Training: Amateur Style

I've been working with Angel a bit on some tricks, and let's just say she's not into it so much! She's really good on "come", "stay", and "let's go". She can sit, but has no clue what "shake" means. She just stares at me and looks annoyed when I reach for her paw to shake it! She does lots of "tricks", just not from commands! She's actually pretty unpredictable and funny. That's just her personality, so I just go with it. I tell her "let's go outside", and she leaps into the air super high. If I tried to teach her that, she wouldn't get it! :)Like most dogs, she's incredibly motivated by food. When trying to get her to warm up to new people, I have them give her treats, as Nancy showed us when we got her. Funny dog...she growls at them as she's chewing her treat and sometimes coughs it back up at them. Sigh...we're still working on that! She hates "wiping her feet" when she comes inside, and has started sneaking around the table before i can get her to do it! I guess she's pretty smart after all. She has US all trained! I'm no dog trainer, but I like a challenge, so she's not off the hook just yet. Now if I could just teach her to do laundry....now that would be awesome!:)