Speaking your dog's language. It needs to take priority guys. Every day, I work with clients either in the world of private training or at the vet's office, who are so well-intentioned and love their dog more than anything but just can't understand them when their dog is speaking to them loud and clear.

... Oh wait (here comes the sass)... did you think your dog yawning meant he was tired or bored? Not likely. Did you think that when you told your dog to do something and he looked int he other direction, he was ignoring you? Not likely. When he didn't respond to a cue he knows beautifully at home but he instead chose to suddenly start smelling what was happening below him... was he being disobedient? Maybe. But ... can you guess? Likely not.

These are all clear cues that your dog is intentionally trying to disengage. But guess what?
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So why is she wearing a muzzle?
Because I can't trust others to have their dogs always under control. Because I wanted to take her for a walk, safely, in an area that sometimes has a reputation for dogs on the loose, despite all the signs that tell you to leash your dog. Because she fought with my other dog in the past, to the point of injury. Because she doesn't always make safe choices. But most of all, because it GIVES HER FREEDOM. Yes, her muzzle offers her freedom. It gives me confidence in knowing that she won't be able to make a impulsive poor choice and injure anyone with her teeth, so I'm much more willing to take her out and about. 
​Do you know what other freedom it gives her? ​