Holy Sit Dog Training

08/26/2025

Updates here: https://buff.ly/2QQhOPB

Love you all for your ongoing support!

08/23/2025

08/19/2025

"Dogs can be treated more roughly than humans because they have thicker skin / a higher pain tolerance."

❌ This is a difficult position for an educated dog trainer to have and an impossible one to defend. But you've probably heard it before. I heard it again just now.

🧑‍🏫 Not only do dogs have thinner skin that humans, it is significantly thinner. All available evidence points to dogs having MORE sensitive skin than humans and not less. This is because of having fewer layers and a different PH level.

Human skin has also been largely exposed to the elements for quite some time in our evolution while dog skin has always been protected by fur.

While I cannot find any solid research on pain tolerance on dogs (imagine how inhumane that research would have to be) we do know that the canine nervous system processes pain in a very comparable way to humans.

The belief that dogs are more tolerant to pain is due to a combination of two factors:

1) Dogs have lower physical responses to pain; and
2) Humans are generally bad at reading dog body language in general and even worse at noticing subtle signs of pain.

Surely, dogs being more stoic (something we bred them for) than us is not license to cause pain.

Surely, our ignorance of their communication is not license to cause pain.

There are better ways to help your dog.

08/18/2025

Update on the St. Joseph's dogs!

08/18/2025

08/11/2025

No word yet on what's happening with the dogs they currently have.

08/11/2025

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-hospital-ending-controversial-research-studies-on-dogs-following-outcry-1.7606012

08/07/2025

The hospital's statement says that the animals are treated with "compassion and respect, and their welfare remains a top priority," including access to 24/7 vet care, outdoor runs, socialization and "psychological well-being."

The hospital added that the dogs are provided with beds. Wow. Such angels of compassion.

👨‍🏫 I am an expert on canine well-being.

💯️ These people are lying.

It is not possible that dogs left alone for 23 hours per day are having their physical, emotional, and psychological needs met.

It is physically impossible.

Then there is the torture they are put through in these procedures and tests.

"We promise these pups are totally happy...when we're not inducing heart attacks in them!"

https://archive.is/0LHW0

08/04/2025

🐾 All hail the King

Meet Elvis. His human was injured and now has difficulty controlling this rather large GSD.

So we're working on his walking manners and reactivity to make things easier on his dad.

Today we were practicing taking some time to relax while out on a walk. Little "Islands of Calmness" on an exciting journey. This is helpful to keep his stress levels regulated.

08/02/2025

"Does your dog trainer stop feeding you treats so he can take notes? Just scooch around back here like this and snuggle real close to the treat pouch..."
- Ryat

07/25/2025

⛔️ You've Adopted a Dog With Trauma

❓ Now what?

🧑‍🏫 20 Things You Can Focus on to Help Your Dog Heal

20 Things You Can Do To Help Them Heal I'm Robin Wong and I specialize in training dogs who are living with the effects of trauma. Here are the most critical things I can teach you in 10 minutes if you are bringing home a dog with a past.Bonus: a 20 item checklist of things you can actually do to he...

07/19/2025

🐕‍🦺🚶‍♀️Want your dog walking politely in time to still enjoy summer walks?

💲 I'll give the next 3 people who sign up for a package of loose leash walking sessions a 20% discount!