I've never used a table before, but I'm not quite sure what to think about them. I've come accross a few trainers lately who have used tables and have no objection to them, but have never seen this type of training in person. I'm not quite sure how it differs from tying a dog to a post other than being able to have the decoy go lower than the table, so if you agree with post training then I don't quite see what the big deal is about a table... but I've read the Table Training article by Ed Frawley and even though he agrees with post and tie-out work, he disagrees strongly with table training.
I'd be interested in hearing the consensus to your question Jerry, it's a topic that much intrigues me, because I don't see how it's any different to working on the ground other than that you're elevating the dog to make them feel more superior... at least, that's how I understand it. There's others, such as Ed F I believe, who think of table training as a "tie em to a post on a table then beat the hell out of the dog till he bites" type tool, but the same could be done with post work, so I think it's more about the trainer using it as a tool than a specific style of training.
I'd be interested in hearing the consensus to your question Jerry, it's a topic that much intrigues me, because I don't see how it's any different to working on the ground other than that you're elevating the dog to make them feel more superior... at least, that's how I understand it. There's others, such as Ed F I believe, who think of table training as a "tie em to a post on a table then beat the hell out of the dog till he bites" type tool, but the same could be done with post work, so I think it's more about the trainer using it as a tool than a specific style of training.