In this episode, we discuss why clarity matters for dogs. Clarity matters in communicating with your dog, training your dog, and living with your dog harmoniously. Family dogs do best when they understand how everything in the home functions, how each family member interacts with them, and what each family member accepts and doesn’t accept in their interactions.


Not much enrages the temperaments of dog trainers more than arguing about the true nature of dogs. One would think that we had settled this argument by now, but clearly, we haven’t. And while we probably have as many opinions as we have dog trainers, most viewpoints fall on the spectrum of two major camps. I call them the “pack leader” and the “cooperative partner” groups.

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