[Mattweiser]

Originally Posted by laurlitt

..... but to make training decisions for a dog based on it's breed is not wise. Train the dog for what the dog is showing you it can handle and be smart about it and I think you'll have a much more successful training program.

I agree... I simply stated that, as the inverse of the argument of "I know a club that does X,Y,Z.." isn't a good baseline either...

The biggest challenge is that, when you "don't know"... you just don't know. Reading the dog is always key, and the rub is that if you can't read the dog, you typically aren't aware that you cannot.

Originally Posted by laurlitt

Welcome back... haven't seen you in awhile... Hope you've been well.

Thanks! I have been well... life is funny how it gets in the way.