More Than One Way

It's always interesting how people talk about training methods. As someone new who has really jumped in and read everything and listened carefully, I frequently hear instructors and trainers talk about their preferred methods as if it was the only way to do things. Some examples:

Stand or Wait command: most feel that this is essential; some say the dog should automatically stay until released.

Corrections: always use positives; some say correct only when the dog knows what to do; some correct all the time of course and don't use positives

We are off to the All Dog's Gym in Manchester, NH for a CPE meet this weekend. Hope you have a rewarding weekend with your dogs!