Rob.....you come across to people very condescending and patronising. You offer advice as though you are some sort of dog training guru, who has the right to butt in and offer advice whether it was sought or not. I didn't seek advice. I really do wish you would re-read your posts, before posting sometimes and try to see it from the recievers view point. Sometimes when I read your posts, I have to wonder what planet you are from. So if I want advice on training and behaviour, you'll know, cos I'll ask for it in a direct way.

A forum is for exchanging ideas, views and such and is public; everyone has the right and uses it to.
Look at this thread as one example mmmmmmmmmmmmmm?? where a Pro trainer's views on website has been subjected to opinion and scrutiny, without his permission as far as I know.

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For eager & reliable recall, be fun for the dog to come back to! Then often send them off right away to do what they wanted!
DT&B - Glossary of acronyms & jargon terms.
Encouraging good behaviours, whilst consistently avoiding practise of bad alternatives leads to extinction of the bad. So if dog sits 6/10 times it doesn't sit 4/10 times, encouraging with the right rewards (positively-reinforcing) enough for 9/10 times means it now fails to sit only 1/10 times, sit 10/10 means...