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You, Your Dog, And Consequences<\/h1>\n

By Sean O’Shea<\/h1>\n

What happens after you get a speeding ticket? What happens after your doctor tell you your cholesterol is dangerously high? What happens when your spouse threatens to leave because of your behavior? What happens when your accountant tells you you\u2019ve spent far more than you earned?<\/p>\n

Well, if any of the above matter to you, a couple things will happen. One, it\u2019ll create some fear (what might happen if I don\u2019t change this or it happens again?). Two, it should create some serious contemplation (Perhaps this choice\/action, even if I\u2019ve enjoyed it in the short term, doesn\u2019t serve me in the long run). Three, it should create some future better choices (if the consequence matters, it should cause you to choose a better, more healthy choice next time).<\/p>\n

All of the above are communications about behavior, and their possible consequences. Consequences that are the result of our choices and actions. And they serve a purpose. Their purpose is to remind you that something you\u2019re doing is putting you or your quality of life in danger. And if you look at consequences that way you can view them as gifts \u2013 gifts that enable you to reorder, course correct, change behavior that is putting you in harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

Consequences for your dog should create the same results. Of course the context will be different. They won\u2019t be overspending, eating too many hot fudge sundaes, or racing down the freeway. But they might be bolting out the front door, jumping on people, attacking another dog in the house, barking excessively, counter surfing, guarding their food, pulling like crazy on the walk, or destroying stuff in the house. And all these behaviors impact your dog\u2019s overall quality of life as well as yours.<\/p>\n

Dogs get hit by cars every day for bolting, and dogs are returned to shelters every day for jumping, barking, guarding, destruction etc. Dogs also die every day from obstructions from eating things they shouldn\u2019t. This is real stuff.<\/p>\n

But in our current dog owning culture, consequences are things that are deeply frowned upon. They\u2019re things that many purport to be dangerous to your dog\u2019s mental and emotional well being, as well as detrimental to your relationship. Best to ignore the bad and reinforce the good, right? But what if life treated us the same way? What if the policeman ignored your speeding but offered you a \u201cNice job!\u201d when he saw you driving appropriately? What if your doctor ignored your cholesterol count but said \u201cGood work, you lost two pounds.\u201d? What if your spouse ignored your inability to manage your anger and stress, but said \u201cYou were lovely tonight\u201d when you didn\u2019t explode for a change? What if your accountant ignored your spending issues but said \u201cNice work on only spending 5k over your budget rather than the usual 10k\u201d?<\/p>\n

What would happen is that, instead of receiving the gravity of the communication of what your actions are creating (and the danger they\u2019re putting you in), you\u2019d be allowed to believe things aren\u2019t as dire or serious as they actually are. And that absence of clearly conveyed consequence for unhealthy behavior would put you directly in harm\u2019s way. By not being direct about what is okay and what isn\u2019t. By ignoring the truth of our actions. By prioritizing things feeling \u201cgood\u201d rather than true, we\u2019d be setup for impending disaster.<\/p>\n

And so it is with our dogs. We don\u2019t clearly let them know what is isn\u2019t okay. We ignore the bad and reward the good. We give our dogs a partial view of the reality, and then they pay the price for that lack of clarity and truth. People recommending you ignore the bad and reward the good are people who aren\u2019t connecting reality \u2013 universal reality. The reality of the beauty of consequences. The beauty of knowing clearly what is acceptable, heathy, wanted, and what is not allowed, dangerous, and totally unacceptable.<\/p>\n

Sean O’Shea
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