I’m in camp “genetics” over environment. Take a listen to this one if you want to understand how I got here. Plus, a little bit on selecting a puppy from a breeder.

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This live is my plea to apply a force free philosophy to entire life and not just to your dog training.

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Apparently, folks are very capable of critical thinking skills! When they’re motivated.

How can we be motivated to show critical thinking all the time? Even when we’re not not sure we like the conclusions. Especially when we’re not sure we like the conclusions!

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How and why science matters to those of us deeply vested in the Dog community. Plus other stuff.

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So many thoughts. How can we learn to be more critical learners, observers, and communicators? How can we face our own bias and become stronger as a result? Who can we talk to when we have questions?

Covered a lot of territory in this one.

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Maybe allow people who are different into your world, and then you can learn about them.

Learn about people, and you can have an impact.

Don’t allow people into your world and don’t learn about them? Then you can’t do much beyond ignoring (best case scenario) or antagonizing (worst case) others who feel differently than you.

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Do aversives cause aggression? If so, why are famous trainers using them and showing well-balanced dogs? What does the research say?

I’m not a scientist, so mostly I can tell you what I see around me, and my thoughts on the matter.

If you’re interested, check it out.

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Should dogs roam the neighborhood? How about near busy roads? How about a quiet rural area? How about chickens - can they roam? Why or why not? If someone else has a different opinion about this than you for each type of animal, how might you change their perspective via education and perspective taking? Or do you opt for embarrassment and shaming?

How’s that working?

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