CONSISTENCY! I would say this applies to pretty much everything in life when you are looking for sustainable results and change. In dog training, consistency involves maintaining the same commands, expectations, and responses every time you interact with your dog. This helps your dog understand what is expected of them and reinforces positive and negative consequences to their behavior. Consistent training creates a clear and predictable environment for the dog, which is crucial for effective learning and behavioral conditioning. If you are ever wondering why your dog isn’t catching on or your dogs behavior feels unpredictable, it likely has to do with how consistent you are with your communication, boundaries, training, follow through etc. The only way to set you and your dog up for success is consistency in how you train and communicate with your dog.