RUFF  work

TRAINING / STEPS or PHASES that apply to EVERYTHING YOU TEACH A DOG
                                  this is such bedrock stuff that it's worth taking a minute to review and comprehend
TEACHING -- TRAINING -- PROOFING  
no matter what technique or methods you use, these are the steps to the successful production of skills.

READINGS

a Review of Puppy Training Tape from Front & Finish Magazine--paragraph 4 contains the "NUT" of this concept.

Training Methods--p.7  note the slightly different terminology

 

ALRIGHT WE HAVE THAT STRAIGHT -- SO WOULD THE  WORLD STAY STAY STILL?  
NO --SOMEONE HAS TO APPLY EVEN MORE NEW TERMS to the SAME CONCEPT!  
HERE ARE A COUPLE JUST TO MAKE YOU AWARE.

The 4 Stages of Learning
1) acquisition [acquiring]
2fluency [automatic]
3) generalization [application]
4) maintenance [always]
Pamela J. Reid Ph.D., EXCEL-ERATED LEARNING (Berkeley, CA: James and Kenneth Publishers, 1996)
ISBN 1-888047-07-0,  p. 9-11

1) creating the behavior
2) defining the behavior
3) cue & einforce
4) maintain
Janet R. Lewis, Smart Trainers - Brilliant Dogs (Lutherville, MD: Canine Sports Productions, 1997)
ISBN 1-888119-01-2  p. 21-32 & 156