Stays!

I've discovered my desperate need for a solid stay! I was struggling with Missy on her sit-stays (needed for tables and start-lines), and my training partner asked if she "stayed" at home. I realized though we practice stays at home, we don' t have nearly enough distractions. So I'm doing group stays with the dogs, instead of crating the non-working dogs. It's more difficult, but hopefully with more distraction we'll improve.
Missy's getting much better on her stay for food, but Quinn's begun to lie down instead of holding a sit.

Introduction

My first post!
I've been dog training for almost 20 years now. I've always known keeping a log of my training goals and acheivements will help, but I've never actually done it. So here it is!
My goals this year: Train Quinn (my 7 month old Aussie) to a Novice obedience level. That means he can earn his CD as soon as he's ILP'd with AKC.
My second goal is to train Missy (my 16 month old Eskie) to a Novice agility level. Which means she will be able to earn her NA and NAJ this year.