06/29/2025
This one is for every guardian who’s ever wondered… “Is my dog really okay?”
Because silence isn’t always peace.
Stillness isn’t always trust.
And what we often call “obedience” may actually be suppression.
🎙️ The latest episode of the Behavior Matters podcast takes a raw, unfiltered look at the emotional cost of fear-based training, the commercialization of aversive tools, and how we’ve normalized disconnect in the name of compliance.
If you love your dog, you need to hear this.
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This isn’t about being perfect. This is about being conscious.
Welcome to the Guardian Era.
🎙️ NEW EPISODE IS LIVE
“The Soul Has Left the Body: When Obedience Becomes Suppression”
I’m not here to sugarcoat it.
Some of the “best behaved” dogs I’ve met were actually the most shut down. Silent. Still. Terrified to move because moving meant punishment. Showing emotion meant correction. Showing discomfort meant control.
And the worst part? We call that training.
In this episode, I name what big box pet retailers like Petco and PetSmart don’t want to say out loud:
👉🏽 Suppression is not training.
When aversive tools are sold at eye level, new guardians are set up to fail—and their dogs pay the price.
I tell the stories of Dakota, Sable, Toby, and a 12-week-old puppy named Delilah—canines whose obedience masked deep trauma. This episode is heavy. But it’s also necessary.
“Good dogs are often quiet dogs.
And quiet dogs are often just forgotten ones. Let’s stop forgetting them.”
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