Ben is the epitome of a dog person. He learned to train dogs as a kid, and it shows when he is around other people's dogs. He just seems to have a way with them. When he trained my friend's dog to let them wipe her paws, he started by letting her sniff the towel and then giving her a treat anytime she let him touch her paw. Pretty soon she looked forward to paw wiping time and gave them no trouble at all. I know he uses this same type of positive training and gentle consequences when dog walking. For example, I once saw him patiently stop every time my friend's dog would pull on the leash. It took him forever to get around the block, but when he came around the bend the dog wasn't pulling anymore. I think he'd be a great dog walker!