Quote Originally Posted by Giselle
Mmm, I think I'm going to have to a lot clearer with my words then. I taught Ivy using my hand as a guide, and I only added the verbal cue when she understood the behavior. I don't think she completely understands that the verbal cue is the same as the hand signal. *sigh* Yay, even more reteaching to do
You're supposed to teach the hand signal first, then the word.

We're basically teaching them english so its absurd to expect them to understand what we want simply by saying the words over and over again without first showing them what we want. It'll take a while once they learn what the hand signal means before they connect the word to the hand motion. They'll get it, be patient.