I grew up on a council estate in a small west country market town.
Our extended working class family always had dogs [and other pets].
They were a significant part of our culture.
I was given my pup circa 1969 when I was about 9.
I trained it successfully with simple affection and respect.
The only equipment was a collar and a lead.
My dog obeyed all basic commands, and could behave well..
and soon enough be trusted to walk by my side, cross roads, unleashed.
I'd only need the lead to tie him to a secure structure while he sat waiting outside shops.

I simply don't accept that dog training needs to be a big palava
involving pockets full of treats, clickers, and whatever else superfluous tat
the pet industry deems essential for it's continuing profitability...

I was a schoolboy, and could achieve that level of good training
simply by devoting many hours each day to bonding and walks.

My dog did have treats - bonios, dog chocs, hide chews, and butchers bones,
to supplement canned dog food.
But all given freely in the kitchen and back yard, simply out of love
Not part of any faddish text book training regime...

No need for instructional dog manuals,
my constant informal family environment trained me to train my dog well.

It's 50 years later now, the changes in the pet industry are outrageous...
- don't get me going off about profiteering pet insurance and vets...