The tenacity of an 8 month old puppy is something to be sought after. If nothing else Sigmund has taught me to be stubborn in my beliefs yet willing to change when a noose is around your neck. After being tired of having whip lash from his jerking on the leash and back spasms I was quickly realized none of my attempts at training him to behave properly on one was working so I broke down and bought a training collar this week. Much to both of our shagrin we are stubbornly battling out the control of master on this topic. He’s quickly gaining a dislike for his collar but he’s also quickly altering his jerking behavior too. I watch as his nature is transformed to perform in a way I deem acceptable and can’t help but notice the similarities to our own existence. Finding myself in a life period that I too am fighting change which is before me and even as the training collar is around my neck forcing me in a direction I haven’t wanted to go I too am finding myself altering my behavior in order to suffice the demands of life. In this way there is no difference between any species in the animal kingdom. We all must alter our behavior, even in ways we don’t want to, in order to continue moving forward in life.
