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 | 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 | 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...