Leo is now 11 months old (Sheltie) and i must admit we haven't been great with his training - he sits when you tell him, he comes back when you call (most of the time) In fact he isn't really disobedient but sometimes he can be a bit too cheeky for his own good.
I'm currently teaching him to do recall better, lie down when told, stay etc... what im looking for is something to make it more fun for him, he's quite nervous and if you raise your voice to more than the tone you would say "good boy" in he thinks he is being told off... which sometimes makes him run in completely the opposite direction!

Ive been trying games with his ball which he loves but would like to try some other things as well, does clicker training work? and if so how?

How about food, liver cake works well on most dogs!

I would definately give the clicker a try ;)  There is a good book for beginners - Clicker training for dog's by Karen Pryor (Pets At home used to sell it with a clicker.)  It works by 'conditioning' the dog to the click!  Begin by clicking and throwing a treat, do it numerous times and make it fun, this way your dog is already learning that clicker = good!  Then using your treat (has to be special, like Ice Queen say's liver cake is a good one) encourage your dogs head back until it decides to sit, as soon as his bum touches the floor (no commands at this point) CLICK and TREAT - The clicker is a great way of improving communication if you like!  You need good timing so that the dog does not end up confused - From a sit you could coax the dog down with a treat and when down - CLICK!  I would recommend you research clicker training on the net as there is loads to take in and it is also a technique that is commonly used incorrectly.  I used a clicker on my hound from 10 weeks to teach everything from sit's and down's to toilet training and standing whilst being groomed - you tend to get a more enthusiastic dog when clicker trained I find. 
Sarah

I second that's a good book for beginners and also, clicker training is great for nervous dogs. If the dog is by any chance nervous of the sound of the clicker you can use a clicky biro or even a special word (it goes into this in the book).

Good luck
Lindsay
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,my friend has shelties (that she competes with) they are very clever & trainable, more food orientated than toy,but will play. they are quite sensitive to train though-dont like to do things wrong & can worry abit.
have a look at some "mary ray" videos for a good intro to the clicker,she has shelties!!!

We have been having a weekend of short training sessions - he now does down without actually asking but also responds to the word now he is obsessed with both food and toys especially balls so we have been playing games with him and including the training