In Jon Katz article of Train in Vain the major component is that he feels that just shipping off your dog for a couple weeks is not an effective method in his eyes. As the owner of the dog you understand your dog and let them know who you are and how you want them to act. Additionally, Jon Katz believes that as a dog owner everyone has a method that will work for them when training their dog. Also, it’s not just one set method for every dog.
In this article Jon Katz mention valid points that I agree on such as “it requires an estimated 2,000 repetitions, behaviorists say, before most dogs can fully learn a behavior”. By stating this he lets the readers know that it is a long progress and even though your dog does not get