DEn: I agree - you can be trained to be a good slave and possibly a good slave to more than one Master/Mistress... however, those offering this training publically are not necessarily the ones who can actually do it and I think most cases are sleazy. It seems as if 'training' is a buzzword used in many personal ads because 'that is a word you have to use' and I am not sure many actually understand fully what it means.

One thing I think it means is allowing a sub to find out if they really are for this lifestyle. Letting them experience aspects of the lifestyle in a safe manner, exposing them to various practises and seeing which, if any, they enjoy. Too many have the fantasy (oh, I want you to be rough with me, clamp my nipples, whip my pussy...) and find that nipple clamps *really* hurt when they finally get to experience them for real. It would be nice if there were a more structured method for this than 'finding a Dom/me who is willing to 'train' you and relying on them to be good at it...