I often get asked at what stage of training a dog should be by a certain age. I am not a huge fan of timescales, as each dog is different and will take to its training at a different pace. However, there does come a time when I like to assess a dog and that time is when I think it has learned the basics and before I move on to more advanced lessons.
I have a simple method that I call ‘the five Hs’:
