04/15/2026
This one really resonated with me. I thought it would be fun to take a look at what you have tried with your dogs and what they have loved/liked vs disliked. I will go first.
Taken - LOVES anything that involves Wayne. He also loves agility, although we no longer compete and he jumps 12" bars due to a health issue. Trick training is very high on his list of loves, so is fitness training. He also really loves walks in the woods with his friends (Erp and Bugaboo) and brothers ๐ He also likes to swim. We tried sheep herding a couple of times and he was afraid of the sheep. Could we have worked through it, probably, but why? He was clearly uncomfortable.
Surprise - a workaholic, he is up for anything, anytime!! Agility and sheep herding are his faves! With him, I try to make sure to build some downtime and decompression into his days. He is TERRIBLE at dock diving IYKYK ๐คฃ๐คฃ
Munchie - LOVES cuddles, ripping through the woods on walks with or without his buddies, agility (as long as I don't make it too hard), sheep herding, fitness. We are getting better at trick training. Haven't found anything that he isn't willing to try ๐คทโโ๏ธ
Would really like to hear from you guys. What do your dogs like/dislike?
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๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐
โand thatโs okay.
Itโs easy to get caught up in goals, titles, and what we want our dogs to LOVE. But the truth is, our dogs donโt share those ambitionsโthey share us. And what they need most is to feel safe, understood, and confident in what theyโre being asked to do.
When a dog is showing you a lack of joy, thatโs not a training problem to push throughโitโs feedback you need to listen to. Yes sometimes it is a training issue but sometimes dogs just donโt have the passion for something like we hoped they would.
Forcing a dog into a sport to meet human goals doesnโt build a stronger team. It chips away at trust and relationship.
The best teams arenโt the ones chasing ribbons at any costโ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒโ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ.
Pay attention to what your dog is telling you.
Adjust the plan.
Just because a dog loves to swim โฆdoesnโt mean they want to be dock dog
Just because a dog loves a tennis ballโฆ doesnโt mean they need to do flyball
Just because a dog jumps on the couchโฆ doesnโt mean they need to do agility
โก๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐ !!โฌ
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Because success should never come at the expense of your relationship.
