[Arrowhead1952]

Oh, she has had the DOWN with a tug on her collar more than once. I really need to use the harnesses we have more than I do now, but she walks well with the other ones we use.

We do use the clickers when we walk, and I often let the leash drop onto the ground / road for quite a way when walking. She is just so unpredictable for her behavior.

[AnAmericanMother]

Can you see any pattern in what sets her off? Does she give any warning?

When I say a solid "down", I mean one that you can down her in the middle of a recall (like the drop on recall in Open Obedience). You can teach it via the clicker method, or you can use two long lines, one passed through a loop driven into the ground.

The idea is to get her used to obeying the "down" even when she's in the middle of something else (like running back to you on a recall . . . or one of her excited fits).