New trick- sit pretty & homemade treat recipies

Requirements to teach a new trick =

1-beagle who loves using his nose (that's me) & loves to learn
2- a patient person (Katherine & hopefully my new family) who cheers me on to let me know I'm doing something right
3- a delicious treat (I love homemade tuna & chicken or beef liver treats to name a few...Katherine loves to make them as they're healthy, quick to make & extremely cost effective)

Learning how to "sit pretty" starts with cues; "sit" and "watch" (look Katherine in the eyes she knows I am giving her my full attention)

Take the treat and put it nose level, then lift up very slowly so I can keep sniffing the treat and eventually will automatically lift my front paws, then lots of praise from Katherine so let me know that I'm doing something cool = sit pretty. 

Final step is performing the trick without a treat in her hand. Empty hand will guide me into the "sit pretty" position (kinda like playing charades). Again a ton of praise so I feel like a superstar and know I'm doing something right.

Treat comes afterwards until I can perform the cue automatically. Before you know it, you can start mixing the treat reward with things in life that I love. ie.. sit pretty before going for a walk, sit pretty before I get to jump up on the couch, sit pretty before I get to eat dinner will ensure that I associate this trick with my favourite things in life = I'm happy to do it more often.

Recipe for liver treats: pan fried in olive oil Chicken or beef liver, with lid on over med heat, add 1/2 clove of crushed garlic, then remove from heat, cool, add to blender or food processor with 1 egg, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt & pepper, mix and add more flour or oil until you have cookie consistancy, spread in cookie pan & bake for 15min on 350 until golden brown on the bottom. Cool, cut up and keep in freezer (no preservatives so they need to keep frozen until use)

Recipe for tuna treats: 1 can tuna in mixing bowl, add 1/2 cup whole wheat flour, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt & pepper, mix and add more flour or oil until you have cookie consistancy, spread in cookie pan & bake for 15min on 350 until golden brown on the bottom. Cool, cut up and keep in freezer (no preservatives so they need to keep frozen until use)