It is always interesting to read comments made by some other "experts" about training your dog using Dog Listener methods, and usually they fall into the same old argument. It is claimed that you cannot teach this method quickly and easily, and that a "one size fits all" system cannot work, although they never say why. This can also mean that as we introduce this method we can get criticised by those closest to us (friends and family are often the worst to put pressure on us).

The fact is that this process is simple because the priorities of the dog are simple - only humans are complicated (although we wouldn't be if we didn't know the next time we were to eat). Never forget that the big barrier that most people have is that they believe that dogs think like people, instead of realising that it works the other way round. Also, it is only natural for "experts" to attack this method as their reputations are under threat. An ego under threat will lash out to defend itself. The nastier the comments get, the more threatened they feel. The ego is also responsible for those people who believe this work needs to be complicated, in order to make themselves feel more important. 

Keep true to what makes sense to you and remember that dogs are the easy bit; people are far more complicated...