GOT IT!!!!
ma·ven | \ ˈmā-vən \ variants: or less commonly mavin Definition of maven : one who is experienced or knowledgeable : EXPERT Raising the Independent puppy Choosing the puppy who didn’t choose you, is a journey to building a working partnership. A challenge I must have wanted and one that I am just beginning to appreciate. I love a confident and strong-minded pup, but a little softness is okay-biddable is easy to work with. Independent is not as easy. I love the process of building foundation and relationship with a pup, but am basically a lazy trainer. Can't really know what you are producing if you don't work with their brains, even with all the effort involved. Early training tells you a lot about your pups. I love a “natural” for many reasons. A natural retrieve, or the pup that follows you and glues to your skin when you sit on the ground with them, is pretty likely to be ...