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The Dog Training Industrial Complex: A Chew Toy for Critical Thinking
The Dog Training Industrial Complex: A Chew Toy for Critical Thinking Well, well, well. Here I am again, folks, your…
The Trouble with Behavioral Modifications
Had a session with Dr. Tiger yesterday – group therapy, naturally, because apparently my issues are “too entertaining to keep…The Great Kale Conspiracy (a.k.a. Vegan Dog Food)
Humans love projecting their dietary neuroses onto us. First, they turned wolves into pugs, now they’re trying to turn carnivores…
Mindfulness or Mind-Full-of-It?
Humans sit cross-legged, breathing in apps and exhaling subscriptions, convinced that mindfulness is something you download. You chant ‘be present’…
Wellness is a Cage (and the Bars are Kale)
Humans invented Wellness Culture the way they invented leashes: to keep themselves tightly controlled while pretending it’s freedom. Eight-dollar smoothies…
The Positive Punishment Paradox
Watched the most bewildering training session today. A human instructor kept using phrases like “positive reinforcement” and “science-based methods” while…The Obedience Obsession
Observed the most peculiar interaction today. A human brought their companion to the museum – a lovely German Shepherd with…The Great Alpha Confusion
Had the most entertaining conversation today – well, as much of a conversation as one can have from behind museum…The High-Energy Conspiracy
Today brought perhaps the most tragic case I’ve witnessed yet. A young Australian Cattle Dog – brilliant, alert, practically vibrating…The Sensitivity Trap
Witnessed the most heartbreaking consultation today. A gorgeous Border Collie mix was brought in, ears slightly lowered, moving with the…
