I have always used the pill stuck in something method. Peanut butter or maybe inside a piece of cheese has always worked for us.It seems to work great. At one point we had to give our dog medicine regularly and I think he got to realize we were up to something.
At times he would simply spit it out and walk away. So, then I had to do a scrambled egg and trick him that way. Although it was fairly easy I am glad I dont have to do this all the time.
There are many ways to put a pill in something. I have even put the pill right in his dinner bowl and he never even noticed it in there. He took the pill without even knowing it!