My Dog Breed Blinded Me With Science

It's poetry in motion

She turned her tender eyes to me

As deep as any ocean

As sweet as any harmony

But she blinded me with science

(She blinded me with science!)

And failed me in biology, hey (huh, huh, huh)

-  [Song by Thomas Dolby]

Sometimes breeders, and breed lovers, have this entirely false story about the breed they so love. The history is wrong, what they say the breed is capable of is wrong, what they tell others about the potential of their breed is wrong. 

To them, their dogs are all poetry in motion.

As a result, the flaws in the breed aren’t noticed or fixed. Buyers get dogs for all the wrong reasons and get all the wrong results. Trainers fake the capabilities for the audience, and so do the competitors.

Sick dogs. Disabled dogs. Short-lived dogs. Medical dogs. Expensive dogs to own. Unstable dogs. Dysfunctional dogs. Miserable dogs. Outlaw dogs.

Rationality has gone out the door. 

Plan accordingly.

Do You Want A Calm And Submissive Dog? (Part 2)

What do you think it does to a dog to punish them for having a happy attitude? 

The outcome is not good.

Plan accordingly. 

Dogs And Overcrowded Shelters (Part 2)

... In similar ways, a dog needs a territory to operate correctly. When a dog is brought into a shelter, and put into a cage, that place will never be home. It is in an unquestionably stressful situation they can’t handle and can’t resolve... (MORE)

Creation Of Neuroses In Dogs

I am very concerned by a video I saw on the internet this morning. This internet guru Jedi Master trainer was teaching the viewers a procedure that will ultimately cause the dog in question to have a breakdown. 

I will not specify here what was happening and why it would result in damaging the dog. I don’t want to give bad people more ideas on harming dogs. 

In general terms, putting dogs in impossible situations is cruel. It is also unnecessary. Imagine a human example: a prisoner is made to hit themselves with a hammer on a toe before being given a piece of food. 

Furthermore, you can stand out as a trainer without resorting to unique, outrageous, and harmful practices. What the viewer sees is what is presented in front of the camera. What isn’t seen are the longer-term side effects of acute and chronic stress. 

Animals can go completely haywire, both mentally and physically with such treatment, and develop a debilitating neurosis that will wreck the dog. 

Stay away from strange and unusual methods. 

Plan accordingly. 

I’m Afraid Of My Puppy

I have encountered numerous people who were afraid of their puppies... (MORE)

Dogs Barking In The Middle Of The Night (Part 1)

I was house sitting for a friend a number of years ago. It was a big property with a long private driveway.

I knew these dogs and I knew this property. Normally it was a quiet place with no surprises.

Well, the dogs woke me up with some explosive barking, leaving the room and running all around the house. That wasn't normal at all. I knew something was wrong.

Sure enough, someone had driven up the private driveway up to the front of the home. It must have been around 2 am. I started putting on my street clothes and got ready.

After a few seconds, they turned around and drove away. 

I don't know what that was about, but there had been some late night break ins over the past few years in surrounding neighborhoods. 

If your dog barks, it isn't always a nuisance bark. I always go check it out with them. It could be something that needs your attention.

Plan accordingly.