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I remember when I got my first dog.
I mean, I had dogs growing up, but Koby was MY first dog. I got him when I was in college, and he completely turned my world upside down.
A rescue with a semi-known background, my cute roly-poly dog was reactive with other dogs and displayed aggression towards people he didn’t know. And needless to say, for a total rainbows-and-butterflies-love-is-all-you-need-to-save-the-world kinda girl...

“Those dog owners didn’t follow through…”
How many times have you heard a dog trainer utter these words? Ever find yourself uttering them? It’s ok…I don’t judge.
Or how about this one?

“Check out this video. What do you think? I’d love your opinion”
It was sent to me by a friend and it was a video of her young dog starting bitework.
Normally, I keep my opinions to myself. I live by my own personal Golden Rule of “don’t give advice unless it’s asked for.” But here, she asked. And I was happy she did....

If you’ve seen any of my videos or been in my courses, you know I like my dogs to be a bit pushy. I like a lot of drive and energy.
In fact, with my newest lab puppy, who lacks the drive of…oh, I don’t know…my Malinois, we’ve spent an inordinate amount of time building drive, motivation, and energy....