by Doug | Aug 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Having a relaxed dog is best. Having a voluntarily submissive dog is best. Both relaxation and submission keep your dog’s energy levels low. Paradoxically it reinforces their low energy levels. It keeps problems at bay. Problems appear when their energy levels are... by Doug | Jul 24, 2024 | Assumptions, Control, Foundations, non-physical brain, non-physical mind, RDL, Submission, the physical dog
First things first: we have to talk about our assumptions and our foundations on which we think—they’re infinite, and that’s bad. I call my approach Reflective Dog Leadership, or RDL. In my model, there’s three parts to all dogs: the physical dog you... by Doug | Jul 15, 2024 | Obedience
Obedience Can’t Be Trained nor Measured Traditional training says “teach a dog some tricks and commands, and you’ll have a dog with ‘the basics’ in place, and you’ll have an obedient dog.” This, however, begs the elephant-in-the-room question, “based on... by Doug | Jul 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
How *Sweet* Can a Dog Be? It doesn’t matter how sweet a dog is, but it sort of does…. You have to take the time to figure out why that is. If ten people look at a puppy that just tilted its head, all ten people will tell me how sweet the dog looks. When I ask... by Doug | Jun 29, 2024 | Assumptions, Opinion, Training
Asking “why” uncovers opinions, not facts, and that’s not good. So ask the better question, a “what” question. The Question “Why is my dog scared of the wall next to my bed? It is only that specific side he absolutely trembles when going near, however he sleeps...