> "...training dogs has a huge wealth of actionable knowledge needed to interact with humans..." yah, i couch this as 'dogs are first-order humans', feeling ma

> "...training dogs has a huge wealth of actionable knowledge needed to interact with humans..." yah, i couch this as 'dogs are first-order humans', feeling many of the same emotions (joy, pleasure, contentment, anger, fear, hurt, etc.) but more plainly and openly, without language (standing in for our more developed frontal lobes) as an indirection layer. that (indirectly) leads to the notion that in the best of circumstances, you don't train (or own) a dog, you develop trust (and a relationship) with them, for which they're willing to cede their independence to your judgement, much like humans and leadership. the leader has to prove their worth to the group, not the other way around.