In dog training — and life — we create reality.
The best way to have a stubborn dog, for example, is to tell yourself that the dog is stubborn.
Yes, there are limits — you cannot simply manifest a flying pig.
Not a real one anyway.
But the limits of reality are bigger than what most allow themselves to imagine. Dogs — and humans — have potential crushed by a failure of imagination. Self-fulling prophecies are a real thing. “I can’t” too easily becomes “I didn’t.” Better to think, “I can” and see where you wind up.
To illustrate this point we have the dog (and current construction supervisor) formerly known as Sparkle.
One day she is called Spackle a few times. The next day? See for yourself.