05/05/2026
Some dogs are wired to value the environment more than you.
So when they “don’t listen”…
they’re just choosing something else.
The goal isn’t control—
it’s becoming the better option.
This is where it starts.
Before obedience.
Before reliability.
Before working through things like reactivity—where fear or arousal can override everything.
We build value.
We build engagement.
Link (11 months) is in adolescence—
a stage where the world is everything.
Avi (7 years) is what that work builds over time.
This didn’t happen overnight.
This is the process.