Farei Infrequently 20260211

From the Training Group of Tarma Shena

I have talked a lot about how my brain chews on things. It picks up little bits of information from various sources over time and then one day it just serves them up on a platter to my actual conscious mind.

One minute I'm strolling along, and the next it's presented in a mostly organized manner; "Bet you didn't know you thought that!"

"You're right... ... I didn't... ... But now that you mention it, let's talk about it.

This is a picture of the closet doors in a friends house that they bought recently and this is the image my brain served up this morning along with a dissertation on "They".

It made me laugh because I often feel "stuck in the middle" when it comes to methodologies and viewpoints in the dog training world. I also happen to be six feet tall and on the rather narrow side, my brain doesn't pull any punches.

To the subject at hand, we seem to have all these made up arbitrary rules and whenever I see someone trying to make their point of view stand out it is always preceded by a controversial opposite held by "They".

We do this so that our opponent doesn't actually show up and have a debate about it. We get to win by default, "Yay Us" , where is our trophy?

I used it as a door stop, it's meaningless. We have spent so much time trying to avoid confrontation and keep everyone happy that we are no longer capable of respectful discourse.

I had a lady on FB yesterday offer to "dumb it down for me" on a conversation about LGDs. I may brush the dust off and send her that trophy.

But here is the truth; I refuse to "go along" just to "get along". Livestock guardian dogs are my passion and I want to see every one of them thrive, succeed, and above all else- GET TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES!

I want to stop seeing posts about

• Not poultry safe.

• Doesn't respect fence.

• Kills cats.

• Barks to much.

• Is aggressive.

I want to see posts that say "We put the work in and they are doing great now!"

Stop letting he faceless masses tell you there is no solution. "They are just like that."

Start taking accountability for your own actions and change the outcome.