Amy Cutterson
"To truly and deeply love a dog you must respect him for who he is. All his innate dogness, the teeth, fur and animal mind. A predator's mind molded through generations for purpose, our purpose. Whether it be to herd our sheep, retrieve our game, fight our battles, guide our blind, or comfort our souls the dog is uniquely suited to fit into our human world.
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But please, whatever you do, do not compare him to a human. To do so is to take away from everything that makes him such a perfectly balanced creature. A soul, who unlike us, has the privilege of being entirely present in every moment. There is so much more to the dog than the things that make him similar to us.
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To truly love a dog is to understand who he is. For even as he sleeps at our feet and cuddles our children he is bound by his heritage and his unique canine perception of the world around him. We must honor who he is and acknowledge the parts of him that cannot so easily conform to our modern human world.
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It is our absolute responsibility to guide him through these struggles, even when that requires firmness. Because to the dog, there is no greater stress than not knowing what is expected."
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- Amy Cutterson
@adventures_of_a_dogtrainer
@myclevercanine
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But please, whatever you do, do not compare him to a human. To do so is to take away from everything that makes him such a perfectly balanced creature. A soul, who unlike us, has the privilege of being entirely present in every moment. There is so much more to the dog than the things that make him similar to us.
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To truly love a dog is to understand who he is. For even as he sleeps at our feet and cuddles our children he is bound by his heritage and his unique canine perception of the world around him. We must honor who he is and acknowledge the parts of him that cannot so easily conform to our modern human world.
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It is our absolute responsibility to guide him through these struggles, even when that requires firmness. Because to the dog, there is no greater stress than not knowing what is expected."
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- Amy Cutterson
@adventures_of_a_dogtrainer
@myclevercanine
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