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Hey guys thanks for checking out my page. My name is Nochum Russell aka Russ. I am a balanced family dog trainer. Look forward to hearing from you soon.

19/02/2024

If you purchase a dog, you're blamed for shelters being full.

If you adopt, you're faulted for acquiring a dog with weak genetics.

If you use a prong collar, you're labeled as abusive.

If you don't train force-free, your love for your dog is questioned.

If you don't punish your dog, your relationship with them will suck.

If you do punish your dog, you'll destroy whatever relationship you have with them.

If you crate your dog, you're accused of being abusive.

If your dog gets into something, you're deemed irresponsible.

If you go to dog parks, you're told you're ruining your dog.

If your dog never plays with other dogs, it'll become anti-social.

If you're a dog owner like me, this is just the tip of the iceberg in a never-ending list of things that make you feel like you can never win.

Here's my little secret for you: you can't and won't ever win, so STOP TRYING TO!

Stop striving to please others with your dog-raising choices. Stop listening to all the noise. Shut off the podcasts, cease reading the blogs for a bit, and take a hiatus from the dog social media world. You'll soon realize how much it impacts your relationship with your dog.

The constant barrage of messages suggesting you're not good enough weighs heavily on the average dog owner, causing even the best, most knowledgeable, and committed owners to doubt themselves.

My advice to you is to stop fixating on those messages. Find what feels and works best for you and focus solely on that.

To hell with their opinions of your life with your dog!

Stick to living your best life with your four-legged pals and let the world continue their chatter! If you're happy, your dog's happy, and you're both enjoying your relationship, then you’re already winning!

12/02/2024

Something for y'all to think about.

09/02/2024

Dear parents,

If you can't manage your dog and children to keep them both feeling safe and teach them both clear boundaries, then you shouldn't have them both. I guess you get to choose which you keep. 😂

Seriously though, so many children get hurt by good family dogs due to a lack of clear boundaries and management protocols being in place for both the child and dog.

If your child gets hurt by your own dog, it is entirely your fault, and the dog getting rehomed or killed as a consequence of that behavior is also your fault. Children and dogs should never be left unsupervised together regardless of how good you think your dog is and how mature you believe your kid to be. A dog is an adult responsibility. Having a household with dogs and children is a massive undertaking that must always fall on the adults of the home.

If you want to do it right and have kids growing up with an appreciation for these beautiful animals rather than trauma from being attacked, then stop trying to be cute and forcing a friendship between them. Instead, focus on teaching them both to have a peaceful and respectful coexistence with each other. It's definitely not easy, but neither is dealing with the fact that your irresponsibility got your kid hurt and traumatized, and your dog killed or dumped in a shelter.

With love,
Russ💛

02/02/2024

Everything that you give your dog and do with your dog is an opportunity to strengthen the bond and relationship you have with them. Don't waste those valuable moments.

Instead of just buying your dog toys and leaving them around the house, play with your dog.

Instead of just leaving food for your dog to eat, have them work with you for their food.

Instead of simply letting them out by themselves in the backyard, go for an enjoyable walk together with your dog.

Instead of allowing fido to wander around looking for ways to entertain himself, give him some direction and guidance, and have your dog learn to chill with you.

Everything you do with your dog has the potential to be a relationship building opportunity. The amount of involvement you have in any activity your dog does has a direct correlation to how much you will matter to your dog and what the quality of your relationship will be.

24/12/2023

Your dog is indifferent to Christmas (or any other holidays); they lack understanding as to why you've brought a tree into the house. The sudden influx of extra people perplexes them, and the concept of gift-giving is beyond their comprehension. They view the pretty lights as nothing more than extra environmental stimulation. Your cute PJs are meaningless to them, and they certainly don't care to wear them. Santa is just a strange individual with peculiar clothing and a big beard, and your dog has no reason to like or be happy about taking a picture with him.

I can continue, but I believe you get the point. Holidays are for us to celebrate, not for our dogs. I have nothing against giving your dog a special holiday treat or putting a sweater on them (if they are comfortable with it), but please remember that it's really just for us. Your dog sees it as an extra treat or another weird piece of fabric you're making them wear. I understand that dogs are family, and this time of year is supposed to be about family and loved ones. If your dog is your family and loved one, then please do what's best for them and don't try forcing all the holiday stuff on them.

All the holiday celebrations create a ton of extra stimulation and stress in the dog's environment that is not usually there. This can be extremely overwhelming for many dogs (and people too). Holidays can be overwhelming for us, and we understand what's going on. Now, try to imagine how much more stressful it can be if you had no comprehension of it all and were forced to be a part of it.

While you're celebrating, your dog is getting stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, nervous, or just overly stimulated. The safest and healthiest place for Fido during the celebrations is in their crate. Take the cute photos early, get them out for a walk, and then crate them with their special Christmas treat so they can avoid all the stress.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate, and to all who don't, life should always be merry, so happy days to all! 🎅

20/12/2023

Make a list of all the things that are important to your dog, ensuring the inclusion of the obvious ones like food and water, extending to less apparent resources such as access to space or sniffing grass.

Now, review that list and contemplate ways to establish yourself as your dog's gatekeeper to these essential resources. For instance, consider practices like hand-feeding or implementing a simple "waiting for the okay" protocol before meals. Have your dog walk nicely by your side, only allowing them access to sniff around upon your release. Begin keeping a leash on them even indoors, ensuring that your dog accesses space solely through you.

While I could continue with examples, I'm confident you can devise additional ideas on your own. The concept here is that your dog receives everything they need, enjoy, and appreciate exclusively through you.

Implement this approach consistently in a very strict manner for a month and observe how all the remaining training becomes significantly easier and smoother. This is because you are finally becoming important to your dog, giving them every reason to want to listen to you, and very little reason not to.

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Make a list of all the things that are important to your dog, ensuring the inclusion of the obvious ones like food and water, extending to less apparent resources such as access to space or sniffing grass. Now, review that list and contemplate ways to establish yourself as your dog's gatekeeper to these essential resources. For instance, consider practices like hand-feeding or implementing a simple "waiting for the okay" protocol before meals. Have your dog walk nicely by your side, only allowing them access to sniff around upon your release. Begin keeping a leash on them even indoors, ensuring that your dog accesses space solely through you. While I could continue with examples, I'm confident you can devise additional ideas on your own. The concept here is that your dog receives everything they need, enjoy, and appreciate exclusively through you. Implement this approach consistently in a very strict manner for a month and observe how all the remaining training becomes significantly easier and smoother. This is because you are finally becoming important to your dog, giving them every reason to want to listen to you, and very little reason not to.

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