You’re Not Dealing With Disobedience. You’re Misreading Dog Behavior.
Owners tend to label behavior problems in simple terms: “He’s stubborn,” “She’s not listening,” or “He knows better but ignores me.” But dogs don’t operate from a place of defiance in the way we tend to think. What you’re seeing is usually the surface expression of something deeper: anxiety, conflict, fear, or reinforced behavioral loops…
