Responsibilities:
You might also like to consider what it is that the Master is taking.
Agreements:
From psychological contracts through to sale of slave.
Principles:
Principle cantered training is one thing that can make all the difference. Sound principles act as a beacon, a lighthouse guiding you through the mist that may cloud your way..
Protocol:
This really relates to the decorum within the SM community and relative to the dog slave and Trainer.
Advice:
If I only knew then what I know now. Better to know and ignore than to have never known. Self-discovery is a wonderful thing, your really LEARN the lessons, but it can waste time and cause damage. I am told that I always want to teach people and not let them discover things for themselves. However, there is so much to learn and discover about SM - one life time is never enough.