30/07/2025
“Under threshold” is the buzzword holding a lot of dogs — and owners — back.
If you want to build muscle or learn something new, your body or brain has to be stressed. Dogs are no different. Growth doesn’t happen in a bubble of comfort.
Around a year old, dogs stop being puppies. I’ll say it again: they are no longer puppies. What people often label as “new” reactivity is actually just maturity.
Pointers react to birds. Aussies react to movement. It’s not random — it’s genetics. These are predators. If you’re not teaching them how to channel that drive, nature will run the show for you.
Quit blaming stress. Start using it.