this command.

When you dog sits, reward them with several treats, one after the other.

Repeat 4-5 times with treats at the destination and then on the next one with the treats missing and command the 'Sit'.

Always when no treat is present, hand feed several treats as the reward for the 'Sit'.

Send Out to Down Position

After doing 4-5 review exercises of our Send Out with treats at our destination. Go through the motions where you go to place the treat, but this time place NO treat.

Return to the dog.

With your dog sitting at your left side, command your dog to  "Go".

When you dog gets to the destination and finds no treat, command your dog to 'Down'. You may need to move closer to them to get this command.

When you dog sits, reward them with several treats, one after the other.

Repeat 4-5 times with treats at the destination and then on the next one with the treats missing and command the 'Down'.

Always when no treat is present, hand feed several treats as the reward for the 'Down'.

Off leash Recall

By now we should be able to call your dog in from a sit stay from a fair amount of distance, without the leash. As your dog is successful keep adding more and more distance between you and your dog. If you dog is unable to complete the off leash recall, put the leash back on and repeat several times. Try again off leash.

• Place your dog in a sit stay and walk away.
• Call your dog with the come command.
• Encourage your dog if necessary to come directly to you. When they get in front of you command a sit with your dog facing you.
• Finish your dog to the heel position.

Command the dog to "Sit" if needed.

Finish

Keep working the finish skill until your dog flies into this position.

Face the dog and hold the leash in your right hand.

Place your  left hand under his chin.

Motion the dog with your hand to your  left as you take a step back and the dog makes a semicircle and  comes to sit at your left side.

Praise.

If the dog has problems  with this, assist with gentle tugs of the leash. (To much leash promotes resistance)

Make sure the dog is sitting straight at your side. If not, quickly command the dog  to "Heel", take a few steps forward and command the dog to "Sit". 

Repeat this step until the dog sits straight at your side.

This exercise may still require motivation with treats or a toy to get your dog to put in enough energy to complete the move. This is normal. This exercise requires a lot of effort from your dog, so help them as much as possible until the skill is automatic.