06/14/2025
So much truth in this man's words,,if your motto is death before discomfort then you are the problem
Tough time to be a dog owner. Seems like the entire world is determined to convince you that that thing you *know* is a problem, is anything but.
With society moving further and further away from a more primal, reality-based connection with life in favor of a hyper-intellectual, utopian-based feel-good-emotions-only connection—all that doesn’t fit comfortably in the latter box must go.
And with “respect” having lots of inconvenient baggage, associations, and actual propaganda (meant to further dissuade those who might actually trust their instincts) working against it, it’s an easy one to dismiss.
But time after time after time, we see dogs who come to us for all manner of behavior issues—from the minor and annoying, to the serious and dangerous—that all stem from the same foundational place… a clear lack of respect for their owner(s). And time after time after time we see these issues “magically” disappear once the relationship dynamics between human and dog are made both clear and healthy.
Do we demand the dogs who come through our program are polite and respectful? You bet. Do we see them often quickly relax and seem to shrug off the weight of living in a toxic dynamic with their owner, and thus their world? Yep. They also become infinitely safer, and all the obedience work becomes not only much easier, but also more fun and reliable.
Folks don’t have to like reality, and folks can resist it as fiercely as they wish, but it doesn’t change the rules of how it operates, it only ensures that you’re out of alignment with and in denial of that which is real. And that means all manner of continued struggle and misery due to a “mysterious” problem that appears to have no answer… but which absolutely does.
It’s an answer that was simple, obvious, and powerful. An answer you all knew up until 5 minutes ago.