01/04/2024
Following through is so important. The trainer I reblogged this from has a very important point, dogs are animals and they do not live by human standards. Structure is just important for your dog for as a young child. Be mindful you are teaching a dog to live by human rules and that is hard to do when they are not wired like us.
If you can't do the work, please don't get a dog. You are just hurting their chances to be successful.
I’ve seen precisely no one who was truly prepared to embrace the necessary emotional changes, lifestyle changes, and to do the work using the tools and methods which align with reality… who’ve either not stopped their dog’s behavior issues completely, or not made monumental progress.
That’s because if you do all that is required for your dog to change, it would be unreasonable for them not to change as well.
When you align yourself with reality and sacrifice, and dis-align yourself from excuses, laziness, and fantasy, it’s fascinating what’s possible.
PS, if you’ve found yourself saying, “But I’ve tried everything”, yet haven’t embraced the above, try saying instead, “I’ve tried everything that feels good, and nothing that doesn’t”, which will at least be honest—and might just help you find your way when and if you do become ready. Denial will guarantee you and your dog stay right where you are. I know, I’ve done both. It was never my dogs, it was always me—until it wasn’t.
