Let's try "stand"

I decided to use the new clicker to work with today, but Mac's afraid of it. Apparently my treats don't have enough value, because he'd rather leave the room than hear that clicker. I lured him to the clicker (on the floor) and put one of his treats on the clicker, and I even wrapped it to make the click softer, but he's having none of it. So I went back to the old clicker.

Cue:     Verbal cue "stand"

Description:     On cue, dog will stand from any position at the cue "stand" or the hand signal

Elements:

Behavior specifics:      Stand.

Duration:      Behavior terminates when he stands evenly on all four feet.

Distance:      Up to 10 feet.

Latency:      Immediate.

Position:      Dog should stand regardless of the my position relative to him. I should be able to be in any physical position.

Locations:      Everywhere.

Distractions:      Anything and everything. Especially distractions common in a dog show or performance environment.

Training Plan: (Accomplish each level in multiple locations of gradually increasing distractions.)

1.     Lure stand from sit or down (spot) position

2.     Add cue.

3.     Add hand signal.

4.     Say "wait" for dog to remain in standing position

5.     Add distance to cue and hand signal.

6.     Release with cue "okay"
7.     Use hand signal alone close to Mac.
8.     Use hand signal alone adding distance, until I reach 10 feet away.

Instructions for training Mac:

1. Make the reward interesting to him! Let him sniff it as I hold it in my fingers without releasing it.
2. If Mac stands from any position - Mark and Reward!
3. Lure him into a standing position. Mark and reward!
4. After a many rewards, let Mac do it a few times without being rewarded. Then reward again many more times! 
5. Now try it without the lure - Mark and Reward!
6. After a few rewards, let him try it a few times without being rewarded. Then reward again a few more times!
7. When he is reliably standing  (8 out of 10 times at least!) then...and only then...I can add the verbal cue - Stand!
8. Use the verbal cue right before he stands. Mark and reward the next good response. Repeat several times!
9. Present it again, but do not say Stand! Do NOT reward him if he stands. 
10. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until Mac reliably stands only at my command!

Date:               Criterion:                                                 #R/E   #R/E   #R/E

9/7/13              Lured Stand                                             12/4    10/5     15/0