Thanks again for the posts so far. I am working with Rocky currently in the house with the leash. Outside I have two little tree's that we do figure eights around as well.
As for the couch thing, I am taking a two prong apporach:
1. I put a treat or something on the couch that he likes, while I have a leash on him. If and when he goes for it, I tell him off, and prevent him from going on the couch with the leash. At that point when he is away from the couch, I treat him once he sits. My trainer advised this method so he learns the off command, and eventually I can use this for anything that I want him to avoid.
2. I purchased a kennel mat yesterday and I am going to teach him to, go to his mat. So when he jumps on the couch, I tell him off, direct him to the mat, have him do a sit or down, and treat him/praise him.
I'm also working w/ the clicker and the mat. We have done some clicker stuff before so the clicker is "charged" so to say
... I started out w/ liver treats yesterday and later moved to cheese. I would click for anything touching the mat, a paw, him walking over it etc. Then I kneeled down later in our session and kinda lured him w/ my body posture to sit near the mat. C/T. Finally I got him to sit on it and wait a few seconds. C/T, then I would wait while he was sitting, and he would do a down, C/T.
I plan on doing a lot more work w/ the mat b/c it's one of my goals to eventually tell him, "Go to your Mat", and he goes there and stays until I release him.
What do you think of these methods??