my brother-in-law was over a few months ago with his 2 year old dalmation. He was lamenting how unruly the dog could be. He suggested that maybe a dog tainer could shape the dog up. I explained to him that dog trainers don't train dogs--they train the owners. The owners train their dogs. He, ah, didn't seem to like that. My impression was that he wanted to make his dog's behaviour problems someone else's problem. There's a lesson in there....