{"id":2502,"date":"2015-08-02T15:31:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T15:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/2015-08-02-honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T00:36:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T00:36:10","slug":"honor-your-dog-honor-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

As a dog trainer <\/a>who travels the country training dogs and working with many clients and dogs every week, it is so important for folks to understand how a dog thinks. And when there is no authority figure present, the kind of chaos and bad behavior that can happen. Remember the bad behavior of your dog is not the problem it is just the outcome of a breakdown of leadership in your home.<\/em>
\nMy friend, co-host of the Train The Trainers<\/a> Seminar Series, and LA dog training<\/a> colleague Sean O\u2019Shea from The Good Dog Training and Rehabilitation puts out such a great blog that I feature it here on my blog. Since the message is so powerful and important it needs to be shared by all. Enjoy the read.<\/p>\n

\n

Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself<\/h1>\n

By Sean O’Shea<\/h1>\n

\"img_0189\"<\/p>\n

Not every dog likes, feels comfortable, or enjoys the company of unfamiliar dogs. And not every dog likes, feels comfortable, or enjoys the company of unfamiliar people. It\u2019s easy for us to have expectations and beliefs about how dogs should be, what they should enjoy, and what should make them happy. But when we don\u2019t honestly take into consideration (and honor) our dogs actual individual personalities, demeanor, limitations, and preferences, we do our dogs a massive disservice, and we put them at risk for possibly getting into serious trouble.<\/p>\n

I get many questions from folks and see many clients who have a vision of what their dog should like and dislike, and what a dog needs to do to be fulfilled. Oftentimes this vision is at odds with what their dog actually enjoys or feels comfortable with.<\/p>\n

The dog who is uncomfortable and insecure with other dogs having to endure another day at the dog park, and often getting into scraps or all out fights because of it. The dog who is uncomfortable and unsure around people having to be \u201csocial\u201d when guests or over or a party is happening \u2013 being tense, growling, snapping, or worse. The dog on a walk who is shy and insecure having people come up excitedly to pet and engage with him while his eyes are wide with fear and his body tense and ready for fight or flight.<\/p>\n

These are super common situations that many dogs find themselves in. Often it\u2019s because people feel their dog should like other dogs or people, that they need this interaction or \u201csocialization\u201d time, and sometimes just because people don\u2019t know better. But our job as our dog\u2019s leader and guardian is to protect and advocate for them. To understand and prioritize what\u2019s best for them rather than what\u2019s best for us and our wishes or beliefs. We need to be honest with ourselves about our individual dog, what his limitations are and what helps or harms.<\/p>\n

There no shame in saying my dog doesn\u2019t like other dogs, or that he\u2019s not safe playing with dogs he doesn\u2019t trust. There no shame in putting your dog away in his crate when you have guests over if your dog is terribly uncomfortable with that situation. There\u2019s no shame in saying no to folks who want to pet your dog on walks if your dog doesn\u2019t enjoy the interaction, especially if he\u2019s tense or possibly dangerous. In fact there\u2019s not only no shame, but putting your dog\u2019s comfort and safety first (and other dogs and people\u2019s as well) is actually your primary job and responsibility.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t let others pressure you to compromise your responsibility or let them question your decisions. If you know your dog and you know what\u2019s best for him, than do it, and don\u2019t let others influence you. Social pressure, especially when it comes to our dogs is a heavy one. Stand firm, and challenge yourself to be assertive in the face of pressure. (It\u2019s good practice for life in general!)<\/p>\n

Of course we want to always be improving our dogs and their ability to cope with their world and to thrive in it, but we also need to temper that desire with reality. Be sure you\u2019re being realistic and fair to your dog. Don\u2019t put him in situations that overly pressure him, make him terribly uncomfortable, and possibly put him at risk for making a bad choice. Tune into your dog, be honest, and understand his limitations and honor them. And most of all, give you and your dog permission to always do what\u2019s best for you both, regardless of what mythical doggie stories suggest, or what others request.<\/p>\n

Your dog is an individual, be sure to treat him that way.<\/p>\n

Sean\u2019s website <\/em>www.thegooddog.net<\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Solid K9 Training<\/b> Training Center- 25 Acorn Street, Providence, RI 02903<\/p>\n

(401) 274 1078 Providence Training Center Info<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

*********FOLLOW ME**********<\/p>\n

Subscribe To My YouTube Channel<\/a>
\nFacebook<\/a>
\nTwitter<\/a>
\nInstagram<\/a>
\nPinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a dog trainer who travels the country training dogs and working with many clients and dogs every week, it is so important for folks to understand how a dog thinks. And when there is no authority figure present, the kind of chaos and bad behavior that can happen. Remember the bad behavior of your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHonor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a dog trainer who travels the country training dogs and working with many clients and dogs every week, it is so important for folks to understand how a dog thinks. And when there is no authority figure present, the kind of chaos and bad behavior that can happen. Remember the bad behavior of your...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"sk9-blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sk9-blog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"sk9-blog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/77978d86bebed855963c386f9f0f492e\"},\"headline\":\"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\"},\"wordCount\":823,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\",\"name\":\"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/\",\"name\":\"Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive\",\"description\":\"The Historical Blog Archive of Solid K9 Training\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Solid K9Training\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-SK9LogoFrontofshirt.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-SK9LogoFrontofshirt.jpg\",\"width\":669,\"height\":267,\"caption\":\"Solid K9Training\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/77978d86bebed855963c386f9f0f492e\",\"name\":\"sk9-blog\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/035fea2efcfa850862e40ab12cedcd49?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/035fea2efcfa850862e40ab12cedcd49?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"sk9-blog\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/author\/sk9-blog\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive","og_description":"As a dog trainer who travels the country training dogs and working with many clients and dogs every week, it is so important for folks to understand how a dog thinks. And when there is no authority figure present, the kind of chaos and bad behavior that can happen. Remember the bad behavior of your...","og_url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/","og_site_name":"Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive","article_published_time":"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg"}],"author":"sk9-blog","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"sk9-blog","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/"},"author":{"name":"sk9-blog","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/77978d86bebed855963c386f9f0f492e"},"headline":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself","datePublished":"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/"},"wordCount":823,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/","url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/","name":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself - Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/img_0189.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-02T15:31:13+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-27T00:36:10+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#primaryimage","url":"","contentUrl":""},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/2015\/08\/02\/honor-your-dog-honor-yourself\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Honor Your Dog, Honor Yourself"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#website","url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/","name":"Solid K9 Training - Historical Archive","description":"The Historical Blog Archive of Solid K9 Training","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#organization","name":"Solid K9Training","url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-SK9LogoFrontofshirt.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/cropped-SK9LogoFrontofshirt.jpg","width":669,"height":267,"caption":"Solid K9Training"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/77978d86bebed855963c386f9f0f492e","name":"sk9-blog","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/035fea2efcfa850862e40ab12cedcd49?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/035fea2efcfa850862e40ab12cedcd49?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"sk9-blog"},"url":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/author\/sk9-blog\/"}]}},"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":1,"label":"Uncategorized"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"sk9-blog","author_link":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/author\/sk9-blog\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":1,"name":"Uncategorized","slug":"uncategorized","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":548,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":1,"category_count":548,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Uncategorized","category_nicename":"uncategorized","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2502"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4617,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2502\/revisions\/4617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testmaria.satemporary.online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}