Ty The Dog Guy On The Daily

“Checks and balances” is a term that we use frequently in the United States to describe politics. We often use it to describe the three different branches of government: legislative, judicial, and executive. (I can’t believe I remembered those!) Ideally, the legislative checks the executive branch, the executive checks the judicial branch, and so on. As a result, a single branch can’t run away and do whatever it wants. Whether that works well is a topic of hot debate. This is also a term that I use a lot in dog training, in a very similar way. In government, this system helps to balance each branch. What we end up with is something that works much better. Dogs are much the same. If we allow one mindset to continually get its way and go without any sort of balance you almost end up with problems, such as aggression, anxiety, or hyperactivity. That’s just the reality, and that’s why I talk so much about creating checks and balances in our dogs’ lives. Dogs’ minds and bodies are very intertwined, and they’re