yes - but what i most appreciate is not just that it works, but that it is much more enjoyable as a process.

after all, if neither U nor the dog enjoy training, but rather dread it, or see it as some sort of drudgery to trudge thru, i can be pretty confident that U will not do much training! in fact, U will avoid it like the plague, using everything from less-than-perfect weather to a broken fingernail as an excuse to dodge the duty. and naturally, when the weather really is perfect -
well, it would be a real pity to ruin such a lovely day with more of that regimented drilling, wouldn;t it?

so what with one thing and another -
that pesky nail, the kids pageant, that rainy Saturday, the project at work, and so on and so forth...
the dog could die of old age before U get thru the basics of 5 position changes, and a low-level recall in a fenced area!

people and dogs who enjoy their training slip it painlessly and seamlessly into their lives everyday, doing a sit-stay at the front door while the kids go out to the bus, having the dog go to their mat during dinner-prep, and so on, plus they specifically set aside small chunks of time for real training sessions... for no other reason than because they and the dog like to have fun training.

dogs whose owners enjoy training have continuing education credits, LOL...
learning is lifelong, indeed!

happy training,
--- terry

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*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007