Hi Thonord,
It´s really great to be reminded of other ideas, and looking at new ideas with an open mind...thankyou. I have been to a dog school that had some good points but was a bit 'army' like for me. I was also by another that was a bit to 'dog-whispering' for my liking but also had some interesting points. I often go back and read my sitstayfetch book, and have also ordered some other idea books for another perspective. I read articles from USA and England ( quite different ideas) and I´m living in Germany so here are also great tipps.......all I´m saying is that I am picking and choosing, watching, thinking...and some things work, some don´t but I am always questioning what I´m doing with my dog and why. Education is always beneficial....I just need to know what fits best with me and my dog. I totally understand what you´re saying about getting in arguments, but at least I can say that my mish-mash style seems to be working great with my dog.
Thanks again for opening up new ideas for me...I need to read a bit more about clicker training......let me know any new gems that you might discover. It´s not an exact science I believe and new stuff is coming out so fast
Annie