She Is So Stubborn, No I Am

Confession time. I argue with my Lab sometimes. In my defense, she is stubborn. But somewhere between watching her limp and grunt her way toward the pack after being told to stay, and watching myself find every excuse to avoid the God given idea sitting right in front of me, I realized something uncomfortable. He is me. And I am the stubborn, silly dog. In this episode we sit with the humbling truth that the special treatment that looks unfair from the outside, the ice water, the expensive treats, the extra breaks, is actually the most loving thing possible. And the door God has already opened is just waiting for us to stop digging our heels in and walk through it. Baby steps toward obedience. The door is already open.