[dmoniz]

I'll put in my 2 cents worth. I agree that one should not be going to many different clubs and helpers just to get in more training. My club also doesn't have a designated TD, our helper is our TD in spirit I guess you would say as he does not actually have that title. He trains at 4 different clubs on 3 different fields. He trains at all three fields 2 times per week each (one field he does 2 sessions in one day). Because I can train on multiple fields with the same helper/TD, I do. One of the fields is 15 minutes from my house so I go there twice a week, I go to one other field (2 hours away) once per week for protection and once per week for OB when there is a class going on. We have been going 3 times per week since Cain was ~11 months old. This seems to work for him, I have never seen him shut down in any of the 3 disciplines. Eventually we will go to the third field, but this will not likely be on a regular basis as it is another 3 hours from the field that is 2 hours away. I do feel my situation is slightly different as I am able to see the same helper/TD in all 3 places, so I get multiple field experience without affecting our training program. I think this is important to note: If you are seeing multiple helpers/TDs, make sure the one knows what the other is working on. You can screw a dog up extremely fast if the 2 programs are not compatable.