by Doug | Sep 7, 2024 | Opinion
Evidence Is Seen or Heard All the answers to all dog questions will never be provided in a single sentence. If you think they can, then go find a dog treat to chew on. No Intelligent Answers Have Pictures of P00p in Them No, intelligent answer is ever going to come... by Doug | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
How Do Humans See Training? Humans think it’s “fix or train the dog,” or 1. My job is to get them thinking it’s possibly both “fix and train the dog,” or “fix train the human,” or 2. When I’ve done my job, clients figure out how the human’s at the crux of all their... 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... by Doug | Jun 24, 2024 | Obedience, RDL, Training
“OBEDIENCE” TRAINING? Dog obedience can’t be trained. Dogs can’t be taught obedience. Obedience classes are almost—but not quite—a ruse. A lie. Well, not exactly a lie, but a collection of a lot of misinformation or partial thoughts about dogs and dog... by Doug | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
When your dog reacts to EVERY, LITTLE, SOUND. This is long and sequential. Stick with it—it’ll be worth it. Dogs are born with cold, wet noses—working noses. Human schedules are so busy they unknowingly cross one of Nature’s lines: not enough interaction... by Doug | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Surgeon General now recommends social media having a warning label to combat what he called an emergency mental health crisis amongst youth. No surprise there. Instead of simply saying “it needs a warning label,” GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA MAKES...