Celeste,
my best model, Rowdy, has been working with me for 10 years and he's gotten to the point where I can set him up anywhere, go back to my camera position and toss milkbones while I take as many shots as I want and he'll never move a foot until I tell him to "get it". I like to do that when I'm setting up for a Toy Dog Specialty -- like Papillons -- and watch the expressions of the dog owners with this big Rottie just standing and posing.

Here's a shot I took of him outdoors while testing some lenses. He stood like this for tests of 3 lenses at 4 different apertures. Having a great model or two is really nice to demonstrate to other dog owners what a "little" training can do.



Keep working with "live" subjects and you'll get good at both the photography part and the baiting. And, believe me, they are equally important.

Jim