How to raise a happy dog

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There is no such thing as a problem understood in isolation. I once had a 70kg wolfdog hybrid, Brenin, who would eat his way through the walls if I left him alone. That was a problem, but mine rather than his. 

What we see as problems are always relative to our wishes or expectations. To work on our dog’s problems is also, therefore, to work on ourselves. Are our…