The SIT command is setting in

It's hard clicker training two cats. I try to keep them separated to teach a new trick but it's very hard, they both usually get hungry together. But this week I've seen real progress with both of them. Isla has caught up to Sammi in her understanding of the 'UP' command, and Sammi started getting bored of it.
So yesterday I started working on the 'SIT' command. It's much harder than I thought, and different than target training. Thankfully, my girlfriend who was a dog trainer in the Israeli Army came back home and gave me some solid tips. We separated the cats, and instead of me hovering the target in front and above the cat - I showed the treat, than I crouched next to the cat (side by side) and let them see the treat above their head. As soon as their bottom hit the ground, click!
Of course it took more than a session of clicking and training for them to understand what's happening, but it confused them much less when I was crouched beside them and not in front. A nice little tip, maybe it'll help you. Until next time, Happy cat training. Click!