Understanding the difference between obedient behavior and obedience training is the first step in setting realistic expectations for your dog's performance. It is also the fundamental difference between my training technique and other methods which entail constantly hovering over the dog. An obedience-trained dog does not have to be well behaved in order to respond to an order. He requires constant command and control. This dog relies on the handler's command to determine the appropriate behavior, instead of learning to make better choices.
Obedience training does take time, effort and education to be a success.
It enhances mutual respect and taps into the dog's brain, making the animal work like a child in school. It gives the dog something constructive to do while focussing your pets attention on you. There are many real life situations in which your dog needs to be responsive to command, and in a controlled body posture. Those two words are almost always the first words I hear from an owner when I appear at their door. This animal has learned what is expected of him from the point where the bell rings or someone knocks.