When it comes to dog training,I've come to understand that some things can be taught quickly,while others take a while.Do you know how I learned that lesson?From a French teacher I had in college.

It was beginner's French,and from day one she had a"no English"class rule.I was confused by 99%of what she said,but I decided to give it a shot.I was excited as we began learning numbers and the alphabet,something I could easily follow,but when it came to putting together phrases,I was lost.

My teacher came up to me and said"quel est votre passe-temps favori?"which sounded like complete nonsense to me.I knew she was asking me a question,but I couldn't figure out what it was.So I said"Sorry,I don't understand."Well,that broke the"no English"Rule,so 1 just froze because I had no idea as to how to apologize in French.

So what did she do?She kept getting closer to me,repeating 'quel est votre passe-temps favori?'over and over,each time a bit louder,as if I had a hearing problem,rather than a complete shortage of comprehension.