What approach do you usually take to training?

We have to be very firm with Dempsey, as he's the type to take advantage of any lapse in training. He responds very well to praise though, which is good, as I prefer using reward-based training. Can't stand the 'pack leader' training methods; pinning a dog down, for instance, is something I will never do in training.

We certainly don't use the dominance theory - but I expect a lot from my boys in terms of behaviour and push them to get the best out of them i.e weight training and similar pursuits. I wouldn't say i'm overly firm with them, and certainly do treat/praise/positive reward based training but firm enough

I think most dogs respond well to firm but fair training. Pack leader stuff is just nonsense, although it does sometimes appear to work.

Dempsey's a stubborn dog & you do need to be firm with him, but as Eleanor says, he responds well to praise & really well to treats!