I've had a lot of dogs, and dog ownership isn't a new thing to me. That said, the last dog I got was during a break between jobs that I ended up extending. I wa

I've had a lot of dogs, and dog ownership isn't a new thing to me. That said, the last dog I got was during a break between jobs that I ended up extending. I watched videos on Youtube to train her with (Thanks, Zak George) and worked with her in ways that I've never done with another pet and wow, this is easily the best dog I've ever had. The very early bits were the usual stuff. Kennel training is sad, so I made it a little easier by sleeping on a palette next to the kennel, with my hand through the cage for contact. Two or three nights of that, and I've never had another kennel problem again. Teaching a dog to sit (the right way) takes about 5 minutes if you do it right, and another couple of weeks of periodic reinforcement. Teaching a dog to sit when she's excited you just got home? That takes longer. I'm rambling, but the point I was trying to get to is that I won't ever get another dog again unless I have at least a couple of months to devote to that initial training. Forming that bond, building those habits, it's made me realize how much of a disservice I've done to every other dog I've ever had that I've gotten and then left to go to work. For the folks who've adopted new dogs in this, I almost hope that we're self-sequestered for long enough that their dogs get better than what I've historically given mine, but either way, a well trained pup can brighten every day they're around, and I'm happy to see the trend of what I hope is responsible pet adoption.