Having a well-trained dog takes a lot of work but it certainly doesn't mean spending all day, every day in training sessions (you and your dog will hate this). It seems like what a lot of people aren't aware of is that while you're not having training sessions all day, you're still "training" your dog every time you interact.
That means, if you don't want your dog to jump up to say hi, you never acknowledge the jumping up. If you want your dog to sit politely before you set his food down, you wait for him to do it, every single time. If you don't want your dog getting on the couch, he doesn't, period. There's no "sometimes it's okay." All of that is still considered training.
As for specific training sessions, just a few minutes at a time is all you need...unless you're a training nut like me and you get so obsessed that all of a sudden your 10 minute session turns into 45 minutes. My dogs love it (as do I), so that's okay.
I would say, no matter your method or philosophy, being consistent is the key and the only way your training will be successful.
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