Hey,

Happy Wednesday!

When you reach a certain age, it becomes easy to think that “everything was better back in the day” — even when that day was only 10 or 20 years ago. 

Nostalgia can blind us, of course. The past is often viewed through rose-tinted lenses and we’re often too slow or unwilling to recognize the benefits of new things, ideas and attitudes. 

I am guilty as charged, by the way. But there’s one thing I swear is worse now: ‘doubling down’. It goes like this…

Someone has and/or expresses an opinion; this opinion is proven to be wrong or partially flawed; said person not only refuses to acknowledge the facts and learn from them, but decides to become even more entrenched in their views. 

And, of course, the internet being the internet, they’ll always find someone who’ll tell them their wrong opinion is right, that their incorrect facts are correct.

I mean, why? Surely people still want to learn? Surely humility isn’t a bad thing now? 

This isn’t just me venting. There’s a point... 

A few weeks ago I sent you all an email linking to an article on resource-guarding. We had feedback from dog behavior experts pointing out that some of the advice was outmoded or incomplete. 

However, we didn’t double down. We removed the article, consulted two behaviorists, including one of our subscribers — Amanda Florsheim, a veterinarian and owner of Veterinary Behavior Solutions in Dallas — and rewrote it. You can read the updated version here: 

How to Stop Resource Guarding in Dogs

This is how we operate at Dog Food Advisor. We listen and we learn. If we mess up, which is thankfully a very rare occurrence, we hold up our hands and fix the issue. 

This isn’t me bragging about how great we are — I just want you to know that whatever information we give you is based on the best information we have and we will always be open to constructive criticism. This is a community and we learn from each other.

By the way, if anyone feels like replying with some constructive criticism along the lines of “this email was too long”... I totally agree!

Until next time,

Andrew

Editor
The Dog Food Advisor
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