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POV: u dropped a bag on a little baby and now she is smooshed flat

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something something dog ownership binary

doing obedience -> you should get a border collie or golden. WRONG im getting the breed i like living with

doing sled dog stuff -> you should get a husky or a pointer. WRONG im getting the breed i like living with

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“A sleeping mother snow leopard curled up in a doughnut shape, front paws resting against her back, while her tiny, eyes-and-ears-closed kitten nuzzles into the fur of her belly and wraps their arm around her”

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SCOOP

volume warning for my shock and wonder

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My beautiful girl is healthy and strong 🥰

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DISC DOG DISC DOG

sound warning for my shriek of OMG

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Lomg

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Rose of Versailles creature ✨️

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I love Edi she always looks so "caught in the act"

It's because she is always being caught while Acting

(seen here trying to steal a whole lamp)

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observing popcorn

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I LOVE THAT THEY’RE FRIENDS 📢🗣️🗣️🗣️

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She is so annoying

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ummm found it like this

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Edi movement shot, courtesy of DESICCATED BANANA MUMMY

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It wimdy

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Let's talk about being a dog trainer. I hear this a lot from folks considering the career and, sadly, from some folks in the career - I don't like people but I love dogs.

And my friends, I'm sorry but I have bad news for you. To be a truly good and effective dog trainer you have to care about your human clients. No amount of amazing training holds if you do not teach the human half how to reinforce and utilize it.

I'm not saying every person has to be your favorite. But if you do not find a way to connect with and impart your skills to the human half - it's all for naught. Your group class, private lesson, or board and train dogs are all going to go home to live with their people. Hell even your Service Dog raise and trains are going to work for someone else. All of these people need to understand how to motivate the dog to do what you've taught them to do.

And if you spend the whole time despising those people you are not going to be able to help them learn and grow as guardians/handlers.

I've worked with difficult human clients - people who are unpleasant or straight up insulting towards me. I've worked with people who start with the mindset of the dog should do as told because they're a dog. Sometimes I have to dig deep for kindness and compassion. But giving grace has netted me some of my most loyal, consistent, and most importantly, successful clients.

Dog training is a misnomer. This is a business of people teaching with a speciality in dogs.

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Saw a stag beetle fight off a magpie today it looked like this