Behavior Is Not What the Dog Does
After decades working with dogs in homes, shelters, training facilities, and everyday environments, one truth stands out more clearly than anything else: what we see
May 16, 2026
After decades working with dogs in homes, shelters, training facilities, and everyday environments, one truth stands out more clearly than anything else: what we see
Consider a shelter intake scenario in which a dog lunges against the kennel gate during initial evaluation. One assessor might describe the dog as “dominant.”
I was standing in the middle of a shelter kennel block one burning hot afternoon, the kind of place where the concrete floor stays warm
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