[meandog]

At risk of explaining the obvious, the photos show fundamental training errors being made. Nothing to do with returning veterans and everything to do with poor training practises.

You can determine everything about this dog's training regime from these photos? I sure can't...(BTW, I would agree every owner should correct dominance attempts by dogs). I don't know, however, why the dog is against the snowman (his leg isn't being raised so I dispute the "marking" claim)...perhaps he was walking when the digital camera (usually set about 1500/sec in auto) caught him that way.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> You can determine everything about this dog’s training regime from these photos?

Not everything, obviously. But you can tell alot.

> I sure can’t...

That is indicative.

Can you see the Dog-of-Peace recumbent upon the furniture? Can you see the Dog-of-Peace recumbent upon the People, who are supine? Both of those are generally Bad Ideas. The Dog-of-Peace should be recumbent upon the floor: that is where she belongs. Never on top of the People. Never on the People’s furniture. The Dog-of-Peace belongs at the very bottom of the Pack.

> I don’t know, however, why the dog is against the snowman (his leg isn’t being raised so I dispute the “marking” claim)

The Dog-of-Peace, in this instance, is a She. Females don’t raise their hind legs to mark their territory or to assert their dominance.

[TalonDJ]

You can determine everything about this dog's training regime from these photos?

Yes, you can. If they are candid shots and indicative of 'every day life' for that dog then you can. Just as you can tell a lot about a kids raising by the tone of voice they use with their parents.