04/04/2025
âTrue power is characterized by grace, sensitivity, inner quiet, and paradoxically, gentleness in the non competitive lives of even fierce competitors. We recognize that he has overcome personal ambition through sacrifice dedication to higher principle.â
Now, the tricky part. Communicate this parable, to an animal that doesnât speak our language, the concept of being inside a house with running water and electricity makes about as much sense to them as if youâd never road public transportation and then find yourself at paddington station needing to get to a remote village hours outside of London.
Yeah, going to take a little bit of time, grace, enthusiasm, wrong turns, lost time, expenses, getting frustrated, hell even pi**ed off and everything else in between.
These photos are a CLEAR example of that. Same dog, same day, different âtraining scenarios.â
Whatâs changed?
Like us, when the dog is presented with its âtriggersâ or âstressorsâ they, brace yourself, might not look happy.
My response, who cares.
When I go to the DMV or the VA clinic for my appointments, I could look miserable and be grumpy and let the fact I dislike crowds, waiting, blah blah blah be a PERFECT excuse to be a sourpuss to everyone. And most folks do, and owners allow that from their animals.
We, by contrast do not. We will continue to do it, even if poorly, UNTIL the output increases, the desire increases, and THEN it will become automatic. It is a learned skill to acquire inner quiet. So teach them.
Have a great weekend folks! I love working with dude, he keeps me silly!! đđđ„°đ„°