Today’s dog training style was very different than yesterday. Aesha and I met up with the group in a parking lot at Waverly Place. Each trainer had a dog with them, one that was technically owned by another individual, but was allowing the dog to live with the trainer for 3 weeks to make progress in the dogs “manners”. One trainer explained to Aesha and I, as we were taking a break from walking the dogs around Waverly, that manners for dogs should be much like manners for humans. They should respect personal space, learn to interact peacefully, and learn when to sit and relax. We would break when the dogs got too hot, but for the most part walk, making sure the dogs knew who was in charge. When the trainers thought the dogs had solidly demonstrated their manners and were all tuckered out, we said our goodbyes! Another very informative day. 
Tag: Day 2
Day 2 at Osceola Studios
Today began with a novice singer recording a cover of a Chris Brown song. Honestly, it sounded pretty bad. What interested me was that Mr. Hodgin (as the engineer) has the responsibility to communicate his opinions about the track– good or bad– to the artist. I listened closely because this is a very valuable skill to have. Whenever I do my own recording sessions with my friends, I usually do not have very much trouble communicating my opinions because my friends trust my musical opinion, and they have a close, strong relationship with me, so they will not get offended. However, in the industry, the artist often does not have any prior relationship with the engineer, and could potentially become offended with criticism.
In this case, Mr. Hodgin told the artist that Chris Brown is a very talented artist, and it would take a lot more practice to perfect his singing style. The artist was demoralized but determined to get it right the next time he came in.