02/09/2025
I havenât been posting much lately. Honestly? Because of the politics.
Dog training has become such a sensitive topic that no matter what you share, someone is offended. If you show a tool, people ignore the mountain of positive reinforcement thatâs also being used. If you mention behavioral euthanasia, people lose their minds â even though itâs a real, necessary, and heartbreaking part of working with dangerous dogs. Post about tools, and youâre wrong. Post about positive reinforcement, and youâre still wrong. Donât post this. Donât post that. Hide. Edit. Filter.
But I didnât start my business to tiptoe around politics. I started it to train the dog in front of me, to use whatever methods are best for that individual, and to save lives. That means sometimes using a tool. Sometimes using medication. Sometimes making the hardest call of all, behavioral euthanasia. Itâs not about ego or ideology. Itâs about the safety of the community, the family, and the dog itself.
The people behind keyboards arenât the ones living with these dogs every day. Itâs not their child who got bitten. Itâs not their dog that was mauled. Itâs easy to preach âall dogs deserve every chanceâ when you arenât the one giving those chances, putting in the daily work, or facing the risk. What most donât see are the countless opportunities we do give, or how a dog flourishes when we find the right balance of training methods.
I built this business on transparency, honesty, and results. Lately, though, I feel like Iâve been forced into silence â and that kills the very reason I started all of this in the first place. I donât want to hide. I donât want to filter. I donât want to water down the reality of what dog training really looks like.
This isnât about politics for me. Itâs about saving lives, protecting communities, and giving dogs a fair chance. If that offends someone, so be it. But I will not let fear or other peopleâs opinions control my passion.
