Blog pending … this is where Cory, the Dog Coach’s dog, will have his say. He’s giving it some thought.

Labradoodles offer an analogy for so many things:  the insights into training; the benefits of reward-based management; or for the more commercially-minded of you, the high rewards possible from a product re-brand — just check out the prices for what some might be tempted to call a mutt.

What other lessons can we dogs offer? I have just conducted a survey with a small group of my peers. (The energy generated by the group dynamic could have powered Chiswick for a week.) Top of the list was the importance of a clear vision. Mine is for the world to feed me. It underpins all my planning.