A couple of WOW's

[Heather]

Thanks Sang, that was a great way to start the day!

I am starting to realize that a lot of what is distressing about certain dog behaviors (namely biting, whatever form that takes and for whatever reason) is all the feelings it brings up in the owner, ie, we own the dog and therefore the dog's behavior, so take it personally, experiencing feelings of anxiety, guilt, embarassment, failure. I guess that is the overall judgment against aggression Kevin talks about...being stuck in the mindset that "this is (going to be) bad" may be ironically the exact reason why the dog stays stuck in the pattern of reaction - in conflict with the owner over a normal instinct - therefore remove the judgment (expect the behavior but don't judge it), thus ending the conflict, and opening up ways to work as a group?

Removing judgment is a very, very hard thing for me to do. It is all pervasive, I am constantly judging everything, so this is somewhere for me to focus working on my own issues.

[BrownieNJoyce]

Originally Posted by Sang

Anyway, probably a bit anti climatic, but I just found Kevin's reaction, or lack of reaction in that moment so funny. My wife and I had a really good laugh about it at dinner, and then we were laughing about it for days later.

So there you go. One of many fun stories about hanging out with Kevin.

Not anti-climactic at all since you told the story so well. It could have been a "you had to be there" but it wasn't. It's heart-warming and thought-provoking. thanks!