Well I agree with the training part of course. But even without the training and consistency I feel very lucky because due to family problems etc in the past two weeks and not being able to go to training with Louie - I have hardly picked up his clicker and done any work with him, yet these past two weeks he has been no trouble at all, and even last night at training - it was if he'd never had a break from it...

So in that sense I'm lucky - I think.

Mine don't either and I always assumed it is because they are self-contained as a pack and just don't need any other dogs in their lives!

I consider myself lucky because I have the best dogs in the world!

I see so many dog owners and their dogs and some know their dogs well, others haven't got a clue (usually the case with all things) but then when I see some bad behaviours being exhibted (bear with me on spelling - no google chrome) I look at my own dogs and think, I was lucky!

Sadie - BC x JRT, not a concoction I would have thought worked well, collie and terrier - could've been majorly worse! But although she isn't an obedience dog and wouldn't really excel in the training class Louie is in (she's a sweetheart but quite limited ) I cou;dn't have wished a better dog to have introduced me to the world of them. I am also lucky that she is such a well behaved dog naturally - not just taught but they are just there.

Louie - ESS x Lab (working lines) well, I lose count of the many times I hear "oh he must be mad" "Oh I bet he's a handful" but yes he's hard work, yes I have to work harder and yes we're limited to where we can go and what we can do (atm) but he's growing up nicely, he's maturing well and I'm lucky that he's not the crazy dog I could've ended up with..

Has anyone else felt lucky with their dog - compared to other peoples?

Not "lucky" but "blessed"