Instead of physically grabbing your dog to get his
body into a certain position, you can train him to touch his nose, hip, foot, etc. to a target.
Nothing against Mormons and I believe that they are Christian as followers of Jesus Christ but there's still the stigma of not allowing
minorities into certain positions until 34 years ago.
Despite all the shooting, shouting and action, much of this episode feels like table setting — events mostly designed to maneuver characters and
situations into certain positions to enable a greater story later.
A lure is used specifically to get the
dog into a certain position, or to move in a certain way, so that you can mark (with your clicker) the completed action, and reward the dog for achieving it.