If I have a young dog progressing good and showing it is making a hand...I have had a good day. I like listening and watching the dogs, learning about how they work and what they are doing. If you can understand a dog and let it teach you and you teach it you will both progress alot in the same direction
I think that is a very overlooked part of this whole deal, catching is fun but sometimes you learn more when you just catch one or even none...