Brett Endes, Dog Trainer

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

04/30/2026

The “force-free” crowd is the biggest group of frauds in dog training.

They build their entire brand around pretending to be morally superior… but the second someone challenges them, they turn into the most bitter, aggressive, miserable people on the internet.

They’ll call balanced trainers abusive, shame struggling dog owners, and talk down to anyone who doesn’t worship their little cookie cult.

These people don’t care about dogs.
They care about looking virtuous online.

Because if they actually cared about results, they’d have to admit that a lot of their advice creates chaos, prolongs behavioral issues, and leaves owners with dogs that are anxious, entitled, dangerous, or completely unmanageable.

They love to preach “consent” and “fear free” while bullying humans nonstop.

Same script.
Same fake compassion.
Same weak dogs.
Same unstable owners.
Same smug attitude.

A lot of “force-free” trainers aren’t trainers at all.
They’re failed behavior influencers with a treat pouch and a superiority complex.

If your entire business model depends on attacking real trainers instead of producing real results… you’re not changing lives.
You’re just another loudmouth fraud with an Instagram account.

04/29/2026

Your veterinarian is not your dog trainer.

And some of the worst dog advice I hear… comes from vets.

Before people get emotional, let’s be clear:
Vets are trained to keep your dog alive.
They are not behavior specialists.
They are not trainers.
And they are definitely not the person you should blindly trust for fixing aggression, reactivity, leash pulling, separation anxiety, or off-leash reliability.

I can’t tell you how many dogs I’ve seen get worse because an owner was told things like:

* “Just use treats.”
* “Never correct the behavior.”
* “He’ll grow out of it.”
* “Avoid anything that makes the dog uncomfortable.”
* “Don’t use that tool, it’s mean.”

Meanwhile the dog is:

* dragging the owner down the street
* blowing through commands
* resource guarding
* lunging at other dogs
* biting family members
* running the entire household

That’s not training. That’s denial with a stethoscope.

A vet can absolutely be great at medicine.
That does not automatically make them qualified to give behavior or training advice.

That would be like me saying:
“I train dogs for a living, so let me perform your dog’s surgery.”
Sounds stupid, right? Exactly.

If your dog has a medical issue, go to your vet.
If your dog has a training or behavior issue, hire someone who actually understands behavior, structure, timing, accountability, and real-world rehabilitation.

Stop taking obedience advice from people who don’t even train dogs.

A dog doesn’t need more coddling.
A lot of dogs need clarity, structure, boundaries, and leadership.

And yes… that makes some people uncomfortable.
Good. Truth usually does.



-Chris

04/28/2026

Prong collars aren’t abusive.
Bad dog ownership is.

A training tool used correctly creates clarity, structure, and control.
A dog dragging you down the street while you call it “gentle parenting” isn’t kindness — it’s confusion.

The tool isn’t the issue.
The lack of training is.

If you want real-world obedience, you need real-world training.

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04/27/2026

Reminder: Next Group Class is Scheduled for 5/2 -

04/27/2026

There’s a growing trend of bold claims being made without solid evidence behind them, and this is one of them.

At present, there is no credible scientific evidence demonstrating that properly used remote training collars (E-collars) cause epilepsy or trigger seizures in dogs. That’s not the same as saying “anything is impossible”, but it does mean claims like this should not be presented as fact without proof.

A seizure is a neurological event. It occurs when there is abnormal, excessive electrical activity in the brain. Common causes include genetic epilepsy, brain injury, tumours, infections, toxins, metabolic disorders, or underlying disease. In other words, seizures originate internally within the central nervous system.

An E-collar does not interact with the brain in that way. It delivers a low-level electrical stimulation to the skin, activating peripheral nerves in a similar way to a TENS unit used in human physiotherapy. The sensation is localised, brief, and does not travel to or disrupt brain activity. When used correctly, the output is designed to be perceptible, not harmful.

For a device like this to directly cause a seizure, it would need to induce abnormal electrical firing within the brain itself. There is no established mechanism showing that low-level external stimulation of the skin can do this in a healthy dog.

That doesn’t mean tools should be used carelessly. Welfare matters. Skill, timing, and education matter. But so does accuracy.

Veterinary professionals absolutely have a duty of care — and that includes being truthful, evidence-led, and measured in what they state publicly. Opinions are not the same as evidence, and emotive narratives should never replace scientific reasoning.

Dog owners deserve clarity, not confusion.
They deserve facts, not fear.

04/27/2026

Dinner time!

04/27/2026

Silly happy Rottweiler