by Doug | Sep 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
The best, common sense explanation for common sense is its shortest. “Experts” don’t do the determination—each person’s assessment does the determination. In that sense, experts don’t exist. Common sense involves moments of patient waiting—the dismissing of one’s own... 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 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 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...