[MyPemCharlie]

Well, I'm still having a hard time getting my arms around this one. Encouraging the dog to do something "bad" (try to get the treat), in order to teach something good (Off!) seems like the dog is learning a game of "Let me test you to see if you'll give me the treat by nudging and licking your hand." You say "Off!" and gently push the dog back, then give it the treat for giving up and sitting a few seconds. It seems like the dog just learned to nudge and lick your hand anytime you're holding something yummy.

I would have preferred for you instructor to teach "Wait", where you can actually leave the treat on the floor and make the dog wait (in Sit or Down) until you release him/her with "Free" or "OK".

"Off" is my cue word for "No jumping up on people", not "Nudge my hand so I can make you wait to get the treat".

I may be missing something here, and I do know that training methods vary. I never try to entice a bad behavior in order to train a good behavior...Charlie does the bad behaviors naturally without my help. LOL