Are you training a working dog that sometimes lives in your home, or a pet dog that sometimes does sport? Before I got my first sport dog, I was repeatedly warned about the challenges of owning a high-intensity breed. I wanted a Dutch Shepherd — essentially the brindle version of a Belgian Malinois. At the time, I had worked with enough sport and working dog trainers to understand a common piece of advice: if you want a truly great working dog, you often allow them to “be wil