Many families agree upfront that everyone will share responsibility for a new puppy, including feeding, cleaning up, and training. While shared responsibility for feeding usually works fine, training is different. When everyone is responsible, it's easy for everyone to assume someone else is handling it, and the result is often that no one actually is. Having one clear lead works better because that person knows exactly what's been taught, what's been mastered, and can spot early when something's going off track. It also gives the dog real consistency with the same commands and hand signals from everyone. Training is effectively teaching a dog a foreign language from scratch. If a dog is struggling to learn commands, having different family members use different words makes it considerably harder. With consistent leadership and everyone following the same script, dogs learn more effectively. Done right with reward-based training, teaching a dog becomes a genuine game rather than a job. Once children see the results, they're often keen to get involved themselves. When time is genuinely the obstacle, residential training can help by boarding your dog while training is handled directly, then teaching you the skills to maintain improvement at home.