How to train a dog...part 1

Miss R and I went to the first of seven dog training session last night. It was without Cleo, so it was basically a theory lesson and stuff. We're being taught how to use the clicker method of training; that is click and clicker, give a treat. I'm guessing it expands on that quite a bit. If there is one thing our little whippet likes, and that is food. She scrounges and eats anything so that everyone else in the park thinks that we don't feed her! How embarrassing. Anyway, we tried a bit of the clicker last night when we got home and we were surprised to see that she didn't run away from the sound. The other thing of note is that the dog trainer brought in her greyhound for demonstration. From what I can gather, dogs come in 4 distinct sizes; tiny lap dogs, medium dogs (whippets, kelpies etc), large dogs (dobermans, german shepherds) and Gigantor size. This greyhound fit the gigantor size category. It was a towering dog and resembled a giraffe or one of those AT-AT walkers from Empire Strikes Back. If we get one we may need to also get a light truck in which to transport it as I doubt it'll fit in the car.