Don't tell my dog that I'm a mess

My general idea for writing today was to explore how he reacts to corrective methods vs. treat/positive reinforcement and our attempts of finding a good combination of the two that work for us. It's hard to keep track, objectively, of the behaviours that I do and how he responds and vice versa. Specifically, with leashed walks. At the beginning I  working on his heeling during walks with more of a combination of treats for good behaviour and a, "Hey!" cue if he's starting to pull, and the collar correction that he gets on his own if he pulls. I generally try to give him verbal cues for him to be able to respond to, and avoid feeling the collar pressure, as well as ensuring that the collar pressure only comes when he's out of line. So, for example, "hey!" was his cue of "you're starting to pull", which gives him the opportunity to respond before feeling the full pressure of the collar. Or, if I tell him, "go see!" and he quickens...

Doing some more weird stuff in my spare time. I'm trying to teach Pierre fun things and to challenge both of our minds to figure out how to communicate better. This ding-a-ling is a smart guy and he's very food-motivated. Excuse the terrible video - I'm trying to take more videos of our training practice so I can see the awkward gestures I'm doing and figure out what's working and what isn't. Things he's working on (though not necessarily in this video): - Solidifying his "sit pretty"; we're practicing it regularly so he eventually can start balancing on his own. - knowing what it means when I ask for a "stand". He had it for a little bit but we let it slide by accident, so we're trying to get to the point where I can give him a random order of, "stand" "sit" and "down" without his brain exploding. - "Down" and "sit" from farther away. Right now, if he's in a sit ...