If there is one thing I have learned, it's that people don't like it when you compare their children to dogs.  But here I am, doing it anyway.  You see, I love dogs - and I genuinely believe they have a lot to teach us about raising and teaching children. I should probably start by telling you that I have spent a good portion of my life at our local animal shelter as a volunteer (and working for vets and dog groomers over the summers when I was young).  I have also taken many dog training classes...