Watch here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LQ12HRtmILQlqmTPw6jsM?si=Hiug0zUPQVqAqEG04B3GLw
Not how well they sit, stay, heel, or follow directions. We mean: Do you know what they’re telling you? Do you notice when something feels different? Do you understand who they are beyond the behaviors you’d like to change?
This week, Cory and Melaney get a little philosophical—and maybe a little woo-woo—about what happens when we stop trying to control every little thing our dogs do and start actually paying attention to them.
Inspired by a C.S. Lewis quote about free will, they talk about why the smartest, most incredible dogs can also be some of the hardest to live with—and why good training isn’t about creating a perfectly obedient robot. It’s about building communication with another living creature who has instincts, preferences, abilities, and an entire experience of the world that we may never fully understand.
From dogs who seem to know things before their humans do, to subtle behavior changes that turned out to signal something much bigger, Cory and Melaney share stories that make you wonder just how much our animals are telling us that we simply aren’t noticing.
Because yes, sometimes your dog is doing something annoying. Sometimes a behavior absolutely needs to be trained, managed, or changed. But sometimes it’s worth asking another question:
What is my dog trying to tell me?
Plus, Sardine Summer comes to a gloriously fishy end—with sourdough, hidden sardines, a mango allergy, and the discovery that there is definitely a limit to how much tinned fish two people should consume in one day.
