Thanks all. I was always taught to do hand signals before verbal commands so as to avoid repeating verbal commands and lessening their 'value'. I tried phasing out hand/body signals completely with Sit today and it worked well when she was on my side. Face to face, she focused far too much on my body (I lean forward when I command a sit). I think I'll just keep coupling them together, and hopefully, it'll one day click for her. Sit is coming along nicely, so there's hope!

I'd love to continue using hand signals more because I don't feel as "solid" with verbal commands. The thing is, my command for Bow, Down, Give Paw, Sit Pretty, and Wave all look pretty much the same. Unless you're really good at reading body language, you'd have trouble deciphering them. It took Ivy a little while to separate Paw and Wave, so I had to add some movement into the hand signal. Otherwise, we'd both be confused as heck . Thanks for the insight everybody!