To the AWGS :
I used to exploit the term “rescue” and wear it as a badge of honor. Not only did it feel as if it anointed me to sainthood, but it also became the excuse for my dog’s really unhealthy, unstable behavior. This also relinquished my culpability, all while my dog’s wellbeing worsened.
When behavioral issues begin to creep in, we softhearted rescuers are quick to blame the matter on the dog’s past story of abuse or neglect, even in cases where the dog’s detailed history has never really been made clear.
Oh, don’t you worry. Let ME paint a picture for you!
We hold onto “poor thing,” creating a perpetual victim incapable of growth or learning, and unwittingly fan the flames of a manic, panicked, stressed out, hyper-responsive, severely unstable shell of a dog.
Yes, having sympathy for a dog’s past is a good thing, and having some history of the dog’s background can drop clues about their CURRENT behavior, but these details also have the ability to do more harm than good when they keep all of us unhealthily stuck.
What if we changed our story from “broken” to that of potential, resilience, and capable of so much more if we just simply challenged the dog to grow. This simple flip into a more positive headspace would create a profound impact on the final result.
Ask yourself these questions: Does your well intentioned pity enhance your rescue’s ability to healthily maneuver through the world? And does feeling sorry for them strengthen YOUR ability to guide and instruct?
It is our duty to see our dogs as they are IN THE MOMENT and not lock them in their past where growth becomes an impossibility.
When the eagerness to make our poor rescue feel loved and secure overrides their need for structure, rules, boundaries, and accountability, we quickly see why the dog remains perpetually broken.
If we could separate our emotions from what is actually needed (guidance, rules, accountability, and the appropriate pushing), we
Extrinsic Motivation
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Group session fun this morning 🌄 🥳
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Happy friyay walking with frens 💖
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Just to share this is my family's commitment to our frenchie (earl gray) towards the daily engagement that he needs and our promise to him even at this hour when we reached home , coz they're here for only a short while to teach us the meaning of Love ❤️
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When you know that your fren has successfully trained you to be a professional poop 💩 keeper 😄
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Socialisation x training session , good job everyone 😄👌🏼
Polo's visting EarlGray, short meet up
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Obedience concept + Motivation thru games
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