Biggest mistake in raising a dog.

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Right now we’re raising 5 dogs: 3 English Staffies and 2 German Shepherds. We’ve lived with dogs for many years, tried different trainers and different systems, and with time we cut out everything that doesn’t work in real life. We’ve already been through almost every situation a dog owner can face, including the really hard and dangerous ones, so we see very clearly what actually matters. And that’s where people usually go wrong. They get a strong, powerful dog and then treat it like a tiny fragile toy. Any firm voice, any clear movement, any correction is instantly labelled as “violence” or “he hit the dog”. If you look at a video like this and your first thought is that the dog was hit, you honestly shouldn’t have large powerful breeds. A German Shepherd is a very strong dog. If it was really in pain or scared, the body language would be completely different, you would see it right away. So what is the biggest mistake exactly? Treating a dog like it’s made of glass. Being afraid of any correction and at the same time expecting obedience and safety. We don’t use pain: no prong collars, no e‑collars, no tools that are built just to hurt. But we are absolutely for clear control and fair correction. A correction has to feel like a correction, more like it would happen in nature. And in nature it would be much harsher than what you see here. We watch our dogs correcting each other every day, and they are way tougher on each other than we are. The difference is that by now we have a lot of authority for them. We don’t need to use force. A small, light “fake bite” from us is enough for them to understand and move on calmly. Have you ever tried a “fake bite” style correction with your dog?