06/23/2022
So true. People don't understand that I don't spend alot of time "training" my dogs for "on cue" behaviors just for fun. I spend more time letting them be dogs and teach cues more as needed as opposed for "tricks" some dogs love learning tricks like my Byron and we work on that but I respect dogs and especially THEIR brains and what they are looking for to make them happy as opposed to making them to conform to people's expectations. That focus on bond and trust has created my dogs to have the best recall and no leash aggression or pulling etc. They're more interested in where mom is and what she's doing than external influences. Except Ziza she's just always more interested in fun. Probably because when you spend first part of your life just trying to survive you enjoy life as much as you can when the good life comes along. Lol.
The pressure on dog professionals to have ‘perfect’ dogs is often huge. People in the wider community may automatically think ‘well they work with dogs so their dogs should behave.’
https://www.canineprinciples.com/blog/social-pressures-canine-professionals
