Oct 16, 2026 · 38 min · 13 segments
Are you comparing your dogs to each other? Tara and Laura work through the problems with comparisons between current dogs or current and past dogs within a pack and how it can break down bonds, bring…
Laura McClureHostTara SturmerHost
Yes, and this is whether it's you have a dog in your home already, you bring in a new pack member, and comparisons between the two dogs or just the new dog that comes in the home, or even if you are just comparing the dog, the current dog you have to a previous dog, uh, and kind of the, the detrimental part that can come from comparisons in general-
Um, but we're gonna go really deep into it because there's a lot that has to be said to-
We'll have people that come in, and whether it's people we know and we knew their past dogs, um, or they just brought in a new dog and they still, you know, have an older dog, and the comparisons between them, um, or even if it's a brand-new person that comes in for a consult and they say, you know, "Well, I've had these types of dogs, but, you know, this one is, you know, X, Y, and Z," and they're comparing it to the same breed, but it's not the same dog.
Yes, and this is whether it's you have a dog in your home already, you bring in a new pack member, and comparisons between the two dogs or just the new dog that comes in the home, or even if you are just comparing the dog, the current dog you have to a previous dog, uh, and kind of the, the detrimental part that can come from comparisons in general-
Um, but we're gonna go really deep into it because there's a lot that has to be said to-
We'll have people that come in, and whether it's people we know and we knew their past dogs, um, or they just brought in a new dog and they still, you know, have an older dog, and the comparisons between them, um, or even if it's a brand-new person that comes in for a consult and they say, you know, "Well, I've had these types of dogs, but, you know, this one is, you know, X, Y, and Z," and they're comparing it to the same breed, but it's not the same dog.
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