When I was a pup, I was like most puppies. I was full of energy and lots of mischief. When I discovered the toilet paper roll, I would sneak into the bathroom grab hold of the tissue and run through the house wagging my tail in delight. Then when I discovered the drip lines in the backyard. I would leap up to the raised bed and would threaten Nancy with a mischievous look that I was going to chew the lines. When I behaved that way when I was still living with my brothers and sisters, they would pounce on me, and we would bark playful puppy barks.
Now things were different because I was beginning my alert dog training and my trainer taught Nancy how to respond like an alpha dog. She taught Nancy to only say ‘no’ and ‘come’ when I was going to do something dangerous. She also taught her to not react to my mischievous behavior. Instead of yelling or screaming, in calm steady movements she just made it impossible for me to repeat the behavior. After the toilet paper incident, she just quietly put a pressure gate in the doorway of the bathroom and petted me and told me I was a good dog. After the drip line incident, she merely put chicken wire on the edge of the raised area so I couldn’t jump up and ruin the drip line. Throughout this whole time, she was calm, gentle, and loving.
It didn’t take me long to figure out my unruly behavior had no place in my current life. In fact, once the rules and hierarchy were clear things became calmer and a lot more fun. We went for lots of long walks where I got to sniff lots of new smells, went to the park and played freebie, and played hide and seek where she challenged me with her mischievous smile and voice.
As my training continued, I discovered that there were times when I would need to be the alpha dog instructing Nancy when to take her medicine, move away from a stressful situation or end a phone call.
I no longer run though the house with toilet paper or chew on drip lines, but I still have mischievous moments where I toss stuffed animals at Nancy, and she laughs and tosses them back at me.
So, what do you do when you find yourself in an unexpected stressful situation? Do you know how it feels when your body says this is too much? If you don’t, would you like to learn how to listen to your body more deeply so you can identify when your body is saying this is too much? If you do I suggest you explore the I Create What I Believe (ICWIB) program where my friend Luke will demonstrate the ICWIB activities and show you how to shift mind states which is where this ability to connect deeply with ourselves lives.
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In a recent interview Dr. Bruce Lipton said, “…Freedom is the ability to create without the limitation of generational programming. The I Create What I Believe! (ICWIB!) Program is a gateway and a pathway into a new and better future because it allows children and (adults) to fully express themselves and to not be limited by the beliefs that have been passed down from generation to generation. This program also frees up children’s and (adults’) minds and allows their creative nature to create a better world for all of us, which is what we need right now!”
