HANDLE!!!!!

IMO time IS the key. I've started 3 packs, lol. Always with 1 pup for at least 3-4 or even upwards of 8-10 months being the only pup I had so it got the majority of my free time. As I acquired more pups or dogs the time I spent with each one individually dwindled. I always still had at least a decent handle on all my dogs but the first one (oldest) always had the best handle.

I just focus on basic obedience at first. "COME" is the most important to me. I won't own a dog that I can't at least coax in. "Down" is sometimes an issue with pups that want to jump on you but a knee to the chest in mid-jump will solve that fairly quick. "Load up/kennel up" I've never had an issue with. "Kennel up" is easiest taught at feed time. "Load up" is more of just a confidence thing, the jumping part. Once they figure out what happens when they load (they get to go have fun) up its easy after that, lol.

Those are the only ones I really care about.