I\'ll never debate to someone that I know their dog more than them, they spend all of the time with it and most importantly are part of the relationship or pack.
Yet to let our dogs off in places to interact and mingle, is to me and many others an actual practice of a huge integration. Meaning we can become one united pack, ready to travel, to chill or even defend.
In this moment of freedom I get the opportunity in watching them try and soon adapt to what can and can\'t be done, who is or who is not best to follow, if there is any worth following at all.
It\'s honestly the most fascinating experience to me and I\'m always learning/working whilst it unfolds. Over the years I\'ve learnt to just walk away if situations get to out of control but obviously I\'m always happy to chat mutts.
I believe local parks are a good thing, yet the lack of understanding or talks of bad breeds never seems to go away.
This job can be overwhelmingly complex due to only one reason, humans. I am against no tools, but it\'s only ever as good as the human behind it! WHETHER IT BE A MUZZLE, CHOKE COLLAR OR ANY OTHER TOOL, IF WE ARE NOT USING IT TO ACTIVELY OFFER THE DOG AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF BEING, THEN THEY STOP BEING A TOOL AND INSTEAD BECOME A WAY TO AVOID THE ISSUE.
That\'s not to say I think those people are bad, I just believe there should be no shame in asking for help when we see nothing has changed or changing.
I say this with a passion on here (nervous video) or to anyone I meet, because that \'muzzle\' was my life and story until many moments pushed me to change.
In asking for help you should feel no shame but if you keep dodging the answer, then you can\'t really let them come out to play.
Please be aware of people working on any reactive behaviour, giving allowance to call it back or maybe even see if you can help it move forward.
As really we are all travelling on this 3rd rock from the sun.