Hey Macguffin, I think we may be talking past each other. In a one to one personal master/pet or master/slave relationship I don't view training in that sort of rigid way.

Before we entered into this kind of power exchange we knew each other REALLY well, and we knew we were compatible enough for it on all levels. (which doesn't mean it was this easy overnight process obviously)

So in our situation training really comes down to him getting what he wants. And for me it's not a complicated enough issue to require a big training process or fifty zillion rules or a review board for the training process. (Sorry, being a little sarcastic, in general, not directed personally at you)

Basically it comes down to, I obey or I get punished. Or I argue, and either I don't get punished cause he agrees with me, or he agrees with me but I still get punished for the "way" I argued or whatever.

Which I know this makes it sound like he completely micromanages me, he doesn't.

He knows what types of punishments work with me. He may continue experimenting with rewards and punishments and varying his methods as time goes on, but it's very personal and individual.

I don't really think there is anyone on a message board who could "train" my master on how to deal with me. Because while someone may have seen "my type" before, this is the man who knows everything about me. My darkest secrets, my dearest desires, what makes me laugh, what makes me cry, what I'm afraid of. He knows how my mind works, he knows everything. There's really not a lot someone else could contribute to that discussion.

If he couldn't effectively "handle" me, we wouldn't be together, because he would have gotten annoyed or I would have long ago.