I think that at 6 months, Georgia should be able to do things on command and simply receive praise rather than a food treat. It's got to the stage where she won't do anything unless I have food in my hand. It's almost like she thinks: no food, why bother and goes deaf or looks at me as if to say 'You want me to do that? Yeah right!' If I have got food in my hand to get her attention, she only stays still for what seems a milisecond before she starts jumping and barking. She really is quite food obsessed! Having said that though, I don't take any treats with me when we go for a walk and she always comes when called (so far...) I'm mainly talking about the commands 'down', 'sit-stay' and walking to heel ...more or less eveything really!
We went back to class last night and I was really embarrassed because I thought that she was doing very well. I have been doing short sessions with her at home on her own but she really is behind. All the other dogs seemed like they were on remote control and I was with this albeit pretty dog but she was acting so dopey!
How do I get round not using any food? I just want to get her a bit more settled before I go on holiday because I have a feeling the people looking after her won't ever want to have her again if she carries on being so naughty.